Table 1
Effects of Gochujang prepared with mixed grains, bamboo salt and Meju star ters on the changes of body weight, colon length and colon weight/length mice with DSS-induced colitis

Groups1)	Final body weight (g)	Colon length (cm)	Colon length/weight (mg/cm)
Normal	20.4±1.0a2)	7.5±0.4a	21.8±1.6c
Control (DSS)	17.1±2.5b	5.4±0.5c	34.0±3.1a
MG-AB	19.3±0.4a	6.0±0.4b	31.7±3.2a
MG-ABL	19.2±0.4a	6.1±0.5b	27.7±4.1b

Normal, no treatment; control 2.5% DSS administration; MG-AB, 2.5% DSS+Gochujang prepared with mixed grain, bamboo salt and Meju starters (Asp. oryzae+Bac. subtilis) administration; MG-ABL, 2.5% DSS+Gochujang prepared with mixed grain, bamboo salt and Meju starters (Asp. oryzae+Bac. subtilis+Lab. plantarum).
^a-cMeans with the different letters in the same column are significantly different (p<0.05) by Duncan’s multiple range test.