Table 1. Quality characteristics and kimchi processability of kimchi cabbages

Cultivars Head Trimming loss (%) Firmness(kg-force) Soluble solids (°Brix)
Weight (g) Height (cm) Width (cm) formation index
Chunkwang 2.48±0.491) 31.42±1.63 19.05±0.39 9.83±1.49 22.89±2.92 0.71±0.04 3.17±0.06
Cheonjincheongmayeop 1.98±0.74 57.33±2.52 13.25±0.96 5.25±0.68 24.07±3.46 1.06±0.10 5.03±0.06
p-value 0.243 0.000***2) 0.000*** 0.017* 0.516 0.000*** 0.000***
1)All values are mean±SD.
2)*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001: significance as determined by independent sample t-test.