Table 4. Amino-type nitrogen and ammonia-type nitrogen contents of Chaga Cheonggukjang added with L. acidophilus KCTC 3925 (mg%)

Samples1) Control NS YS
Amino-type nitrogen 920.27±42.492)a3) 884.80±65.12a 837.20±8.40a
Ammonia-type nitrogen 137.09±11.12b 145.31±3.47b 169.36±17.25a
1)Control, fermented without sterilization process and a starter; NS, fermented without sterilization process but with a starter (L. acidophilus KCTC 3925); YS, fermented with L. acidophilus KCTC 3925 after sterilization process (at 100℃ for 15 min).
2)All values are mean±SD (n=3).
3)a-bMeans with different superscripts in the same row are significantly different at p<0.05 by Duncan’s multiple range test.