Table 1.
The mixing ratio of ingredients for the preparation of low salted Doenjang (g)

Ingredients NaCl addition ratio (% ratio to the total amount)
6 8 10 12
Swelling soybean 2,000 2,000 2,000 2,000
Wheat koji 1,080 1,080 1,080 1,080
Cheonggukjang 1) 300 300 300 300
Yeast2) 120 120 120 120
Salt 300 400 500 600
Water 700 600 500 400
Garlic 500 500 500 500
Total 5000 5000 5000 5000
Cheonggukjang : fermented using the Bacillus amyloliquefaciens MJ1-4 and EMD17
Yeast : prepared by inoculating the Pichia farinosa SY80 strain in YPD liquid medium.