Table 3.
Compar ison of sensory evaluation of Cheonggukjang without and with BMP

Contents2) Cheonggukjang with BMP (%)1)
0 1.0 2.5 5.0
Appearance 3.25±0.04a 3.21±0.03a 2.98±0.05b 2.94±0.02b
Off-odor 4.33±0.05a 4.28±0.04a 4.01±0.04ab 3.88±0.02b
Overall flavor 3.98±0.06b 4.08±0.04b 4.32±0.03a 4.41±0.03a
Overall taste 3.78±0.01b 3.84±0.03b 4.08±0.03a 4.02±0.04a
Cheonggukjang fermented without BMP and with 1-5% (w/w) of BMP.
All values are means of determinations in thirty independent experiments. Means with different lowercase letters (a and b) indicate significant (p<0.05) differences of fermentation times by Tukey’s multiple range test.