Table 3. Enzyme activities and general components of pellet-type Nuruk and commercial Nuruk

Nuruk 1) Enzyme activities (unit/g) pH Acidity (mL) Amino Acidity (mL) Moisture (%)
Gluco-amylase α-Amylase Acidic carboxype-ptidase
S-AO 325.91±1.022) *** 3) 421.26±1.16*** 3,803.8±10.4*** 5.78±0.05 0.11±0.00 2.12±0.05 24.39±0.77***
SH 297.44±1.17 75.12±0.36 278.6±4.29 6.32±0.04*** 0.26±0.01*** 3.76±0.03*** 9.94±0.04
t-value 31.75 490.46 542.62 -13.23 -22.00 -44.92 29.01
1)S-AO, sterile material pellet-type-Nuruk inoculate Aspergillus oryzae 83-10 fermented while 32 h; SH, Songhak Nuruk, traditional Nuruk.
2)Values are mean±SD (n=3).
3)*p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001.