This study analyzed the quality characteristics of Soksungjang combined with sorghum koji, according to the amount of sorghum added and the length of the fermentation period. The moisture content of Soksungjang was the lowest in the control group when there was no sorghum koji added, but gradually increased as the amount of added sorghum koji increased. The reduction in the sugar content of sorghum Soksungjang did not change according to the fermentation period of the control group, but increased alongside the fermentation period when sorghum koji was added to Soksungjang. The amino nitrogen content increased from 67.20-80.73 mg% from the beginning of the fermentation period to 173.13-383.60 mg% at the end of the fermentation period, and the total polyphenol content increased from 260.25-351.28 mg% from the beginning of the fermentation period to 567.28 mg%-674.93 mg% to the end of the fermentation period. DPPH radical scavenging activity also increased as the fermentation period elapsed, and ABTS radical scavenging activity increased and then decreased slightly over the fermentation period. The antioxidant activity was the highest in the Soksungjang mixture with a 10% concentration of sorghum koji.

코지와 대두의 혼합비율을 달리하여 제조한 된장을 60일간 숙성하면서 품질을 비교 평가하였다. 대두와 현미코지의 비율은 1.5:1 (BR-1), 2:1 (BR-2), 3:1 (BR-3)로 하고, 대조구로써 대두와 백미코지를 2:1 (PR)로 하였다. 60일 숙성 후 수분과 염도는 시료 간에 큰 차이가 없었으나, 숙성 경과에 따라 pH, 산도 및 미생물수는 숙성 20~30일 째에 최대에 이르렀고. 이에 앞서 10~20일째에 환원당 함량과 에칠 알코올