전통메주의 과다건조로 인한 품질저하 및 유해 곰팡이 오염으로 인한 위생적 문제를 개선하기 위하여 백국균(Roligosporus)을 종국 제조에 이용하여 "캡슐형 메주"를 착안하고 그 품질특성을 조사하였다. R oligosporus을 0.5, 1, 2% (w/w) 비율로 첨가하여 캡슐형 메주와 종국을 넣지 않고 성형한 대조구 I,II형을 10~15에서 3일간의 자연 건조하였다. 27일간 실외에서 발효한 대조구 I형이라 하고, 대조구 II형과 캡슐
In order to improve some problems such as contamination of undesirable mold, mycotoxin production and excessive drying on the surface of traditional meju. Control meju without koji and capsule type meju(CM) coated with soybean mixture containing 0.5%, 1% and 2%(w/w) R. oligosporus koji were dried at room temperature (10∼15) for 3 days. Control meju I was fermented in outdoor for 27 days. Control meju IIand CMs were fermented in Korean yellow clay room at 25 for 7 days under 80% relative humidity as first step, and then fermented in outdoor (average temp. 2.7, December) for 20 days as second step. The moisture content of CMs were higher than that of control meju I to the range of 2.88∼7.55%(w/w). pH and titratable acidity in CMs were similar to control group. Amino type nitrogen content in CMs(800.80, 816.0, 901.60 mg%) were 2.2∼2.6 times higher than that in control meju I (347.2 mg%). Reducing sugar content in CMs(2.78∼3.13%) was similar to control meiu I (2.10%) and control meju H(2.31%). Lightness(L) value of control meju I was higher than that of control meju IIand CMs.