소금 종류에 따른 김치의 품질특성에 관한 연구는 몇몇 보고된바 있으나, 김치는 원 부재료를 멸균하지 않는 비살균 개방형 발효로서 원 부재료의 토착미생물에 의하여 발효가 이루어지고 소금의 농도 및 온도 등의 발효조건에 영향을 받는다. 이에 천일염이 김치의 품질에 미치는 직접적인 영향을 규명하기 위해 박테리오신 생성능이 강화된 Leuc. citreum GJ7을 종균으로 사용하여 김치내 미생물 제어에 의한 발효조건을 동일하게 하여주고, 이에 사용된 천

To investigate the effect of a solar salt on Kimchi fermentation, Chinese cabbages were brined with four-years aged solar salt (FS), one-year aged solar salt (OS), and purified salt (PS). The Kimchi was fermented at for 33 days. The changes in pH and acidity of the Kimch brined with PS was slower than those of Kimchis brined with FS and OS. In the Kimchis with FS and OS, lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts increased from 7.10~7.22 log CFU/mL at 0 day to 9.26~9.42 log CFU/mL at 12 days, after which counts slightly decreased to 8.04~8.75 log CFU/mL by 33 days of fermentation. The LAB counts of the kimchi with PS slowly increased from 7.24 log CFU/mL at 0 day to 8.99 log CFU/mL at 27 days, after then which counts sharply decreased to 7.92 log CFU/mL by 33 days of fermentation. Yellowness (b) color values of the kimchi with PS (59.10) was higher than the Kimchi with FS (53.68) and the Kimchi with OS (53.77). Hardness of the Kimchi with FS was more firm than the other Kimchis after 33 days storage. Sensory evaluation of the Kimchi with FS showed higher score than that of the other Kimchis.

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