A survey on the preferences and notion about kimchi and kimchi products was conducted from july to october, 1999 to investigate basic information for increasing the consumption of kimchi for sale. 1,241 subjects of women and men aged 10 to 60 in Kyung-nam area participated in this survey. Most of the subjects made kimchi by themselves at home but this rate of making kimchi at home became lower than past, so increment of consumption of kimchi for sale will be expected in the future. When the people buy kimchi, they considered taste first, and then hygiene, nutrition in order. When they purchase kimchi, more men (69.1%) than women(56%) considered taste, but more women(36.1%) than men(20.6%) considered hygiene first. Subjects aged 30 or older groups considered more the hygiene of kimchi than the subjects of 10~20 age groups did.(p〈0.05) And people of household income over 3 million wons considered more hygiene than people of below 1 million wons income group did. People liked manufactured kimchi the packed with whole or partly transparent material in order to observe the contents.(p〈0.05) They liked better kimchi packed with bottle(46.1%) and vinyl(39.6%) than plastic(14.3%) and this tendency was more in the subjects of women(49.8%) and over 30 age groups.(p〈0.05) They prefered 200~500g packing unit of kimchi whether the family size were big or small. Among the processed kimchi products, men liked better a rice covered up with kimchi, a pot stew with kimchi or a soup with kimchi, On the other hand, women liked better a dumplings with kimchi, a grilled food with kimchi, a pizza with kimchi.(p〈0.05) Subjects aged 10 to 20 years old liked all kinds of kimchi products, but people aged 40 or older disliked them.(p〈0.001)

A survey on the preference of kimchi and actual amounts of kimchi intake conducted from july to october 1999 to get basic information needed for the augmentation of kimchi intake. Total 1,241 of women and men aged 10~60 in kyung-nam area participated in this survey. Except people aged 20~30, all of subjects, especially in people aged 60 and over, liked fresh prepared kimchi best, and then fermented kimchi. But all of subjects disliked over fermented kimchi.(p〈0.001) And women(4.3±0.9) liked better fresh prepared kimchi than men(4.2±1.0), men(4.0±0.9) liked better fermented kimchi than women(3.9±1.1).(p〈0.05) In subjects aged above 40, as age grow up, the preference of fermented kimchi and over fermented kimchi grew lower. All of subjects best liked chinease cabbage kimchi, and then chonggak kimchi, kakdugi, yeulmu kimchi, dongchimi in order. And women liked better nabag kimchi, yeulmu kimchi, sesame leaf kimchi, bek kimchi, cucumber kimchi, godulppegi kimchi than men and men liked better chinease cabbage kimchi, kakdugi, dongchimi than women.(p〈0.05) People aged 10~20 and above 60 disliked chonggag kimchi. The preference of kakdugi were high in people aged 10~20, but as age grow up, the preference of kakdugi became lower.(p〈0.001) The preference of nabak kimchi and dongchimi with juice were significantly high in people aged 60 and over but people aged 10~20 disliked. Also subjects aged 10~20 disliked significantly yeulmu kimchi, sesame leaf kimchi, green onion kimchi, bek kimchi, cucumber kimchi, mustard leaf kimchi and godulppegi kimchi and subjects aged 20~30 disliked significantly yeulmu kimchi, mustard leaf kimchi, godulppegi kimchi(p〈0.001). But subject aged 30 and older liked all kinds of kimchi. The amounts of kimchi intake in Kyung-nam area were same level of average amount(100g) of korean intake but the amounts of kimchi intake of men(106.4±74.0) were more than women(96.9±69.5)(p〈0.05)

General composition and microbial load of brine recycled to 6 times for Chinese cabbage salting and the quality of Kimchi using every brined cabbage were investigated. The concentration of salt(NaCl) in brine after soaking dropped 1.36-2.49% and pH of the brine changed significantly until 4 times recycling. The acidities were increased as number of recycling increased. The total viable cell count in recycled brine increased from 1.58 × l0^6/mL in the first soaking brine to 2.3 × l0^8/mL in 4th soaking brine which was highest in number. The pure soluble solid and vitamin C content in brine were accumulated to 0.93% and 0.55 ㎎% respectively after 6th recycling. The pH, acidity and sensory evaluation results of Kimchi prepared by Chinese cabbage salted by each brine recycled 6 times showed no significant difference. It means there is a possiblity reusing brine for salting of cabbage for the preparation of Kimchi to 6 times.

Chemical composition of imported table salts from China (sun dried), Thailand (sun dried) and Australia (rock salt) were compared the mineral content and heavy metal contamination with Korean sun dried salt. Kimchies prepared by those salts were analyzed the quality by pH, acidity and sensory evaluation. Chemical compositions were as follows : moisture-from 1.7% (Australia) to 8.7% (Korea), sodium chloride-from 86.7% (China, summer) to 97% (Australia), insoluble matter in water-from 0.02% (Australia) to 0.18 (China), and sulfate ion-from 0.03% (Australia) to 1.65% (China, summer). Judging by Korean Standard(KS) of salt, salt from Australia and Thailand belong to lst grade, Korean and Chinese (winter) to 2nd grade, and China (summer) were out of 3rd grade. Ca and Mg content of the salts tested were 0.022% (Australia) to 0.246 (China, winter), 0.036% (Australia) to 0.$41% (China, summer) respectively and Pb was 1.23 ppm(China, summer)-0.61ppm(Korea) which is within the Korean regulation. The other heavy metals, Pb, Cd, As and Hg were not detected in all salts tested. The quality of Kimchi prepared by those salts were significantly no difference with Korean sun dried salt.

This study was performed with 482 subjects(278 boys and 204 girls in Seoul and Kyunggido area) to find out the attitude and eating behaviors about Kimchi on Korean young generation. General characteristics about subject and attitude and eating behavior were surveyed by self-developed questionnaires. 85.9% of the subjects were nuclear family type and 49.9% of respondent's mother had full-time job and 96.1% of subjects were middle or upper economic status. The preference for Kimchi, 60.4% of respondents answered that they liked Kimchi. According to grade, the rate of preference about Kimchi was significantly different, higher grade students were found higher preference on Kimchi : 64.4% of middle and 70.4% of high school students liked Kimchi. The eating patterns of Kimchi, up to 60% of respondents answered they ate Kimchi in every meal time, which suggested that it was still an important side dish in Korean meal among teenagers. The eating behaviors on Kimchi, 85~90% of respondents answered that they preferred Kimchi in meal time. Baechu Kimchi(chinese cabbage Kimchi) and Gakdugi(radish cube Kimchi) was highly preferred. And their preference of food which made from Kimchi (such as Kimchi fried rice, Kimchi stew, Kimchi pancake) was highly evaluated. 65.6% of residents pointed out that 'Kimchi is very nutritious food'. The respondent's structure of value on Kimchi were not significantly difference between sex and age. But it was significantly difference(p〈0.01) between the groups with preference and familiarity on Kimchi. The group had higher preference and familiarity on Kimchi agreed to the positive values about Kimchi. These result suggested that various kinds of Kimchi should be developed for young generation to meet their taste and also continuous nutrition education about traditional food especially Kimchi should be promoted at home and school.

The effect of ripening temperature, pH and salinity on the formation of N-nitrosamine (NA) during Kimchi fermentation and in vitro was studied, respectively. During Kimchi fermentation for six weeks at cold storage temperature (4℃) and room temperature (16 ±2℃), the contents of nitrite and dimethylamine (DMA) showed variation at room temperature but no variation at cold storage temperature. The maximum generation of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) resulted low content (2.69 ug/kg) at cold storage temperature but started to increase after one week fermentation and reached to the 18-fold higher generation (49.6 ug/kg) at room temperature. During Kimchi fermentation, no correlation was observed between the variation of nitrite and DMA content and the generation of NDMA. However, pH showed effective relation to NDMA generation such as the highest NDMA generation was obtained at lowest pH 4. During in vitro test, higher temperature and lower pH resulted more NDMA generation and generation amount was affected more by pH. Also, the salinity of Kimchi provided inhibitory effects on the formation of NDMA. NDMA was produced 5.86 ug/kg at normal salinity (2.5%) but 90.9 ug/kg at lower salinity (15%) after three week. The higher salinity showed lower formation of NDMA in vitro test, too.

The study was focused to investigate the effect of nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) formation due to nitrosamine (NA) precursor and/or inhibitor addition to Kimchi during the fermentation of Kimchi at room temperature (16±2℃). The addition of nitrite and dimethylamine (DMA) to Kimchi showed the average 32-fold (21.3-113.9 ug/kg) and 9-fold (1.3-40.3 ug/kg) higher NDMA formation than control (0-5.6 ug/kg), respectively. Also, the addition of both nitrite and DMA resulted in the increase of NDMA formation to average 42-fold (39.4-155.7 ug/ kg) higher than control. On the other hand, the addition of 4 mM ascorbic acid to Kimchi with nitrite and DMA inhibited the formation of NDMA down to 71.3% of control. However, the addition of cysteine and erythorbic acid affected no inhibition to NDMA formation during the test. The addition of sodium sulfite increased NDMA formation. Accordingly, this showed that the amount of ascorbic acid generated during Kimchi fermentation played an important inhibition role for NA formation.

Ka Sa Hyeob, who wrote 「Chea Mihn Yho Sul」, lived in the times of Book-Wi (A.D.386-535) and his birthplace was San-Dong Peninsula. If the Back-Jae dynasty governed San-Dong Peninsula during A.D. 285-500, Jeo(Kimchi) of 「Chea Mihn Yho Sul」 should be investigated as Back-Jae's Kimchi, beause it accorded with Ka Sa Hyeob's time of existence.

Ka Sa Hyeob, who wrote 「Chea Mihn Yho Sul」, lived in the times of Book-Wi (A.D. 386-535) and his birthplace was San-Dong Peninsula. If the Back-Jae dynasty governed San-Dong Peninsula during A.D. 285-500, Jeo(Kimchi) of 「Chea Mihn Yho Sul」 should be investigated as Back-Jae's Kimchi, because it accorded with Ka Sa Hyeob's time of existence.

본 연구는 김치첨가용 수산부재료(젓갈류 포함)의 사용현황과 문제점, 개선방향 등을 조사하여 수산물 첨가김치의 과학적 제조기술 및 산업화를 위한 김치조미료 개발을 위한 기초자료로 이용코져 실시하였다. 조사대상자는 주로 30~50세 연령대의 가정주부였으며 가족형태는 핵가족 형태로 월평균소득이 100~200 만원대의 중간소득층이었다. 김치의 기호도는 조사대상자의 65.3%가 매우 좋아 하는 필수식품으로 아직은 우리나라 부식으로 중요한 위치를 차지하는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 매일 먹지 않아도 크게 불편하지 않다 6.0%, 싫어한다 0.5%로 나타나 향후 상용식품으로서의 김치의 입지가 변할 것으로 생각된다. 김치를 담글 때 젓갈과 수산물을 첨가하는 이유는 김치의 맛과 냄새를 좋게 하기 때문에, 김치의 영양가를 높여주기 때문에가 각각 79.5%와 54.2%로 나타났으며 첨가하지 않는 이유는 주로 맛과 냄새를 좋지 않게 하기 때문에, 젓갈이 위생상태가 불안해서, 김치를 오래 저장할 수 없기 때문에가 각각 13.5%, 1%, 12.8% 로 나타났다. 김치첨가용 수산부재료중 가장 선호하는 젓갈은 멸치젓(84.9%)과 새우젓(69.1%)이었으며 가장 선호하는 수산물(해조류 제외)은 생굴(76.4%)과 작은 생새우(54.7%)이었고 가장 선호하는 해조류는 청각(58.8%)으로 나타났으나 수산물(해조류 제외)을 사용하지 않는다가 15.3%로 해조류를 사용하지 않는다가 31.4%로 나타났다. 김치의 국제적 발전을 위해서는 대부분의 응답자가 한국김치의 식품학적 특성을 살리되 풍미를 국제감각에 맞도록 발전(86.5%)시키고 위생적 안정성 확보가 가장 중요하다(50.9%)고 응답하였다.

The effects of kind of vegetables and of the kind and amounts of fermented fish sauce on the formation of nitrosamine (NA) during kimchi fermentation were investigated. Kimchies made of Chinese cabbage, cucumber, and radish with fermented shrimp, anchovy and liquid sauces were fermented at 4℃ for 6 weeks and the changes in the content of nitrate, nitrite, trimethylamine (TMA), dimethylamine (DMA) and NA were studied. Nitrate content in kimchies made of Chinese cabbage, cucumber, and radish increased at the initial period of fermentation, but it decreased at the later period. Nitrite was not detected at the later period of kimchi fermentation. Overall, there have not been great changes in the contents of nitrite and nitrate. However, there have been considrable changes in the contents of TMA and DMA as fermentation progressed. Only nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) at the level of 0.5-10.3 ug/kg was formed in three kinds of kimchies. More NDMA was formed in radish and cucumber kimchies than in Chinese cabbage kimchi. The pH was lowered faster in radish and cucumber kimchies than in Chinese cabbage kimchi. More NDMA was formed in Chinese cabbage kimchi made with fermented shrimp sauce than those with anchovy or liquid sauces. Shrimp sauce contained higher amount of DMA than anchovy and liquid sauces. The contents of NDMA tended to increase as the amount of shrimp sauce increased. The kind and amount of fermented fish sauce used for kimchi preparation may be an important factor affecting the formation of NDMA.

This study was conducted to investigate the standardization of kimchi and related products. There are about 339 kinds of kimchi and related products in Korea. Half of those various kimchi was 50% of the total products, and the other groups are in the order of Jangachi (high salted vegetable pickles, Saengchae (a salad type kimchi), Kakduki(reddish kimchi), Keotjulyi(nonfemented kimchi), Pickles, Seobakji (kimchi based on raddish, fish and other ingredients) and Shickgae (lactic fermented fish products). About 200 ingredients (chinese cabbage, raddish, cucumber, other vegetables, fruits, seaweeds, fish, meat etc.) were used for those products. Tongbaechu kimchi (whole headded chinese cabbage kimchi) and Possam kimchi (wraped kimchi with chinese cabbage leaves) were made by about 30 ingredients, respectively. Kakduki, Oyster-kakduki, Chonkak kimchi (kimchi based on small raddish with leaves) and Tongchimi (raddish kimchi with brine soup) were made by raddish and more than 10 ingredients, but the subsidiary ingerdients were less than that of chinese cabbage kimchi. Other products such as Yulmu kimchi and Oisobaki (a cucmber kimchi) were also dicussed.

김치의 맛과 숙성에 중요한 영향을 미치는 절이는 시간, 첨가하는 젓갈 및 부재료의 종류를 달리한 김치를 담구어 각각 저장온도를 달리하여 숙성시키면서 각각에 대한 pH, 산도, 염도, 관능검사를 실시하여 맛있는 김치의 최적조건을 조사한 결과는 다음과 같다. 1. 염도 16wt% 소금물에 절이는 시간을 3, 5, 8, 12시간으로 각각 달리 배추를 절여서 담근 김치를 20℃와 20℃에 24시간 숙성시킨 후 5℃에 숙성시키면서 시료로 사용하였다. 20℃에 숙성시킨 김치는 가식기간이 8일간이었으나, 20℃에 24시간 숙성시킨 후 5℃ 숙성에서는 가식기간이 42일간이었으며 적숙기간도 약 10일 연장되었다. 짠 맛의 관능평가는 3.0wt% 이하가 바람직한 짠 맛으로 나타났다. 숙성온도에 상관없이 가장 평가가 높은 김치는 16wt% 소금물에 5시간 절여서 담근 김치였다. 2. 김치에 젓갈의 종류를 멸치젓, 새우젓, 굴젓으로 각각 달리 첨가하여 담근 김치와 대조김치로 소금만으로 염도를 일정하게 한 김치를 비교한 결과 숙성이 진행됨에 따라 젓갈첨가김치의 숙성이 촉진되었으며, 그 중에서도 특히 굴젓첨가김치의 숙성이 가장 촉진 되었다. 저장온도가 낮을수록 숙성이 완만하게 진행되었으며, 적숙기간과 가식기간도 연장되었다. 관능검사 결과 20℃에 저장한 김치는 4일째 되는 날의 평가가 높았고, 5℃에서 저장한 김치는 11일째 되는 날의 평가가 높았다. 숙성초기에는 굴젓첨가김치의 평가가 높게 나타났으나, 숙성중기에는 멸치젓과 새우젓첨가김치의 평가가 높게 나타났다. 3. 기본양념외에 부재료로서 각각 부추, 무, 실파를 넣고 담근 김치와 대조김치로 아무것도 넣지 않은 김치에 대하여 같은 실험을 한 결과 pH, 산도에는그다지 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 그러나 20℃에 24시간 숙성시킨 후 5℃에 숙성시킨 김치 중에서 부추첨가김치는 숙성이 지연되고, 적숙기간도 약간 연장되었으나 실파첨가김치는 숙성 7일부터 급격하게 숙성이 촉진되었으며 적숙기간도 짧았다. 관능평가는 부추첨가김치가 가장 높았으며 그 다음 순서로 무를 첨가한 김치로 나타났다.

The history of vegetable preservation technology by salting and fermentation in Korea was reviewed from the Three Nations Era to the end of Chosun Kingdom, and the development of present day's Kimchi processing technology was traced back by using the classic books as well as recent review papers published in Korea. Although the written record on salting and fermentation of vegetables first appears in a 12th century literature (Dongkukisangkukjib, Gyu-Bo Lee 1168~1241), the use of salted/fermented vegetables could be dated back to the Three Nations Era (B.C. 37~A.D. 668) and even earlier period. The present type of Kimchi was gradually evolved after the introduction of red pepper into Korea in the 17th century. The descriptions on Kimchi fermention appeared in the literatures written in the period of 16th~19th centuries in Korea, Suunjapbang (1500~), Domundaijak (1611), Sasichanyocho (1656), Eumsikdimibang (1670), Chubangmun (1600~), Saekgyung (1676), Yorok (1600~), Sanlimkyungje (1715), Cheungbosanlimkyungje (1766), Kyuhapchongsoe (1800~), Imwonsipyukji (1827), Dongkuksesiki (1849) and Buinpylji (1855~) were reviewed.

돌산갓의 독특한 향미와 잠재된 항균성을 김치의 맛과 저장성 향상에 이용하기 위한 기초자료로서 갓의 myrosinase를 분리 정제하여 그 특성을 밝히고, 갓김치 숙성 중 myrosinase 활성도 변화를 측정하였다. 갓의 myrosinase를 DEAE Sephadex, chromatofocusing 및 Con A Sepharose column chromatography에 의해 정제한 결과 비활성은 7107배 증가하였고 수율은 18.8%였다. 정제된 효소의 최적 pH는 5.9였으며, 등전점은 4.6, 분자량은 약 129 kD, Km은 0.206 mM, Vmax는 2.039 μM·min-1·mg protein-1로 나타났다. 또한 myrosinase의 activator인 ascorbic acid는 0.6 mM에서 최대 효소활성을 보이다가 그 이후는 점차 효소활성의 감소를 보여 2.0 mM 이상의 농도에서는 효소활성을 거의 완전히 상실시켰다. 갓김치의 저장 중 myrosinase 활성 변화를 측정한 결과 김치 제조 직후에 약 70 nmol/min/mg protein이던 것이 20℃에서 3일 이상 저장으로 급격히 그 활성을 잃어 4일 후에는 50% 이상의 활성을 손실하고 10일 후에는 거의 활성이 없었다.

본 연구는 새우젓(5%, 10%) 및 찹쌀풀(2.5%)의 첨가가 김치발효중 저급 질소화합물들의 함량변화에 미치는 영향을 살펴 본 것이다. 김치를 10℃에서 14일간 저장하면서 pH와 총산도, 유리당을 측정하여 김치의 발효정도를 조사하고, nitrite, dimethylamine(DMA)과 Volatile Basic Nitrogen(VBN) 함량을 정량하였다. 김치 발효초기의 아질산염 함량은 0.16-0.31 mg/kg의 수준을 보였으며, 그 중에서도 10% 새우젓 첨가시료들 (S2, GS2)이 비교적 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 적숙기인 숙성 6일 이후에는 모든 시료들이 검출한계미만으로 흔적정도를 나타냈다. 발효가 진행되면서 시료중의 DMA 함량은 점차적으로 증가하였으며, 젓갈첨가량이 높을 수록 많이 검출되었다. 새우젓+찹쌀죽 첨가구(GS1, GS2)는 새우젓만 첨가한 시료들(S1, S2)보다 더 많이 검출되었다. 새우젓을 첨가한 시료들의 DMA 함량은 발효초기에 0.03-1.2 mg/kg이었으며, 발효말기에는 1.6-2.26 mg/kg이었다. VBN 함량은 발효가 진행되면서 점점 증가하여 새우젓 첨가구들(S1, S2) 또는 새우젓과 찹쌀풀을 첨가한 시료들(GS1, GS2)이 새우젓을 첨가하지 않은 시료들(C, G)보다 분명하게 높았으며, 새우젓 첨가구와 새우젓+찹쌀풀 첨가구는 유사한 양상을 보였으므로, 찹쌀풀을 첨가하는 것이 VBN 함량에 영향을 주지 않는 것으로 보인다.

This study was conducted to present a method that determine the optimum conditions for the preparation of chinese whole cabbage kimchi. After Sensory and chemical characteristics of kimchi with various salt concentration in brine, brining time and storage period at equal saltiness were measured, the optimum conditions for the preparation of chinese whole cabbage kimchi were determined with the use of the response surface methodology. The results are summarized as follows; 1. The more salt concentration in brine, the longer brining time and storage period, resulted in the lower pH and the higher titratable acidity of kimchis. As the salt concentration in brine and brining time increased, kimchi reaches at optimum titratable acidity of it within a shorter time. 2. As the salt concentration in brine and brining time increased, content of succinic acid decreased but that of lactic, acetic, and propionic acid increased. Amount of citric, malic and succinic acid decreased but that of lactic, acetic acid increased, with storage day. 3. Sensory data showed that firmness and green cabbage flavor of kimchi decreased while toughness, carbonic mouthfeel, sourness and staled flavor increased with increased salt concentration in brine, brining time and storage day. As the storage period increased, crispness of kimchi decreased. 4. The optimum conditions for the preparation of chinese whole cabbage kimchi were as follows: Optimum salt concentration in brine, brining time, and storage period were 19.5%, 3 hours and 45 minutes, and 12 hours.