In this study, wheat doenjang was manufactured using Korean wheat meju and soybean meju and its quality characteristics according to mixing ratio of meju was investigated. The levels of moisture contents, pH and salinity of wheat doenjang, which is fe...
In this study, wheat doenjang was manufactured using Korean wheat meju and soybean meju and its quality characteristics according to mixing ratio of meju was investigated. The levels of moisture contents, pH and salinity of wheat doenjang, which is fermented and aged at 25℃ for 70 days, were slightly decreased time dependently as similar pattern. pH of doenjang ranged at 54.5~57.5% and generally decreased as aging time passes. The moisture contents was 54.5~57.5% without significant differences in aging period. Also, there is no significant changes in salt contents. Amino type nitrogen contents was 376.3~600.9 mg% at 70 day of aging period, and showed 3 fold as compared to initial contents. The reducing sugar contents showed significant difference between samples and repeated fluctuation in aging period. Wheat meju sample A, which contains 50% of soybean meju, showed the highest value in antioxidation ability. Therefore, wheat doenjang manufactures as 1:1 of mixing ratio would be a desirable quality of doenjang.