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Changes of Volatile Compounds, Lactic Acid Bacteria, pH, and Headspace Gases in Kimchi, a Traditional Korean Fermented Vegetable Product
Author(s) -
Kang J.H.,
Lee J.H.,
Min S.,
Min D.B.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of food science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1750-3841
pISSN - 0022-1147
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2621.2003.tb08254.x
Subject(s) - chemistry , lactic acid , fermentation , bacteria , food science , carbon dioxide , sulfur dioxide , oxygen , sulfur , organic chemistry , biology , genetics
Headspace volatiles of Kimchi stored at 5 °C increased over a 7 d period by 20.0% and then decreased from 7 to 27 d by 8.3%. Forty volatile compounds including 18 sulfur compounds were identified in Kimchi. Lactic acid bacteria in Kimchi increased from 3.1 to 4.5 (1 × 10 8 cfu/mL) over a 17‐d period and decreased by 40% from 17 to 27 d. As the storage time increased from 2 to 27 d, pH decreased from 4.3 to 3.8, headspace oxygen decreased from 14.3 to 1.3%, and headspace carbon dioxide increased from 27.7 to 45.3%. Enzymatic reactions and chemical oxidations in Kimchi explained the changes of volatile compounds, lactic acid bacteria, pH, headspace oxygen and carbon dioxide.