Table 8. Correlation coefficients between the physicochemical properties in commercial and ancient traditional ‘Doenjang’

‘Doenjang’ pH Titratable acidity Salinity RS TP DPPH ABTS TEAA
‘Doenjang’ 1 0.493*1) 0.750** 0.812** −0.679** 0.257 −0.098 0.114 −0.800**
pH 1 0.072 0.788** −0.735** −0.006 −0.714** 0.201 −0.402
Titratable acidity 1 0.389 −0.653** −0.037 0.082 0.129 −0.643**
Salinity 1 −0.742** 0.031 −0.480* −0.009 −0.789**
RS2) 1 0.288 0.625** −0.255 0.648**
TP 1 0.580 −0.083 0.251
DPPH 1 −0.449* 0.245
ABTS 1 0.137
TEAA 1
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
RS, reducing sugar; TP, total polyphenolics; TEAA, total essential amino acids.