Table 1. Origin of the 13 analyzed soybean paste samples manufactured in Korea and Japan

Paste type Sample name Amount of sample used (g) Origin (company)
Korean doenjang D1 3 Korea (SEMPIO Foods, Yeongdong-gun)
D2 3 Korea (SAJO DAERIM, Sunchang-gun)
D3 3 Korea (DAESANG, Sunchang-gun)
D4 3 Korea (DAESANG, Sunchang-gun)
D5 3 Korea (SAMHWA Foods, Dalseo-gu)
Korean cheonggukjang C1 3 Korea (Sangchon Food, Yongin)
C2 3 Korea (HANGUK SIKYEON, Iksan)
C3 3 Korea (HANGUK SIKYEON, Iksan)
Japanese miso M1 3 Japan (Hokkaido Miso, Toyooka)
M2 3 Japan (Hokkaido Miso, Toyooka)
M3 3 Japan (MARUSAN-AI, Okazaki)
M4 3 Japan (MARUSAN-AI, Okazaki)
M5 3 Japan (MARUKOME, Nagano)