Table 1. Changes in pH, titratable acidity and °Brix of onion-added Korean soy sauce during storage according to sterilization temperature

Sample1) pH
0 day 15 day 30 day 45 day 60 day
SN 4.83±0.012)aC3) 4.86±0.00aB 4.89±0.00aA 4.80±0.01aD 4.80±0.00aD
S65 4.78±0.01bB 4.79±0.01cB 4.83±0.00bA 4.76±0.00bC 4.76±0.00bC
S85 4.77±0.01cB 4.77±0.01cB 4.82±0.00cA 4.74±0.00cC 4.75±0.01cC
S90 4.76±0.01dB 4.80±0.00bA 4.80±0.00dA 4.72±0.00dC 4.73±0.01dC
S98 4.73±0.01eB 4.77±0.00cA 4.77±0.01eA 4.67±0.01eD 4.69±0.00eC
Sample Titratable acidity (%)
0 day 15 day 30 day 45 day 60 day
SN 2.62±0.12aA 2.57±0.01cA 2.21±0.19bC 2.27±0.02dBC 2.39±0.04bB
S65 2.29±0.04cD 2.60±0.02cA 2.47±0.08aB 2.34±0.01cdCD 2.42±0.09bBC
S85 2.46±0.05bBC 2.79±0.04bA 2.54±0.11aB 2.38±0.02bcC 2.43±0.01bC
S90 2.47±0.01bBC 2.85±0.05abA 2.56±0.10aB 2.43±0.03abC 2.47±0.04bBC
S98 2.53±0.08abB 2.88±0.06aA 2.58±0.07aB 2.50±0.09aB 2.58±0.02aB
Sample °Brix
0 day 15 day 30 day 45 day 60 day
SN 37.37±0.06aB 37.50±0.00aA 37.50±0.00aA 37.47±0.06aA 37.43±0.06aAB
S65 36.77±0.06bNS4) 36.80±0.00b 36.80±0.00b 36.80±0.00b 36.77±0.06b
S85 36.67±0.06b 36.77±0.06b 36.77±0.06b 36.77±0.06b 36.77±0.06b
S90 36.67±0.06bB 36.77±0.06bA 36.80±0.00bA 36.80±0.00bA 36.80±0.00bA
S98 36.67±0.06bB 36.77±0.06bA 36.77±0.06bA 36.80±0.00bA 36.83±0.06bA
SN, unsterilized onion-added Korean soy sauce; S65, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 65°C for 30 min; S85, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 85°C for 30 min; S90, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 90°C for 20 min; S98, onion-added Korean soy sauce sterilized at 98°C for 10 min.
All values are mean±SD (n=3).
Means followed by the different lowercase letters in same column are significantly different (p<0.05). Means followed by the different uppercase letters in same row are significantly different (p<0.05).
NS, not significant.