식염농도를 낮게 한 자리젓의 정미성분을 구명하기 위하여 젖산, 솔비톨 및 에틸알코올을 첨가하여 담금한 저식염 자리돔젓 숙성중의 유리아미노산, 핵산관련물질, TMA, TMAO, 총 creatinine 및 지방산조성의 변화를 실험하였다. 저염자리젓은 숙성 60일경에 가장 맛이 좋았으며 VBN은 숙성 10일째에 급격히 증가하였으나 숙성 85일후에도 식염농도 $8\%$의 시료와 $10\%$의 시료가 각각 113mg/g 및 83mg/100g을 나타냄으로서 식염농도 $20\%$의 시료보다 더 적은 값을 나타내었다. 아미노질소도 숙성 10일째에 급격한 증가를 나타내고 이후 60일까지 완만하게 증가하였으며 85일째에는 약간 감소하였다. 원료에는 lysine, taurine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, proline 및 alanine 이 많아 전 유리아미노산의 $58.8\%$를 차지하였으며 arginine과 tyrosine은 흔적량이었다. 숙성 60일째에는 lysine, glutamic acid, alanine, leucine, aspartic acid 및 valine이 많아 전 유리아미노산의 $58{sim}71\%$를 차지하였으나 taurine은 검출되지 않았다. 원료에는 핵산관련물질중 IMP 가 $18.6{mu}mole/g$으로 가장 많았으나 자리젓에서는 hypoxanthine 이 전시료에서 가장 많았고 ATP와 ADP는 숙성시료에서는 검출되지 않았다. 숙성중 TMA는 증가하였으나 TMAO는 감소하여 숙성 60일째에는 흔적량에 불과하였으며, 총 creatinine은 10일째에 급격히 증가하고 이후 큰 변화가 없었다. 원료 및 자리돔 젓갈제품중 지방산조성비가 높은 것은 16:0, 18:1, 16:1, 22:6 및 20:5의 순이었다. 원료에 대하여 식염 $8.0\%$, 젖산 $0.5\%$ 솔비톨 $6.0\%$, 에틸알코올 $6.0\%$, BHA $0.02\%$를 첨가하여 재래식젓갈의 품질에 손색이 없는 저식염 자리돔젓을 제조할 수 있다는 결론을 얻었다.
The taste compounds in low salted and fermented damsel fish, Chromis notatus, substitute lactic acid, sorbitol and ethyl alcohol for sodium chloride and fatty acid composition were analysed during fermentation. The best organoleptic result was obtained after 60 days fermentation. Volatile basic nitrogen (VBN) was increased significantly until 10 days fermentation period but low salted and fermented products ($8\%;and;10\%$ salted) gave lower VBN value than that of $20\%$ salted after 85 days fermentation. Amino nitrogen also increased rapidly after 10 days fermentation and slowed down up to 60 days but it was decreased after 85 days. The abundant amino acids in raw damsel fish were lysine, taurine, aspartic acid, glutamic acid, proline and alanine and those were consisted of $58.8\%$ of the total free amino acids but arginine and tyrosine were trace in content. After 60 days fermentation, lysine, glutamic acid, alanine, leucine, aspartic acid and valine were dominant which marked $58{sim}71\%$ of the total free amino acids but taurine was not detected. In raw ingredients, IMP was abundant which marked $18.6{mu}mole/g$ while in fermented sample, hypoxanthine was predominant but ATP and ADP were not detected. During fermentation TMA was increased but TMAO was decreased which marked only trace after 60 days. Total creatinine was rapidly increased after 10 days but notable change was not showed after 60 days fermentation. The major fatty acids of total lipid in raw and fermented damsel fish were 16:0, 18:1, 16:1, 22:6 and 20:5 in order.
