저장성이 높은 저염젓갈을 가공할 목적으로 개량조개의 구연산 용액 전처리 및 숙성온도의 영향을 조사하기 위하여 저장성과 맛에 관련된 물질의 측정 및 젓갈의 관능검사를 실시하였다. $5^{circ}C$ 에서와 상온에서 발효시킬 경우 구연산 처리한 시료는 alcohol 첨가한 시료와 control보다 VBN값이 낮게 나타났다. 숙성기간 중 아미노태질소의 변화에 있어서 구연산 처리시료의 경우 최대값이 $618.4{sim}691.6;mg/100g$이었고 control은 501.3 mg/100g이었다. pH의 값은 구연산 처리시료는 $2.43{sim}3.21$이었고 control은 $5.61{sim}6.24$를 나타내었다. creatine 함량은 구연산 처리시료 및 control 시료에서 $36.8{sim}27.6 mg/100g$으로 큰 변화를 보이지 않았고 핵산 관련물질은 구연산 처리시간이 증가할수록 ATP, ADP AMP의 분해가 빠르게 일어났다. 유리아미노산에서는 conrol의 경우 전체 숙성기간 중에 가장 많은 량을 나타낸 것은 Ala으로 $19.60{sim}23.02%$이었고 Glu은 구연산 처리시료에서 숙성기간의 경과에 따라 증가하였으며 필수아미노산도 $19.31{sim}20.54%$에서 $31.40{sim}42.02%$로 증가하였다. 관능검사에서 control보다 구연산 처리한 저염젓갈의 맛이 우수하였다.
In order to develop low salt fermented hen clam sauce with high stability, the effects of citric acid pretreatment and fermentation temperature were examined. The VBN contents of surf clam sauce treated with citric acid (SCA) were lower than those of control and the same sauces added alcohol at two temperature conditions ($5^{circ}C$ and room temperature) during fermentation. The maximum $NH_2-N$ contents of control and SCA during fermentation at $5^{circ}C$ were 501.3 and $618.4{sim}691.6;mg/100g$, respectively, and the pH of those showed $5.61{sim}6.24$ and $2.43{sim}3.21$. The total creatine contents of control and SCA, respectively, were $36.8{sim}27.6;mg/100g$ ranges. As the time of treatment with citric acid was longer, the degradation of ATP, ADP and AMP in the SCA was faster. In the control, the Ala content was $19.6{sim}23.02%$ and was highest level among all free amino acids. As fermenting term was longer, among the free amino acids, Ala and Gly were large amounts in control and SCA, respectively, and Gly was slowly increased in SCA during fermentation. As the results of organoleptic test, the tastes of SCA showed good score than control.
