발효에 의한 향미특성과 저장성이 양호한 새로운 저염 오징어젓갈의 제조기술을 개발하고자 원료어육의 수분활성도와 염농도, papain과 glucose의 첨가농도 등 적정 제조조건에 대하여 조사하였다. 오징어육의 수분활성도를 0.94, 0.90과 0.88로 조절하고 3, 5와 7%의 식염을 첨가하여 제조한 오징어젓갈을 $10^{circ}C$에서 6주간 숙성하였을 때 아미노태질소는 수분활성도가 높고 염도가 낮을수록 함량이 높았으며 수분활성도 0.90이고 식염농도가 5%인 경우 관능적 품질이 양호하였고 30일 이상 유통가능하였다. 수분활성도를 0.90으로 조절하고 5% 식염으로 염장한 오징어육을 papain의 첨가농도를 달리하여 $10^{circ}C$에서 숙성하였을 때 papain의 첨가농도가 높을수록 단백질의 분해가 빨랐으며 관능적 품질은 papain 0.1%를 첨가한 처리구가 가장 양호하였다. 또한 수분활성도를 조절하여 5% 식염으로 염장한 오징어육은 1% glucose의 첨가로 유기산 발효를 촉진시켜 5주경에 pH 5.8로 저하하므로서 대조구의 최저 pH 6.13에 비하여 비교적 낮았으므로 저장성 연장효과가 기대되었다.
To develop methods to produce low salt fermented squid with rich flavor and acceptable shelf life, the optimum processing conditions such as water activity of raw material, amounts of NaCl, papain and gucose were investigated. Water activity of squid meat was adjusted to 0.94 (raw meat), 0.90 and 0.88 by cold air blast and each was salted with 3, 5, or 7% NaCl followed by fermenting at $10^{circ}C$ for 6 weeks. Amino nitrogen was increased rapidly with high water activity and low NaCl concentration. As a result of organoleptic evaluation it was concluded that optimum conditions were to adjust water activity of raw material to 0.90 and to salt with 5% NaCl. When squid meat adjusting water activity to 0.90 was treated with 0.05, 0.1 and 0.5% papain and fermented at $10^{circ}C$ for 6 weeks, SDS-PAGE pattern showed rapid breakdown of myofibrilar protein with increasing amounts of papain but the treatment with 0.1% enzyme was best organoleptically. pH values of squid meat added with 1 and 2% glucose were maintained lower than control (glucose 0%) but there were no significant differences between the two glucose treatments. Therefore, it was thought that adding of glucose might be extended shelf life of fermented squid with low salt concentration.
