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The effects of soy sauce koji and the lactic acid bacterium, Tetragenococcus halophilus, were studied on the fermentation of fish sauce prepared from Chinese silver carp. The fish sauce prepared without koji and the lactic acid bacterium contained low levels of organic materials, total nitrogen, and organic acids. The use of koji was effective in increasing these qualitative parameters and further improved the amino acid score of the fish sauce. Addition of T. halophilus had an effect on lowering the pH value during the initial period of fermentation when the soy sauce koji was also supplemented. In contrast, T. halophilus-like bacteria were found to be predominant for all tanks fermented under the different starting conditions. Although it was not examined whether the T. halophilus-like bacteria observed after fermentation were the same as the starter-bacterium or not, it was suggested that T. halophilus plays an important role in the successful fermentation of silver carp fish sauce. Sensory evaluation conducted with Japanese and Chinese panelists also suggested the superiority of the use of koji for fermentation of silver carp fish sauce.
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Uchida, M., Ou, J., Chen, B.W. et al. Effects of soy sauce koji and lactic acid bacteria on the fermentation of fish sauce from freshwater silver carp Hypophthalmichthys molitrix . Fish Sci 71, 422–430 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1444-2906.2005.00980.x
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