Table 5. Free amino acid contents of Samgyetang breast influenced by enzymatic hydrolysis pre-treatment

Variables Treatments SEM p-value
Control FS NBG HBG
Aspartic acid (Asp) 15.21c 16.35b 16.07b 18.31a 0.27 <0.05
Threonine (Thr) 6.37 6.09 6.44 6.24 0.11 1.01
Serine (Ser) 4.87 4.93 5.02 5.14 0.05 0.10
Glutamic acid (Glu) 20.89c 26.02b 22.31c 31.08a 2.71 <0.05
Glycine (Gly) 3.04 3.06 3.11 3.01 0.04 0.11
Alanine (Ala) 15.17b 16.18b 19.22a 20.08a 1.13 <0.05
Cysteine (Cys) ND ND ND ND ND ND
Valine (Val) 3.09 3.14 3.11 3.07 0.04 0.41
Methionine (Met) 1.91b 1.99b 1.90b 4.47a 1.07 <0.05
Isoleucine (Ile) 2.31 2.30 2.28 2.35 0.09 0.68
Leucine (Leu) 5.12 5.03 5.09 4.99 0.23 0.17
Tyrosine (Tyr) 1.57 1.47 1.48 1.54 0.19 0.13
Phenylalanine (Phe) 2.15 2.31 2.22 2.18 0.14 0.35
Lysine (Lys) 10.22 10.58 11.21 11.72 0.03 0.22
Arginine (Arg) 8.13 8.00 7.98 8.05 0.55 1.11
Proline (Pro) 3.77 3.69 3.61 3.49 0.17 1.27
Total FAA 103.82c 111.34b 111.05b 125.72a 4.09 <0.05
Mean values within the same rows with the different superscripts are significantly different among treatments (p<0.05).
Control, conventional Samgyetang made without addition of black garlic extract and receiving no hydrolyzation; FS, Samgyetang that was hydrolyzed with flavorzyme before retorting; NBG, Samgyetang made with the addition of black garlic extract without hydrolyzation; HBG, enzymatically hydrolyzed black garlic Samgyetang; ND, not detected; FAA, free amino acid.