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Food and Nutrition Sciences, 2012, 3, 1167-1175 1167 /10.4236/fns.2012.38154 Published Online August 2012 (http://www.SciRP.org/journal/fns) Effect of Rice (Oryza sativa L.) Added to Meju (Korean Soybean Koji) Dough on Variation of Nutritional Ingredients and Bacterial Community Diversity in Doenjang (Korean Soybean Paste) * Bo Young Jeon, Doo Hyun Park Department of Biological Engineering, Seokyeong University, Seoul, South Korea. * Email: baakdoo@skuniv.ac.kr st nd th Received May 21 , 2012; revised July 2 , 2012; accepted July 9 , 2012 ABSTRACT In this study, effect of rice added to meju dough was evaluated based on the variation of nutritional ingredients and bacterial community diversity in finished doenjang. The ratio of rice added to meju dough (cooked and crushed soybean before fermentation) was 0, 0.2, and 0.4 based on dry weight. Free amino acids, minerals, polyphenol, and total pheno- lic compounds relatively decreased by addition of rice. However, 2,2-diphenyl- 1-picrylhydrazyl free radical (DPPH) scavenging and ferric ion reduction activity was not influenced. Organic acids, which are fermentation metabolites, sig- nificantly increased in proportion to percentage balance of rice. Seven and four volatile compounds (VCs) were de- tected in doenjang prepared without and with rice, respectively, and contents of VCs were significantly lower in the rice-supplemented doenjang. Bacterial community diversity was significantly increased by addition of rice to meju dough. Rice alters chemical composition, fermentation products, and bacterial diversity, but does not downgrade the nature of doenjang. Keywords: Soybean Koji; Soybean Paste; Rice; Antioxidant Activity; Bacte