In the present analysis, cholesterol content has
a value of 3.90 mg/g at 20°
C, 3.22mg/g at 40°
C and
3.67mg/g at room temperature. It is lower at higher
temperature. The food borne bacteria capable
cholesterol, degradation especially in fermented foods.
B subtilis isolated from Korean traditional fermented
flate fish, could produced a high level of cholesterol
oxides, which degrade cholesterol.
Sugar was greatly reduced after fermentation.
Carbohydrate in the form of soluble sugar might be
absorbed by fungi present in the fishes for supply of
energy required for their general metabolism It might
also related to the declined of fungi, especially the
Aspergillus sp. Ngari stored at 40°
C, reduces the value
from 0.62 to 0.47mg/g.