The chemical composition of the kimchi, determined in
triplicates according to the AOAC (1995) method was:
91.3 g/100 g moisture, 2.2 g/100 g protein, 0.5 g/100 g
fat, 0.85 g/100 g ash, and 2.1 g/100 g dietary fiber. Kimchi
was blended with a cutter (C4 VV, Sirman, Italy) and
then packed about 300 g of each bags and pressed flat for
drying. The vacuum-packaged kimchi was immediately
frozen at -20±1oC until used. Hot air drying was carried
out in a hot air dryer (Enex-Co-600, Enex, Korea) at
60±1oC. The samples were dehydrated until they reached
a constant weight (