Table 3 The mean intensity values of 24 attributes for the eHAP solution samples1)

Sensory attributes B-ACT2) 2% B-ACT 1% A-ACT3) 2% A-ACT 1%

Appearance Yellow-brown color 9.17e4) 7.96d 2.04b 1.08a

Flavor/Odor MSG 6.33b 5.83b 2.38a 1.5a
Kanari aekjeot solution 7.00c 6.83c 2.04ab 1.38a
Dried bonito 7.25c 5.92c 2.46ab 1.42a

Salty Dried cuttlefish 6.50c 4.67b 3.00a 1.58a
Dried Anchovy 6.42c 3.92b 3.33ab 1.67a
Sea water 4.58c 2.88b 3.13b 1.38a
Bittern 5.17b 3.38ab 3.50ab 2.17a
Dried bonito 6.00d 4.21bc 2.79ab 1.42a

Sweet Brisket of beef and radish soup 4.08bc 4.00bc 3.33ab 1.96a
Soybean paste 4.00bc 3.33abc 2.88ab 1.92a
Flesh shrimps 4.54b 3.71ab 3.46ab 2.36a
Dried shrimps 4.33ab 3.88ab 3.17a 2.67a

Sour Black tea 4.71b 2.79a 4.54b 2.73a
Soybean paste 5.08b 3.17ab 4.79b 2.71a
Dark soy sauce solution 5.41b 3.50a 4.33ab 2.96a
Soy sauce solution 5.25b 3.17a 4.92b 3.29a

Bitter Bittern 5.92d 4.33c 2.63ab 1.83a
Dried cuttlefish 6.71c 4.71ab 3.71b 1.79a

Astringent Burned rice 6.46c 5.17bc 3.58ab 2.50a

Umami Dried cuttlefish 7.58d 5.83c 3.92b 2.33a
Kelp 6.46b 5.17b 3.75a 2.42a
Burned rice 5.58b 4.04ab 3.79ab 2.33a
Brown seaweed soup 4.83c 3.67bc 3.04ab 2.04a
1)Subjects used 12-point category scale (0-11) for the evaluation.
2)B-ACT : before activated carbon treatment.
3)A-ACT : after activated carbon treatment.
4)There are no significant differences (p>0.05) using Duncan’s multiple comparison test between the samples having the same letter within an attribute.