Table 4 Free amino acid compositions of two commercially available anchovy sauce and pressure-assisted enzymatic hydrolysates at optimal conditions

Amino acids Amount1) (mg/L)
Hydrolysate Fish sauce Aekjeot
Aspartic acid 2727.49
Glutamate 2663.96
Asparagine 242.75 1182.12
Serine 1817.53 1123.25 118.97
Glutamic acid 2935.50 1150.79 533.12
Histidine2) 1252.40 213.67 144.59
Glycin 1206.70 670.26 272.55
Threonine2) 1772.19 489.23 203.93
Arginine 2701.13 1823.12 92.85
Alanine 2842.98 1845.05 642.91
Taurine 630.45
Tyrosine 512.79 62.12 54.39
Valine2) 2207.72 687.55 405.21
Methionine2) 1342.34 269.22 208.04
Tryptophan2) 5323.76 314.76
Phenylalanine2) 1751.48 325.56 301.89
Isoleucine2) 2155.26 462.53 380.37
Leucine2) 3535.51 622.59 571.09
Lysine2) 3249.80 1346.00 985.51
Proline 639.28 393.87 113.27

Total 41511.03 12666.93 5443.15
Values shown are the average from two replicates.
Essential amino acid.