Table 1. Average body weight gain (g, mean ± SEM) of mice fed experimental diets over 4 weeks, and histopathological alterations.

DJ, doenjang; CGJ, cheonggukjang; Unfermented, unfermented raw material mixture; Plain, standard rodent chow; ND, not detected. ^*Body weight measured 1 day prior to commencement of the experimental diet (eight mice per group). ^†Histopathological alterations in the thymus, spleen, and mesenteric lymph node were not observed in any of the mice. One mouse per group was used for histopathologic examination.