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. 2019 Nov 4;8(11):547. doi: 10.3390/foods8110547

Table 1.

Biogenic amine content of Korean fermented vegetable products.

Korean Fermented Vegetable Products N 1 Biogenic Amines (mg/kg) 2 Ref.
TRP PHE PUT CAD HIS TYR SPD SPM
Baechu kimchi (Napa cabbage kimchi) 3 NT 3 NT 11.2–89.0 4 ND 5-151.8 ND-5.1 ND-28.2 ND ND [29]
20 2.3–22.6 ND-6.8 15.1–240.4 3.6–44.9 0.6–142.3 9.7–118.2 7.7–16.5 ND-3.7 [25]
37 ND-114 ND ND-73 ND-1550 ND-5350 ND-42 ND-88 ND-121 [27]
18 ND-43.9 NT ND-245.9 ND-63.3 NT ND-103.6 ND-74.8 NT [26]
20 ND-74.8 ND-2.0 2.3–148.6 0.9–39.8 ND-21.8 1.1–27.9 ND-6.7 ND-5.1 [28]
Baek kimchi (Napa cabbage kimchi prepared without red pepper powder) 3 NT NT ND-54.7 ND-94.8 ND ND ND ND [29]
3 tr 6 NT 1.9–39.6 11.5–25.6 NT 7.8–64.9 ND-1.7 NT [26]
Chonggak kimchi (ponytail radish kimchi) 3 NT NT ND-11.2 ND-70.7 ND ND ND ND [29]
3 2.3–15.2 NT ND-20.3 ND-85.7 NT 20.2–58.1 ND NT [26]
5 ND-23.70 ND-2.80 3.89–853.70 2.00–148.50 8.24–131.20 0.79–18.70 6.10–14.00 ND-20.74 [30]
Gat kimchi (mustard leaf kimchi) 3 NT NT ND-10.4 ND-11.6 ND ND ND ND [29]
13 ND-26.74 ND-15.75 1.89–720.82 2.12–52.43 3.30–232.10 1.28–149.77 12.26–32.62 ND-61.94 [31]
Godeulppaegi (Korean lettuce kimchi) 3 NT NT ND-6.4 ND-26.7 ND ND ND ND [29]
Kkakdugi (diced radish kimchi) 3 NT NT ND-15.4 ND-55.1 ND ND-9.0 ND ND [29]
5 5.5–18.6 NT ND-51.6 ND-56.2 NT ND-10.8 ND-21.8 NT [26]
5 ND ND-15.24 10.85–982.32 ND-124.60 18.75–127.78 2.97–76.95 ND-16.76 ND-3.10 [30]
Pa kimchi (green onion kimchi) 3 NT NT ND-7.8 ND-15.9 ND-21.7 ND ND ND [29]
13 ND-15.95 ND-5.97 ND-254.47 ND-123.29 8.67–386.03 ND-181.10 2.32–18.74 ND-33.84 [31]
Yeolmu kimchi (young radish kimchi) 3 NT NT ND ND ND ND ND ND [29]

1 N: Number of samples examined; 2 TRP: tryptamine, PHE: β-phenylethylamine, PUT: putrescine, CAD: cadaverine, HIS: histamine, TYR: tyramine, SPD: spermidine, SPM: spermine; 3 NT: not tested; 4 Values are the minimum and maximum concentrations reported. The same number of digits is used after the decimal point in the values, as was presented in the corresponding references; 5 ND: not detected; 6 tr: trace.