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.