본 연구는 기능성 팽화 스낵의 개발을 위하여 우수한 식이섬유소원인 차전자피를 첨가한 쌀 압출성형물의 물리적 특성에 대하여 살펴보았다. 원료 배합비는 쌀을 기본 원료로 하여 차전자피의 함량(0, 7, 14, 21%)을 달리하였고, 압출성형 공정변수는 스크루 회전속도 200 rpm, 사출구 온도 140oC, 수분함량 20%로 조절하였다. 압출성형 후 직경 팽화율, 비길이, 밀도, 겉보기 탄성계수, 파괴력, 조직감, 색도, 수분용해지수, 수분흡착지수, 미세구조를 측정하였다. 직경 팽화율은 차전자피 함량이 증가할수록 감소하였으며, 비길이, 밀도, 겉보기 탄성계수와 파괴력은 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 부착성은 차전자피 함량이 증가할수록 증가하였으며 21% 첨가에서 급격히 증가하였다. 차전자피의 첨가량이 증가할수록 명도는 감소하였고 적색도, 황색도, 총 색도차는 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 수분용해지수와 수분흡착지수는 압출성형 공정 후 모두 증가하였으며 차전자피의 함량이 증가할수록 증가하였다. 미세구조는 차전자피 첨가량이 증가할수록 팽화와 기공의 크기가 감소하여 압출성형물의 밀도가 증가하였다. 결론적으로 차전자피의 첨가량이 증가할수록 팽화를 감소시켜 단단한 조직감을 나타내었고 높은 수분흡수력으로 인해 부착성이 증가하여 14% 이하로 첨가 하는 것이 바람직하다. 또한 차전자피의 함량이 높은 팽화 스낵을 개발하기 위하여 유화제의 첨가 뿐만 아니라 차전 자피의 전처리 등 추가적인 연구가 필요할 것이다.

This study was performed to determine the quality characteristics of extruded rice flour infant food with mealworm content (0, 15, and 30%) at 110 and 140℃ die temperature and 20 and 25% moisture content. An increase in mealworm content from 0 to 30% led to increased redness, yellowness, color different, water absorption index, reducing sugar, digestibility of protein and rancidity but decreased lightness, water solubility index, and digestibility of starch. Paste viscosity of extrudates increased with increasing mealworm content from 0 to 15% but decreased with increasing mealworm content from 15 to 30%. Elevation of die temperature resulted in increased color difference, water absorption index, and rancidity but decreased water solubility index and digestibility of starch. As moisture content increased, water absorption index and reducing sugar at 140℃ die temperature increased, whereas color difference, water solubility index, and reducing sugar at 110℃ die temperature decreased. In conclusion, addition of mealworm content and extrusion process could enhance nutritional quality and the physicochemical and functional properties of extrudates.

Germinated brown rice flour has received much attention due to its health-functional ingredients such as dietary fibers. However, the food industry has faced challenges of using germinated brown rice flour in processed foods because it causes undesirable quality attributes such as high cooking loss and sticky texture. In this study, three different types of food additives (starches, hydrocolloids, emulsifiers) were incorporated into the formulation of extruded rice cakes and their combined effects on the cooking loss and textural properties of the germinated brown rice cakes were investigated. The addition of emulsifiers had a tendency to increase cooking loss and soften the noodle texture. Most of the starches except gelatinized and high-amylose rice flours showed similar effects to the emulsifiers. Xanthan gum, gelatin, and HPMC were positively effective in reducing the cooking loss of the rice cakes and increasing their hardness. When the ingredients were combined, the mixture of saemimyeon rice flour, HPMC, and xanthan/agar reduced the cooking loss by 66.7%. Most of all, this study provided an ingredient map that was plotted on the axis of hardness and cooking loss, depending on single and combined treatments of various ingredients.

Gluten-free industry has experienced consistent growth with increasing the number of individuals with celiac disease. Among gluten-free products, the popularity of rice noodles has been worldwide increasing over the recent years. However, rice noodles have several processing limitations such as high cooking turbidity and long cooking time. Therefore, various ingredients have been incorporated into the formulation of rice noodles in order to improve their quality attributes. In this study, turanose which is known to be a new sugar alternative with low sweetness was applied to rice noodles and their effects were characterized in terms of thermal, rheological, and textural properties. Gluten-free rice noodles were prepared with different levels of turanose (0.5, 1.0, 1.5%, w/w) by using a twin-screw extruder. Rice flour with turanose had higher gelatinization temperature and also showed higher enthalpy values after storage at 4°C. The use of turanose also increased the pasting and mixing parameters of rice flour. In addition, the application of turanose to rice noodles affected their qualities such as texture and cooking loss. Thus, this study demonstrated that turanose could positively contribute to enhancing the qualities of gluten-free rice noodles as a new additive.

This study aims to make extruded rice snack with high quality in texture and nutrition by adding mealworm. Addition of the mealworm has the merit to fill in high-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids which are insufficient in rice. Thus, the physicochemical properties were investigated through the process of extrusion cooking. As the extrusion process varied, the die temperatures were set to 120oC and 130oC. Also, the moisture contents were adjusted to 30% and 35%. The specific length, the expansion ratio, and the water absorption index increased as the added content of mealworm became higher. On the contrary, the density, the breaking strength, the apparent elastic modulus, and the water solubility index decreased. As mealworm and moisture content increased, DPPH radical scavenging activity significantly increased but the rancidity decreased. As a result, the addition of mealworm to the extruded rice snack was effective in improving texture, nutrition, and antioxidation.

This study aims to make extruded rice snack with high quality in texture and nutrition by adding mealworm. Addition of the mealworm has the merit to fill in high-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids which are insufficient in rice. Thus, the physicochemical properties were investigated through the process of extrusion cooking. As the extrusion process varied, the die temperatures were set to 120oC and 130oC. Also, the moisture contents were adjusted to 30% and 35%. The specific length, the expansion ratio, and the water absorption index increased as the added content of mealworm became higher. On the contrary, the density, the breaking strength, the apparent elastic modulus, and the water solubility index decreased. As mealworm and moisture content increased, DPPH radical scavenging activity significantly increased but the rancidity decreased. As a result, the addition of mealworm to the extruded rice snack was effective in improving texture, nutrition, and antioxidation.

The aim of this study was to investigate the optimum particle size of rice flour for making rice noodles. Rice noodles were prepared with rice variety such as Milyang 278 because it has 25.4% of high amylose content. The rice grains were pulverized by dry milling and passed through 3 different sized sieves (A: -60 ~ +100, B: -100 ~ +150, and C: -150 ~ +200 mesh). The average particle sizes of A, B, and C were 187.27, 103.79 and 74.88 um, respectively. Rice noodles were prepared at 35% of moisture content, 50/90/90/90°C of barrel temperature, and 200 rpm of screw speed in the twin screw extruder. Textural properties and cooking qualities were evaluated to determine the suitability for making rice noodles. Hardness of the dry noodles prepared with A, B, and C were 2.762, 4.546, and 2.065 N, respectively. Extension (R max) of the cooked rice noodles prepared with A, B, and C were 0.526, 0.857, and 0.534 N while Extensibility (E value) were 15.97, 18.03, and 16.78 mm, respectively. Cooking loss values were 4.47, 2.88, and 2.16%, respectively, while the turbidities of their cooking water were 0.177, 0.073, and 0.088, respectively. As the result the flour passed through -100 ~ +150 meshes was the most appropriate for making rice noodles. Control of particle size in rice flour with high-amylose content can be a useful way for making good quality rice noodles.

The optimization of brown rice replacement ratio and superheated steam (SHS) treatment conditions in production of extruded rice snack for infants were conducted using a response surface methodology. Experiments were designed using a Box-Behnken design with three independent variables (brown rice replacement ratio, SHS temperature, and SHS time) and two response variables (hardness and water uptake). The second order polynomial model showed a satisfactory description of the experimental results. Optimal conditions for extruded snack with the lowest predicted hardness (2.84 kg/cm2) were 15.81% of brown rice replacement with SHS treatment at 279.59oC for 197.40 sec. Meanwhile, optimal conditions for extruded snack with the highest predicted water uptake (384.79%) were 17.18% of brown rice replacement ratio with SHS treatment at 274.52oC for 196.22 sec.

과열증기처리한 백미로 제조한 압출스낵의 물리화학적 특성과 미세구조를 조사하여 과열증기처리 및 과열증기온도(200, 250, 350oC)가 압출스낵의 품질특성에 미치는 영향을 검토하였다. 압출스낵의 이화학적 특성 측정결과, 팽화도는 과열증기처리에 따라 증가하였으나 과열증기온도의 영향은 미미하였다. 압출스낵의 경도는 과열증기처리에 따라, 과열증기온도가 높을수록 감소하였다. 손상전분함량은 과열증기처리에 따라 78.1%에서 80-81%로 다소 증가하였으나 과열증기온도에 따른 손상전분함량의 유의 차는 없었으며, 이로써 과열증기처리가 전분호화에 미치는 영향은 크지 않은 것을 확인하였다. 과열증기처리에 따라 수분흡수지수(WAI)는 유사한 측정치를 나타낸 반면 수분용해지수(WSI)는 비교적 크게 증가하여 과열증기처리가 압출공정에서 전분분자의 저분자화를 증가시키는 것으로 판단되었다. 압출스낵의 수분흡수율은 과열증기처리에 따라 증가하였으며 과열증기온도가 높을수록 수분흡수율은 증가하였다. 압출스낵의 미세구조 관측결과, 압출스낵 내부의 기공 크기와 기공 막 두께는 과열증기처리에 따라 감소하며, 이와 같은 내부구조 변화로 인하여 과열증기처리 압출스낵의 팽화도, 경도 및 수분흡수율 측정결과는 대조구와 상이하였다. 한편 과열증기처리에 따른 압출스낵의 미세구조 변화는 과열증기처리가 쌀의 배유조직 내에 미세한 균열(stress crack)을 발생하고, 미세 균열 내의 공기가 압출과정에 유입되어 보다 많은 핵심이 생성되며, 이로 인하여 다공성이 높아지는 것으로 추정된다.

This study is carried out in order to develop food materials for the promotion of rice consumption. In this study, we researched the physicochemical properties of extruded rice flour (ER) and gelatinization popped rice flour (GPR) by the extrusion process and by the popped method with milled rice and brown rice. The extrusion process used a couple of screw extruders. The extrusion parameter was kept constant at a feed moisture content of 25%, barrel temperature of 120℃ and screw speed of 400 rpm. GPR was prepared by batch popping machine after gelatinization of rice. In order to evaluate the physicochemical properties of ER and GPR, as well as the gelatinization rate, water soluble index (WSI), water adsorption index (WAI), DPPH radical scavenging activity and total dietary fiber content, the color value was carried out. The gelatinization rate was similar to 71.1～73.8%. Further, the results of WSI and WAI were increased at ER and GPR compared to the raw materials; ER was also higher than GPR. DPPH radical scavenging activity and total dietary fiber content showed a tendency to reduce after extrution and popping. As a result of the color value, the L value of ER decreased more than the raw materials, whereas GPR increased at a and b values.

쌀가루를 온도와 수분함량을 조절하여 압출 한 쌀가루의 특성과 밀가루와 7:3의 비율로 혼합된 쿠키의 품질을 경도, 색도, 관능평가를 실시하여 쿠키에 적용가능성을 확인하였다. 압출 쌀가루는 호화가 이루어져 α 화 되었으며 압출온도가 100oC에서 130oC로 증가할수록 점도가 급격하게 감소되었으며 수분함량이 25%에서 27%로 증가할수록 점도가 다소 감소되는 것을 확인하였다. 압출쌀가루의 수분흡수력, 수분용해도, 팽윤력은 대체적으로 높게 측정되었으며 30oC와 80oC에서 수분용해도와 팽윤력은 생쌀가루에 비해 높게 측정되었으나 80oC에서는 130oC 압출쌀가루는 생쌀가루와 비슷하였다. 압출 공정 온도가 증가할수록 수분용해도는 급격하게 증가하였다. 밀가루와 각 압출쌀가루가 혼합된 쿠키는 밀가루 쿠키와 비교하여 경도가 높았으며 퍼짐성지수는 낮았다. 100oC 압출쌀가루가 첨가된 쿠키는 색이 짙었으며 130oC 압출쌀가루가 첨가된 쿠키는 밀가루와 비슷하였다. 압출쌀가루가 첨가된 쿠키는 관능 평가에서는 향기, 맛, 전체적인 기호도가 높았으며, 부드러운 정도는 비슷한 평가를 받았다. 압출쌀가루를 사용하여 밀가루 함량을 감소시키기 위한 연구를 실시한 결과, 압출쌀가루는 밀가루 함량을 줄여 사용할 때 가공적성문제점을 보완할 수 있었다. 또한 다양한 분야로 압출쌀가루 연구를 통해 쌀의 활용을 확대될 가능성이 있음을 확인하였다.