건멸치의 위생적 품질개선을 위한 감마선 조사가 품질에 미치는 영향을 조사하였으며, 아울러 감마선 조사 멸치에 대한 검 지법으로서 열발광 특성을 분석하였다. 건멸치류의 미생물 오염도는 총세균이 ~ CFU/g 수준으로 건멸치의 종류에 따라 큰 타이를 보였으며, 대장균군은 모든 시료에서 음성으로 나타났다. 미생물학적 품질개선을 위한 3kGy 수준의 감마선 조사는 유통조건(식품포장용 PVC film, 0.06 mm, 500 g)으로 포장하여 6개월 저장
The effect of gamma irradiation was investigated on the microbiological and physicochemical qualities of boiled-dried anchovies (large- and smallsized) packed in PVC film (0.06 ㎜) during storage at 151 for 6 months. On the other hand, thermoluminescence characteristics of minerals extracted from the sample were analyzed to evaluate its possibility in detecting the irradiated anchovies. The samples were contaminated by microbial levels of 104∼106 CFU/g in total aerobic bacterial counts and negative in coliforms, which were different depending on the sample sizes. Gamma irradiation at 3 kGy was effective for improving the hygienic quality of both samples for 6 months, keeping the microbial population less than 20 CFU/g. Besides it was not detrimental to the quality attributes, such as instrumental color parameters L, a, b, ΔE), browning, TBA value, volatile basic nitrogen, trimethylamine-N and sensory properties(appearance, color, odor, tape, overall acceptability). However, storage conditions (time, temperature, packing) showed a critical factor nfluencing the quality changes of dried anchovies. Thermoluminscence analysis was prove to distinguish irradiated from non-irradiated anchovies by comparing both temperature at which glow curves appear and the curve intensity, that was possible even after 6 months at - 20.