고추씨기름의 수요는 날로 증가하는데 비하여 국내에서 고추씨의 수급은 어려워지고 있는 실정이다. 이에 따라 고추향미유(red pepper seasoning oil, RPSO)의 개발이 시급한 과제로 떠오르고 있다. 그 동안 몇 군데 업체에서 이와 유사한 향미유가 개발되어 시판되고 있지만 이는 단순하게 매운맛만 부여했을 뿐 향이 전혀 없는 등 많은 문제점을 내포하고 있다. 이에 옥수수기름을 원료유로 하여 여기에 Oleoresin Capsicum과 O

To develop the red pepper seasoning oil(RPSO), corn oil was used as the base oil. For generating hot taste and color, oleoresin capsicum and oleoresin paprika were mixed to base oil (SSO1). Then, for generating black red color, natural black pigment that is extracted from gardenia and kaoliang was added SSO1 to prepare SSO2. To magnify the hot taste, extract of red pepper, phosphoric salt and emulsifier (monogly 20) were. then added to SSO2 to prepare SSO3. This SSO3 was very similar to real red pepper seed oil as a color and taste, but its hot flavor was not enough. To resolve this problem, we mixed about 5% of another oil(SSO4), which was mingled and roasted red pepper powder with corn oil, to SSO3. In terms of above experiment, RPSO was obtained.

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