본 연구는 생과 이외에는 상품성을 기대하기 어려운 수박을 이용하여 수박와인을 개발하고자 하였다. 발효 48일째 수박와인의 pH는 2.8~3.4, 총산 함량은 0.51~0.59%, 당도는 까지 감소하였으며, 알콜함량은 9.5~10.5%로 증가하였다. 알콜생성량이 가장 높은 조건은 와 이었으며, 두 온도간에는 유의적인 차이는 없었다. 수박와인은 citric acid, malic acid, oxalic acid가 검출되었으며, 주요 유기산은 citri

We developed watermelon (Citrullus vulgaris Schrad) wine to increase the market for the fruit, which is currently sold only in fresh form. The pH of watermelon wine was pH 2.8~3.4, the total acid level 0.48~0.55%, and the soluble solid alcohol content was 9.5~10.5%. Fermentation of watermelon juice was satisfactory at both 20C and 25C. All of citric acid, malic acid, and oxalic acid were detected in watermelon wine citric acid was the most abundant. All of glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose were present in juice, and both fructose and glucose were used in fermentation. Electron-donating ability (EDA) was high, being 80% of the control value when watermelon wine was diluted to . SOD-like activities were present in both watermelon juice and wine, being 55.2% and 49.2% of control values, respectively. Nitrite-scavenging ability (NSA) was 70.2% and 53.2% of control values in undiluted juice and wine, respectively. Watermelon juice showed higher activation than did wine, but functionality neither fell nor rose after fermentation. In sensory evaluation of wine, the overall score was better than average, at 4.15, thus establishing the commercial potential of watermelon wine.

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