This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of wa-song (Orostachys japonicus A. Berger) extracts on the oxidative stability of edible oil. Wa-song was dried from hot air (HWE) and freeze (FWE), and then they were extracted by hot water. The different levels (0.1, 0.5 and 1.0 g/100 mL) of HWE and FWE were added to soybean oil and lard. The chromaticity of edible oils was generally increased with prolonged heating time and HWE was higher than FWE. The anisidine value showed significant increase during heating for 48 hrs. After heating for 48 hrs, it was lower than control, except for HWE added sample of 0.5 and 1.0 g/100 mL, FWE added sample of 1.0 g/ 100 mL. In lard, it was lower in sample added wa-song extract than control. The acid value was not significant by added amount of wa-song. Its value in HWE added sample was lower than FWE, after heating for 48 hrs. POV was lower HWE than FWE, also. After heating for 24 hrs, TBA values in soybean oil containing HWE and FWE added sample was lower than control. In lard, its value in HWE and FWE added sample was lower than control during heating for 12~48 hrs. Therefore, those results suggested that HWE has higher antioxidant activity than FWE added sample, and then oxidative stability of HWE in edible oil was more potential for lard during its heating.

유자추출물 및 유자주스와 유자주스의 유기산, ascorbate 및 pheolic 획분을 이용하여 nitrosamine(NA)생성의 주요 전구물질인 아질산염의 소거능과 N-nitrosodimethylamine(NDMA)의 생성에 미치는 영향을 분석하였다. pH 1.2와 4.2의 반응계에서 아질산염 소거능과 NDMA 생성억제능은 시료 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 반응계의 pH가 산성영역일수록 더 높은 활성을 보였다. 유자 과육 및 과피추출물을 첨가한 경우 아질산염 소거능 및 NDMA 생성억제능은 과피추출물에서 다소 높은 활성을 보였다. 유자주스와 각 획분의 아질산염 소거능은 pH 1.2에서 주스를 첨가한 경우에 92.2±3.2~98.2±3.4%로 가장 높았으며, 다음으로 유기산 획분, phenolic 획분 및 ascorbate 획분의 순으로 나타났다 유자로부터 NDMA생성억제에 주된 영향을 주는 물질은 유기산인 것으로 생각된다.