본 연구의 목적은 벼 생태형별 자포니카 1품종, 인디카 1품종 및 통일형 2품종에 대하여 아프리카인들이 선호하는 쌀의외관품질과 밥맛을 평가하기 위하여 한국인의 선호도와 비교하여 수행되었다.1. 쌀 외관품질 항목 중에서 패널로 참여한 아프리카인이 선호하는 쌀의 외관품질은 쌀의 길이>향>모양 순이었으며, 반면 한국인은 쌀의 외관 > 쌀의 길이 순이었다. 품종별 선호도에서 아프리카인은 인디카 태국 수입쌀을, 한국인은 자포니카하이아미를 가장 선호하였다. 따라서 아프리카인은 장립이면서 향이 나는 쌀, 한국인은 단원립이면서 완전미율이 높은 쌀을 선호하였다.2. 아프리카인 패널을 대상으로한 밥맛 선호도 평가결과 품종간 통계적인 차이는 없었으며, 반면 한국인은 하이아미>다산1호=한아름>인디카 쌀의 순으로 뚜렷한 선호도를 나타냈다. 한국인대상의 선호도에서 차이가 뚜렷했던 자포니카와 인디카를 대상으로 분석한 결과, 자포니카인 하이아미를 선호한패널은 카메론, DR 콩고, 탄자니아인 이였으며, 반면 우간다,말리 및 나이지리아인 패널은 인디카인 태국 수입쌀을 선호하는 것으로 평가되었다. 그 외 케냐, 말라위, 가나, 수단인 패널은 자포니카와 인디카 품종간에 유사한 선호도를 보였다. 3. 향후, 아프리카 국가별 밥맛 선호도 차이 여부에 대하여다양한 분야의 적정 수의 패널과 현재 아프리카 국가별 소비자가 선호하는 쌀 품종을 포함하여 다양한 품종에 대한 추가적인 연구가 이루어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

This experiment aimed to compare the sensory ability of experts and untrained to evaluate three rice varieties by using five sensory evaluation methods. All panelists showed significant differences in their sensory abilities to distinguish among Haiami, Chucheong, and Dasan 1 rice varieties when using the duo-trio test and triangle test. The expert panelists showed a clear preference in the following order: Haiami > Chucheong > Dasan 1, when using the paired comparison test, ranking test, and multiple comparison test. However, the untrained panelists showed no significant differences in their sensory ability to distinguish between the Haiami and Chucheong varieties when using the multiple comparison test. The results indicate that, for sensory evaluation of cooked rice by untrained panelists, the paired comparison test is suitable for evaluating two samples and the ranking test is suitable for evaluating more than two samples.

Rice breeders or sensory evaluators are striving to develop the rapid and correct sensory evaluation method of the cooked rice with a small-sample. This study was conducted to develop a method of cooking condition and sensory evaluation of the cooked rice rapidly and correctly with a small-sample by introducing a concept of arrangement ranking to the conventional sensory evaluation method by cooking in the cup, which has been used only as a simple test. A method of simultaneous cooking of the five samples for one round of test was developed. And, an arrangement ranking method was developed just like stacking a tower by arranging the cups in the sensory evaluation. The proposed method was named as cup arrangement ranking method. The correlation analysis between the cup arrangement ranking method (CARM) and the standard sensory evaluation method (SSEM) showed a high significance of correlation (r=0.83**∼0.91**, ‘13∼’14). Further, when effectiveness of proposed method was compared with the standard sensory evaluation method, the sample quantity was a 30g level for one round of test, which is a tenth of SSEM. The time consumed for sensory evaluation was two minutes per one sample, which was a reduced value by half as compared with the time consumption by SSEM. Therefore, the cup arrangement ranking is expected to be an effective method in the selection of excellent rice line or variety having good taste by evaluating the cooking quality rapidly with a small-sample in early generation.

The objective of this study was to evaluate grain appearance and cooked rice taste preferred by Africans for the rice ecotype of one Japonica variety, one Indica variety, and two varieties of Tongil type as compared with Korean’s preference. The preferred grain appearance by Africans who have participated as panelists was in the order of grain length, aroma, and shape, while Korean preferred rice quality in the order of appearance(head rice) and grain length. Africans preferred imported Indica rice from Thailand the most, while Korean preferred Japonica Haimi the most. Overall, African preferred aromatic rice with long grain, while Korean preferred short grain rice with high head rice ratio. In the evaluation of cooked rice taste, there was no significant statistical difference between varieties preferred by Africans. Whereas, Koreans showed clear preference in the order of Haiami > Dasan 1 = Hanareum > Indica rice. The preference analysis results of cooked rice taste subjected to Japonica and Indica which showed clear preference by Koreans revealed that Africans from Cameroon, DR Congo, and Tanzania preferred Haimai. Meanwhile, the Africans from Uganda, Mali, and Nigeria preferred imported Indica rice from Thailand. The Africans from Kenya, Malawi, Ghana, and Sudan showed similar preference among Japonica and Indica varieties. The study results indicated that Africans had different preference of cooked rice taste for eco-type rice varieties by different nations. It is regarded that additional research would be conducted to evaluate cooked rice taste by the appropriate numbers of panelists from various field and by the various rice varieties including rice variety preferred by different African countries.