Food upcycling has emerged as an effective approach to sustainably utilize the food waste generated within the food supply chain. This review article examines upcycled food with respect to its definition, consumers’ knowledge and perception on it, and the process by which by-products from the food supply chain are utilized for the creation of upcycled food products. The definition of upcycled food varied among manufacturers, research institutions, and the Upcycled Food Association, depending on the specific values and objectives of each sector. This has resulted in the use of different keywords to highlight the distinctive characteristics of their respective interpretations of upcycled food. This review also summarizes the various consumer traits that can influence the awareness and acceptance of upcycled food, encompassing functional, empirical and emotional, symbolic and self-expressive, and economic benefits. Additionally, the review presents strategies to utilize by-products produced in large quantities in Korea, while also addressing the control of hazardous components to ensure biological or chemical safety and the changes in nutritional value that may occur during the utilization of these byproducts.

This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of high-oleate and normal-oleate peanut consumption on adipose mass and serum lipids in obese-induced C57BL/6J mice. After four weeks of the high-fat diet, mice were randomly divided into six groups: normal control (NC) diet, high-fat control (HFC) diet, high-oleate peanut-seed (HOPS) diet, normal-oleate peanut-seed (NOPS) diet, high-oleate peanut-oil (HOPO) diet, and olive-oil (OO) diet. After four weeks, all four experimental diet groups showed significantly lower body weight and epididymal fat weight than HFC group. In four experimental diet groups, serum triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) were significantly lower, and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) was significantly higher than HFC group. TG was significantly decreased in HOPS group (92.1±1.2 mg/dL) than NOPS group (101.7±5.3 mg/dL, p<0.05). Similarly, LDL-C was significantly lower in HOPS group (66.1±2.8 mg/dL) than NOPS (76.9±1.5 mg/dL, p<0.05), on the other hand, HDL-C indicated a significant elevation in HOPS (50.5±2.1 mg/dL) than NOPS group (45.2±1.6 mg/dL, p<0.05). This result suggests that the consumption of high-oleate peanut has a favorable effect on the plasma lipid profile.

본 연구에서는 항산화 활성이 높은 채소류를 혼합한 천연 발효식초의 제조 공정 확립을 연구목적으로 하여 채소류 6종의 생리학적 특성 조사 및 최적 배합 비율을 연구하였다. 이를 바탕으로 선정한 3종의 블랙베리, 케일, 당근을 적정 비율로 혼합하여 천연 발효식초 기술 개발과 함께 항산화 활성의 변화를 분석하였다. 따라서 블랙베리, 케일, 당근으로 배합비율과 공정 순서를 달리하여 AF-1부터 AF-6까지 시험구를 제조한 후 알코올발효 시켜 일반성분을 분석한 결과 케일과 당근 즉, 채소류를 10%(v/v) 첨가한 AF-1, AF-3, AF-5에서 pH 약 3.52와 산도 약 3.31%로 측정되었으며, 채소류를 20%(v/v) 첨가한 AF-2, AF-4, AF-6에서 pH 약 3.59와 산도 약 3.12%로 측정되었다. 알코올함량은 AF-1과 AF-2가 10.42%, 10.40% 순으로 높게 측정되어 비슷한 수준의 pH와 산도를 바탕으로 알코올 함량이 높게 측정된 AF-1과 AF-2를 최적 배합비율 및 발효공정으로 결정하였다. 이어 초산발효를 진행한 후 페놀성화합물을 측정한 결과 AAF-1이 14.95mg/100mL, AAF-2가 15.49mg/100mL로 측정되었으며, DPPH radical 소거능은 AAF-1이 40.48%, AAF-2가 53.97%로 측정되었다. ABTS′+ radical 소거능 또한 AAF-2가 65.02%로 측정되어 55.53%의 AAF-1보다 높게 나타나 유의적인 결과를 확인 할 수 있었다. 따라서 산도 7.00% 이상의 초산발효물 2종 중 명도(L)가 높고 총페놀성화합물 및 항산화 활성이 높은 AAF-2를 채소류 혼합 블랙베리 식초로 최종 선발하여 채소류 혼합 발효식초의 개발 가능성을 모색하였다.

Two sorghum(Sorghum bicolor L. Moench cv. Hwanggeumchal-susu and Miryang 3) samples were milled using different milling methods, and their physicochemical properties were tested. Particle size was classified into five groups such as pin mill and low temperature-microparticulation(LTM; 10, 000, 20, 000, 30, 000, and 40, 000 rpm). The water absorption index (WAI), water solubility index(WSI), and a rapid Visco analyzer(RVA) were used to examine particle size distribution and color differences. Particle size of sorghum flour prepared using LTM was lower than that prepared using a pin mill. Particle size was further reduced by successive dry milling of the LTM flour. Lightness of colored pigments increased when particle size decreased. The WAI of Miryang 3 pin milling(M1) flour was the lowest after LTM, and WSI was higher in the order of M2, M3, M4, and M5. LTM sorghum flour had significantly higher pasting viscosity, as determined using a rapid Visco analyzer. LTM Miryang 3 sorghum flour(M2～M5) flour showed lower breakdown viscosity and higher final viscosity compared to those of M1 flour, resulting in an increased setback value.

최근 게임 내 광고(In-Game Advertising)는 그 어느 때보다 더 게임개발사/퍼블리셔 및 광고업계의 관심을 끌고 있으며, 많은 이들이 게임내 광고가 게임 및 광고산업을 전혀 새로운 차원으로 발전시킬 것으로 전망하고 있다. 본 논문은 배너 및 빌보드 광고가 게시된 온라인 레이싱 게임에 대한 실험을 통해 게임내 광고에 대한 경험적 연구결과를 담고 있다. 실증적 연구를 위해 현재 유럽지역에서 서비스 중인 3D 온라인 레이싱게임 호보런을 연구조사 대상으로 삼았다. 본 연구의 실험결과는 이전의 연구결과와는 상이한 점을 보이기도 하지만, 게임내 광고의 잠재적 가능성을 예증한다. 또한 게임관람자의 게임내 광고에 대한 인식률 실험을 통해 E-Sports와 관련한 게임내 광고의 가능성을 논의한다.

경남 창원시의 농경지에 산란된 한국산 도롱뇽(Hynobius leechii)의 알주머니 126개를 채집하여 그 길이의 변이를 조사하고 그 속의 5330개 수정란을 대상으로 수적변이를 조사하였다. 그리고 그 중 어떤 시약의 처리 없이 자연적으로 일어난 이상발생의 패턴과 조직학적 이상을 연구하였다. 알주머니의 길이 변이 폭은 11~29 cm이었으며 평균 길이는 19 cm, 상대빈도가 가장 높은 것은 20 cm 길이였다. 배의 수는 주머니 당 19~98개의 변이 폭을 나타냈으며 39~43개 사이가 가장 빈번하게 나타났다. 84개의 알주머니에서 323의 배가 발생이상을 보였으며 23종류의 발생이상패턴이 정리되었다. 그 중 외형상 심각한 이 상을 보이는 개체들의 조직절편을 관찰한 결과 눈의 색소형성부진, 뇌신경세포의 붕괴, 갑상선종, 인두형성부진, 심장위치불명, 미분화간엽조직의 미발달 등을 포함하고 있었다. 이러한 이상은 환경의 질 저하에 따른 수중 유해물질에의 노출에 의해 양서류가 악영향을 받아 최근 급격히 그 수가 감소하는 것과 관련이 있을 것이다.

The sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) variety ‘Sodamchal’ was developed and registered by Department of Sothern Area Crop Science, National Institute of Crop Science (NICS) in 2013. This variety was developed from the cross between ‘Hwanggeumchal’ with brown grain and ’Jungmo4001’ with semi-dwarf trait. ‘Sodamchal’ is the first semi-dwarf stature with waxy endosperm ever developed in Korea. The yield performance of ‘Sodamchal’ was 2.95 MT/ha in local adaptability test for 2 years. It had 91 cm culm length, which was 58 cm shorter than that of ‘Hwanggeumchal’, 26.3 cm panicle length, 22.0 mm thickness of culm, 21.1 g in 1,000 grain weight. It could be reduce the lodging problem and also adapted to mechanized cultivation. ‘Sodamchal’ produces high quantities of polyphenol and radical scavenging activitiy with diphenyl-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2’-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) in pigmented testa. Above all ‘Sodamchal’ is suitable for use as a parental source for the development of improved pollinator parent lines for developing semi-dwarf sorghum with waxy endosperm and antioxidant activity. (Variety registration No. 6244)

Cadmium (Cd) pollution is thought to be one of the leading threat to the environment due to its high toxicity. However, the molecular responses induced by Cd have so far been grossly overlooked. This study examines the morpho-physiological alterations combined with proteome changes in leaves of Sorghum bicolor when exposed to Cd. Ten days old sorghum seedlings were exposed to different concentrations (0, 100, and 150 μM) of CdCl2 and a significant accumulation of Cd in the leaves was recorded by ICP analysis. Furthermore, the effects of Cd exposure on protein expression patterns in S. Bicolor was investigated by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and the 2-DE profile of leaf proteins from both control and Cd-treated seedlings were compared quantitatively using Progenesis SameSpot software. Results lined to morphological changes that plants treated with Cd suffered reduction of growth. The concentration of Cd was markedly reversed by the Cd treatments, whereas the absorption degree of Cd was increased by the higher concentration of Cd by confocal microscopy. Using 2-DE method, a total of 33 differentially expressed protein spots were identified by MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometry. Of those, 13 protein spots were significantly enhanced/reduced while 20 reduced under Cd treatment. The most of the up-regulated proteins are involved in oxidative response, glutathione and sulfur metabolism as well as the secondary metabolite biosynthesis. Collectively, our study provides insights into the integrated molecular mechanisms of early responses to Cd and growth and physiological characteristics of sorghum seedlings hoping to provide references on the mechanism of heavy metal damaging plants.

Copper (Cu) is an essential micronutrient required for growth and development of plants. But, at a high concentration in soil, copper acts as a major toxic element to plant cells due to its potential inhibitory effects against many physiological and biochemical processes. In this study, the morphological and physiological changes were observed in the leaf of sorghum plants treated with different concentrations (0, 100, and 150 μM) of Copper (Cu). The results linked to morphological changes that plants treated with Cu suffered reduction in growth and morphological changes. In the ion concentration investigation, the concentrations of Cu2+ increased, the concentration of others interacting ions (Zn2+, Ca2+, Mn2+, Fe2+) were changed dramatically. For proteome analysis, 2-D combined with MALDI-TOF-TOF mass spectrometry was performed. Two dimensional gels stained with silver staining, a total of 422 differential expressed proteins (≥ 2-fold) were identified using Progenesis SameSpot software. A total of 24 spots from Cu-induced sorghum leaf and 21 spots from Cu-induced sorghum root were analyzed by mass spectrometry. Out of 24 protein spots from Cu-stressed leaf, of which 16 protein spots were up-regulated and 8 protein spots were down-regulated whereas out of 21 protein spots, a total of 9 protein spots were up-regulated and 12 spots were down-regulated from Cu-stressed root. Taken together, these studies revealed the effects of heavy metal, Cu on the growth and physiological characteristics in sorghum seedlings and proteome investigation, hoping to provide references on the mechanism of heavy metal damaging plants.

Since water works sludge have a high aluminum content, recycling aluminum has become a significant environmental issue. Generally, the method of recovery of aluminum from water works sludge are acid digestion, alkalization, ion exchange and membrane separation. However aluminum hydroxide may be dissolved in strong acidic and alkaline media due to its amphoteric nature. So, the traditional acidification and alkalization methods still being explored. Chemically, aluminum recovery from the water works sludge is a simple process. The acid digestion is however, somewhat complicated by pH control in the mixture of dewatered water works sludge (DWS) and sulfuric acid solution. Under strong acidic condition, probe of pH meter, which is a key part of a pH meter, can be easily damaged. Also it is not easy to control pH during the process of mixing DWS and acid solution because high concentration of total solid are present in the mixture. Furthermore, the moisture content of DWS is very serious change. Most of the previous studies have mainly focused on the adsorption properties of dewatered alum sludge; little attention has been put on how to improve its phosphorus adsorption capacity. In this study, batches of experiments were conducted using DWS, artificially controlling moisture content (64~78%), to investigate the effect of concentration of sulfuric acid on pH of the sludge for pH control without pH meter in the coagulants recovery process. The water content of DWS was measured in 30 minutes using Infrared Moisture Determination Balance (FD 660, Kett). Experimental results show that the concentration of sulfuric acid for acidification of DWS is higher with higher water content of that.

‘삼다메’는 국립식량과학원 기능성작물부에서 2010년도에 육성한 중생종이며 메성으로 혼반에 적합한 품종이다. ‘삼다 메’의 잎은 녹색이나, 생육후기에는 황록색을 띤다. 분얼경은 직립으로 도복에 강하다. 이삭의 형태는 원추형으로 이삭의 착립밀도가 조밀하고 탈립이 안되며 낟알은 황색으로 메성이 다. ‘삼다메’는 밀양, 원주, 신안의 보통기 표준재배에서 평균 출수기가 8월 10일로 ‘황금조’보다 12일 늦은 중생종이다. 생 육일수는 보통기 재배에서 101일로 ‘황금조’에 비하여 약13 일 길고, 성숙일수는 6일 정도 길다. 간장은 보통기 보비재배 에서 130 cm로 ‘황금조’에 비해 18 cm 정도 크고 현곡천립 중은 ‘황금조’와 같다. 포장에서의 조도열병, 세균성줄무늬병 은 ‘황금조’에 비해 강한 편이나 속깜부기병은 다소 높게 발 생하였다. 조명나방 및 노린재류의 해충에는 ‘황금조’와 같이 약한 반응을 보였다. ‘황금조’에 비하여 Ca 및 항산화활성이 높은 기능성을 가지고 있으며, 수량은 2.42 MT/ha로 ‘황금 조’에 비해 25% 증수하였다.

Grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) is a major staple for a large portion of the world. The crop ranks fifth among the cereals world-wide with respect to its importance for food and feed applications. To this end, the grain harvested from sorghum, and the millets provides an important source for dietary calories and protein for approximately one billion people in the semi-arid regions of the world. However, grain sorghum products are known to have relatively poor digestibility, only approximately 50%–70%, in comparison with other grains, such as wheat and maize, which tend to have digestibility percentages over 80% and 70%, respectively. Protein with high digestibility is by definition nutritionally superior owing to the increased availability of amino acids. Digestibility can be impacted by both protein–protein and⁄or protein–nonprotein interactions. However, with respect to grain sorghum, it is thought that the major factor influencing digestibility is the former because of high protein cross-linking around the protein body. To understand the mechanism of seed storage proteins in the sorghum, the proteomic analysis was carried out between the wild(BTX623) and mutant(M271207) genotypes of sorghum. Proteins were separated from the mature seed using IEF in the first-dimension and SDS-PAGE in the second dimension along with hybrid LTQ-FTICR mass spectrometry. After image analysis using Progenesis SameSpot software, we identified the 62 differential expressed protein spots out of 293 protein spots. Out of total differential expressed spots, 35 differential expressed protein spots (more than2-fold) were analyzed by mass spectrometry. Out of 35 protein spots, we were identified 20 protein spots as up-regulated and 15 protein spots as downregulated, significantly. In our proteomic investigation, the candidate proteins may provide novel clues for better understanding the characteristics of seed proteins in Sorghum.

‘경관2호’는 국립식량과학원 기능성작물부에서 2008년 하계에 진주 재래조를 수집하여 2008/2009년 동계온실에서 두 번 집단을 양성하여 순계분리한 도복에 강하며 찰성의 특성을 지닌 혼반 및 경관용 품종으로 2009년에 육성되었다. ‘경관2호’의 잎은 녹색이나, 생육후기에는 자색으로 변하며, 분얼경은 직립으로 도복에 강하고 안토시안 색소 발현이 있다. 이삭의 형태는 원추형이며 이삭의 착립밀도는 ‘황금조’와 비슷하며 탈립이 잘되는 편이다. 낟알은 황색이며 찰성이 있다. ‘경관2호’의 생육일수는 보통기 표준재배에서 127일로 ‘황금조’보다 25일 늦고, 성숙일수는 11일 정도 길다. 간장은 보통기 표준재배에서 128 cm로 ‘황금조’에 비해 23 cm 정도 크나 포장 도복에 강하다. 현곡천립중은 2.1 g으로 ‘황금조’에 비해 가벼운 편이다. 포장에서의 조도열병과 세균성줄무늬병 및 벼줄무늬잎마름병 발생이 없었으나 조명나방 및 노린재류에는 약하다. 수량은 보통기 표준재배에서 2.00 MT/ha로 ‘황금조’에 비해 5% 정도 적다.