In order to investigate the applicability of ohmic heating in the blanching and heat sterilization process of vegetable foods, various electrical properties and heating characteristics were studied using intact potato. The electrical conductivity of potato with cell structure was 0.025 S/m, which was lower than that of starch and protein gel, and was increased linearly with increasing temperature. The temperature of ohmic heating was sharply increased from 8 min at 60 V, reaching 90°C after 10 min. The temperature rise was rapid at 60°C which was due to the increase of current flow by structural change related to the gelatinization of starch. The increase of temperature was faster when the frequency was increased, such as from 500 Hz to 1000 Hz. When potato was heated by ohmic heating at 60- 90 V and 40-120 Hz, rapid and uniform heat generation was possible. Thus, commercial utilization of ohmic heating can be applied for various types of vegetable foodstuff with ohmic heating was observed.

A study on the decolorization method of salt-fermented anchovy sauce using activated carbon was carried out. The anchovy sauce filtered with a diatomaceous membrane after heating at 85℃ for 20 min was reacted with 3.0% (w/w) activated carbon with pH 4.5 at 55℃ for 2 hr. The color difference value and turbidity related to the decolorizing effect showed excellent improvement results with a difference of 23% and 88%, respectively. The overall taste and color preference of decolorized anchovy sauce were significantly increased in shrimp sauce by 0.4-0.5 points (p<0.05). In order to minimize the precipitation of amino acid during storage, 1% silicon dioxide or gelatin was mixed and filtered after the activated carbon reaction. Turbidity, as index of sedimentation, was improved by 15% at 30℃ for 2 weeks. The recycle system with activated carbon coated membrane filter reduced the processing time and cost on decolorization of anchovy sauce. When the concentrated anchovy sauce was recirculated, the amount of total protein as an indicator of taste compounds was increased by 125%, which is 1.8% compared to the conventional 0.8%, indicating that it is highly useful as a liquid seasoning.

콩나물과 같은 고섬유질 야채류의 동결건조 후 조직감 개선을 위한 전처리 방법을 연구한 결과 예비 열처리와 하 이드로콜로이드 및 당 용액 침지를 조합, 적용시 건조 후 조직수축이 개선되고 복원력이 향상 되었다. 100oC의 0.5%(w/w) 염화나트륨 용액에서 2분간 예비열처리한 다음 0.5% 알긴산나트륨과 1.0% 슈크로오스을 첨가한 상온의 용액에서 60분 교반 침지시 열수 복원 후 전반맛, 식감, 외관 등의 관능 품질이 100oC 물에서 1분간 예비 열처리 한 시료 보다 1.6점이나 더 우수하여 큰 개선 효과를 나타 내었으며, 기계적 측정치에서는 전처리 콩나물 줄기의 경 도값이 0.27 kgf로 가정 조리식의 0.26 kgf와 거의 근접한 수치를 보였다. 이러한 전처리 공정을 대파, 쑥갓, 고사리 등의 다양한 고섬유질 동결건조 야채류에 적용시 관능품질 및 복원력이 향상될 것으로 기대되므로 산업화에서 적용 가능성이 높다고 할 수 있다.