This research aimed to investigate the effects of the inoculation method and diverse ingredients on the quality properties and probiotics viability of pudding with milk and/or soymilk. The probiotic strain (Lactobacillus acidophilus, LA-5) was inoculated into the yogurt base and fermented until the pH is 5.10 ± 0.05. The fermented yogurt was added into pudding base (yogurt inoculation), or LA-5 was directly inoculated (direct inoculation). During the storage of the puddings at 4±1oC for 4 wks, the quality characteristics (pH, acidity, texture) and the probiotics viability of pudding were measured and compared. As a result, the puddings with yogurt inoculation showed significantly lower pH and higher acidity than those with direct inoculation. In texture properties, including hardness, chewiness, and gumminess, the addition of rice powder increased those in milk pudding more but the addition of inulin in the milk-soymilk pudding more. The addition of rice powder increased probiotics viability more than inulin in milk and milk-soymilk puddings. Therefore, adding rice and/or inulin can potentially improve the probiotics viability and quality characteristics of pudding.

This study was performed to improve awareness of mudfish and develop tteokgalbi supplemented with mudfish suitable for young ages. Tteokgalbi was produced with flour·starch (control), rice paste was replaced with wheat flour·starch, and mudfish paste was substituted with 5, 10, and 15% of meat and tallow. No differences were found in the moisture content, pH, and Brix of all samples supplemented with rice and mudfish paste. The samples supplemented with rice and mudfish pastes had reduced cooking loss rates compared to the control. The samples supplemented with rice and mudfish pastes increased in both a and b values but decreased in L values compared to the control. The hardness and adhesiveness of the control were higher than in other samples. The adhesiveness of the samples was reduced with an increase in quantities of mudfish pastes. The overall acceptability of samples supplemented with rice and mudfish pastes was better than that of the control, and the proper quantity for substituting mudfish paste appears to be 10%. The unique flavor and taste of mudfish did not affect the sensory evaluation and did not distinguish even in the principal component analysis using an electronic nose. Finally, the mudfish paste was confirmed as a good ingredient for enhancing consumer acceptability in manufacturing tteokgalbi.

This study sought to investigate the effects of heat-moisture treatment (HMT) and ethanol treatment (EOH) for improving the quality and storage stability of Tteokbokki Tteok. The quality characteristics were evaluated by moisture, pH, color, texture profile analysis, and observing the microbial properties after the heat-moisture treatment or ethanol treatment. As the storage period increased, the moisture content of Tteokbokki Tteok tended to decrease except for the HMT group (p<0.05) while the pH did not show significant variation except for the EOH group (p<0.05). While measuring the color, the L-value tended to increase in all groups during the storage period. The a-value and the b-value showed the highest values in the HMT group and the control (CON) group, respectively. In the texture profile analysis, all groups showed a significant tendency to increase levels of hardness and chewiness as the storage period increased (p<0.05). The HMT group showed an increase in hardness and adhesiveness, which are characteristics of the HMT treatment. The results of examining the microbial properties of Tteokbokki Tteok showed that the total microbial count in the HMT group was 4.52 on the 8th day of storage, which was lower than the level in the CON group and the EOH group on the 4th day of storage. Yeast and mold were not measured during the storage period. Thus the results of this study showed that when manufacturing Tteokbokki Tteok, the heat-moisture treatment of rice powder increased the storage stability by delaying microbial growth and also had positive effects on quality.

The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of roasting temperature on the quality characteristics and biological activity of quinoa. Quinoa was roasted at 160, 200, and 220oC for 20 min. The lightness (L*) of quinoa decreased, however, the redness (a*) increased as the roasting temperature increased. The yellowness (b*) was the highest at 160oC and decreased at 200 and 220oC. The highest contents of total polyphenol, flavonoid, and quercetin were observed at 220oC, the highest roasting temperature. The highest radical scavenging activities of 2,2'-azino-bis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (73.65%) and α,α-diphenyl-β-picrylhydrazyl free radicals (47.82%) were found in roasted quinoa at 220oC. The α- glucosidase activity was inhibited by 62.13% at this temperature. The roasted quinoa at 220oC also showed a significant cytoprotective effect against oxidative stress in HepG2 cells. These results could be useful in the development of food products using quinoa.

This study examined the quality characteristics of yanggaeng with rice germ; it was incorporated into yanggaeng at different levels (containing 5% rice germ, 10% rice germ, 15% rice germ, and 20% rice germ) based on the total weight of red bean extracts. For analyzing the quality characteristics of yanggaeng, moisture content, hardness, color, antioxidant activity, total polyphenol content, reducing sugar, and vitamin E were determined. There was no significant difference in the moisture content and hardness except in the control. For color, lightness and yellowness of yanggaeng increased as the concentration of the powder was increased, whereas there was no significant difference in redness. As the rice germ powder was increased, total polyphenol content and antioxidant activity increased significantly, whereas reducing sugar decreased. Especially, total vitamin E, including isomers, increased as the concentration of the powder increased from 0.41 mg/100 g to 4.03 mg/100 g. Therefore, it could be possible to develop processed products with functional snack for yanggaeng prepared by adding 10% rice germ.

Mealworm is the most widely used edible insect in Korean traditional food. In this study, the quality characteristics and antioxidant activity of Garaedduk containing different proportions of powdered mealworm (0%, 3%, 6%, 9%, and 12%) were evaluated in order to enhance the utilization of mealworm. The results revealed that moisture content decreased while pH and starch elution increased, with increasing amount of mealworm. Furthermore, the amount of total amino acids, essential amino acids, and non-essential amino acids increased with increasing amount of mealworm. Regarding chromaticity, the L value decreased while the a and b values increased as the amount of mealworm increased. The addition of 6% mealworm showed slight differences in the pore size and surface smoothness as compared to plain Garaedduk. Texture, hardness, chewiness, and gumminess increased, but cohesiveness decreased with increasing amount of mealworm. The preference test evaluating the appearance, flavor, taste, texture, and overall preference showed that 6% mealworm additive group had the highest preference. In addition, antioxidant activity of the newly developed Garaedduk increased with increasing amount of mealworm. In conclusion, Garaedduk enriched with 6% mealworm showed promising results for developing rice cake with improved nutrition and antioxidant activity and excellent overall preference and quality.

본 연구에서는 항산화 효능과 관능적 특성이 강화된 막걸리 제조를 위해 통단호박을 직접 찐 후 비율별로 첨가하여 막걸리를 제조하였다. 단호박 막걸리 제조를 위해 단호박을 쌀 중량의 5%, 10%, 20% 및 30%를 첨가하였으며 발효 및 담금 후 9일간 단호박 막걸리의 이화학적(pH, 총산 및 알코올), 미생물학적(유산균 및 효모수) 및 항산 화 활성을 조사하였다. pH의 경우 모든 실험군에서 발효 및 저장기간이 늘어날수록 점차 낮아졌으며 9일차에는 단호박 무첨가군인 대조군(3.27)에 비해 단호박 첨가군(3.28- 3.52)이 다소 높은 결과를 보였다. 총산도는 1일차(0.09- 0.55) 및 3일차(0.81-0.86)에 급격히 증가하였으며, 그 후 서서히 증가하여 9일차에는 단호박 첨가군에서 1.16-1.32의 결과를 보였다. 알코올 함량은 9일차에 대조군 0%가 4.59로 가장 낮았고 단호박 5-30% 첨가군에서 5.20-5.77% 로 단호박 첨가량이 많아질수록 알코올 함량이 높았다. 유산균수 측정의 경우 발효초반에 증가하는 양상을 보이다가 5일차부터 다소 감소하거나 유사하여 9일차에는 단호박 첨가 0-30% 첨가군에서 7.95-8.09 log CFU/g로 나타났으며, 효모수의 경우 발효가 진행될수록 증가와 감소를 다소 반복하였으며 9일차에는 7.68-7.99 log CFU/g으로 측정되었다. DPPH 및 ABTS 라디칼 소거능은 단호박 30% 첨가군에서 85.96 및 78.97%로 각각 측정되어 단호박 무첨가군의 DPPH (48.29%) 및 ABTS (62.12%) 결과와 비교 시 높은 항산화 활성도를 보였다. 따라서 추후 단호박 첨가에 따른 각종 비타민류, 무기질 및 β-carotene 등의 영양·기능성 성분의 분석과 더불어 소비자의 관능평가 등을 통해 항산화 기능이 강화된 단호박 막걸리의 실용화를 위한 구체적인 연구개발의 확대가 필요할 것으로 사료된다.

Centella asiatica (CA) is a vegetable that has been used for medicinal purposes for a long time, but it is not well known in Korea. In this study, the approximate analysis, physicochemical properties, free sugars, free amino acids and minerals of native and improved CA cultivated in Chungju area were measured. And the antioxidant contents and activities of CA solvent extracts were measured. There was no significant difference between native and improved species. As for the characteristics of CA, it was confirmed that the improved species had a large weight, size and a tough texture. Glucose was detected in native CA, fructose, glucose and sucrose were detected in improved species. A total of 15 free amino acids were detected and the content was slightly higher in improved species than in native species. The mineral content in CA was slightly higher in the improved species, and the detected minerals were Na, P, Ca, K, Mg and Fe. Polyphenols, ascorbic acid and flavonoids in each extraction solvent (water, 70% and 100% ethanol) were all higher in the improved species than in native species. And it was found that the antioxidant activities of ethanol extracts were higher than that of water.

본 연구는 정수압 처리와 초음파 처리가 20일 숙성기간 동안 돈육의 삼겹살과 목살 부위의 품질특성에 미치는 영향에 대해 조사하였다. 다양한 품질특성을 관찰한 결과 정수압에서 숙성하고 초음파 처리한 돈육은 부위별로 효과의 차이는 있지만, 품질향상에 효과적인 것으로 나타났으며 또한, 초음파 처리했을 때 특히 고기의 연도와 관계가 있는 pH, 보수력, 경도 품질을 높이는 것으로 관찰되었다. 본 연구에서 이용한 저온 정수압 숙성 및 초음파 처리공정은 낮은 온도에서 돈육을 빠른 시간안에 숙성하는데 적용 가능할 것으로 판단된다.

배추 재배시기에 따른 품질특성을 비교하기 위해 월별 배추의 생육특성과 이화학특성, 미생물 특성을 분석하고 군집분석을 수행하였다. 군집특성은 5-6월(I), 7월과 10월 (II), 8-9월(III), 11-12월과 1월(IV), 2-4월(V) 총 5그룹으로 분류되는데 이는 배추 작형과도 대부분 일치되었다. 주성분 분석을 통한 그룹별 특성의 경우 I 그룹은 미생물 수, II와 III 그룹은 수분함량, IV, V 그룹은 구중과 유리당 함량이 높은 것으로 분석되었다. 배추 품질특성에서 높은 상관관계를 보이는 항목은 구중과 결구율, 고형분 함량과 유리당 함량이었고, 고형분 함량과 유리당 함량을 회귀식으로 나타내면 Y(유리당) = 0.8195X(고형분 함량) - 1.2451로 나타낼 수 있는데 이를 활용해 배추의 고형분 함량으로 유리당 함량을 추정할 수 있을 것으로 판단된다. 본 연구를 통한 월별 배추의 품질특성은 해당 시기에 김치를 제조할 때 기초자료로 활용할 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.