Cirsium setidens, Allium hookeri, Aronia melancocarpa, are popular dietary ingredients for Asian cuisine or beverage. this study attempted to search and report the antioxidant activity of extracts of aronia, gondre and samchae, which are used for food in Korea. As a result, total phenol content and DPPH radical scavenging activity tended to increase, and Gondre extract showed the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity effect. The results of a study on the ABTS radical scavenging activity of extracts of Gondre, Aronia, and Samchae showed a tendency for radical scavenging activity to increase as the concentration increased. Gondre hot water extract showed the highest ABTS radical scavenging activity. In this way, antioxidant activity was shown in the order of Gondre, Aronia, and Samchae, and the concentration showed a high activity effect at high concentrations. In the cell protection effect results, the concentration of Gondre extract was 500 μg/mL, the Samchae alcohol extract was used at concentrations of 2.5, 5, 7.5, and 10 μg/mL, and the Aronia extract was used at concentrations of 125 μg/mL. and showed a cytoprotective effect at 250 μg/mL. We hope that these research results will be used as basic data for the development of various functional foods.

This study investigated the antioxidant activities of wine made with aronia (Aronia melanocarpa). The ethanol concentration of the aronia wine was increased up to 7.8±0.1% on the 8th day of fermentation. Compared to other types of wine, the total amount of organic acids was highest in raspberry wine, followed by grape wine, arona wine, and aronia juice. Because, acetic, oxalic, and succinic acids were not detected in the aronia juice, but were detected in the aronia wine, it was determined that they were produced during alcohol fermentation. The polyphenol content in the aronia juice and wine was higher than in the grape wine and raspberry wine and was twice as much in the aroni wine than in the aronia juice. The flavonoid content in aronia juice and wine was higher than in commercial grape wine and raspberry wine. The DPPH radical scavenging ability was higher than 50% in the aronia wine and juice samples. ABTS radical scavenging activity was higher in aronia juice and wine than in raspberry wine and grape wine. The results of this study suggest that the development of wine with high antioxidant activity is possible if wine is made with aronia.

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Cheonggukjang pills with aronia and blueberries on dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced colitis in mice. There have been several reports that Cheonggukjang is effective for intestinal health, but the efficacy of Cheonggukjang containing fruits has not yet been reported. In this study, we showed the effect of cheonggukjang pills with blueberries and aronia (CPBA) on DSS-induced colitis in BALB/c mice. CPBA was obtained from Soonchang Moonokae foods and orally administered once a day for 2 weeks before DSS treatment. Colitis was induced in mice by feeding 5% (w/v) DSS drinking water for 7 days. The results showed that CPBA treatment significantly alleviated DSS-induced disease activity index associated with a decrease in colon length. CPBA improved DSS-induced histological changes and intestinal epithelial barrier integrity in mice colon. In addition, CPBA administration significantly reduced the levels of DSS-mediated interferon-γ and interleukin-6 in serum and tumor necrosis factor-α in colon tissue. Moreover, the gene expression of COX-2 and iNOS, which are factors involved in inflammatory signaling, was significantly reduced by CPBA treatment. These results suggest that CPBA have a protective effect against DSS-induced mice colitis and may be a candidate for colitis treatment.

This study was conducted to investigate the growth and antioxidant activity of Pleurotus ostreatus mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia. The diameter and dry weight of the mycelia were increased in the medium supplemented with Aronia compared with the untreated medium. The total polyphenol content of mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia and untreated medium was 6.54 mg GAE/g and 5.77 mg GAE/g, respectively. The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity of mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia and untreated medium was 61.81% and 49.65%, respectively. Moreover, the 2,2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) radical scavenging activity of mycelia grown in medium supplemented with Aronia and untreated medium was 59.83% and 52.66%, respectively. These results confirmed that P. ostreatus mycelial growth and antioxidant activity were increased when Aronia was added to the culture medium.

After making kimchi by adding 0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5% aronia (Aronia melanocarpa), microbiological and sensory characteristics were measured while fermenting it at 10oC for 28 d. The numbers of total cell and lactic acid bacteria were decreased after the maximum levels of microbial counts; that is, day 3 for control and 0.5% treatment and day 14 for 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0% treatments. Coliforms were not detected after 7 d in control and 0.5% treatments; however, they were detected after 14 d i-n 1.5 and 2.0% treatments throughout the fermentation period. Sensory properties were evaluated in the aspects of both acceptability and intensity characteristics. In the preference characteristics, overall acceptability was highest in the 1.0% group after preparation and after 14 d of fermentation. As for the aronia-added group, the intensity of the hot taste of Nabak Kimchi decreased while that of its sweet taste and sour taste increased according to the rise of both the amount of the added aronia to the kimchi and fermentation period. In conclusion, the addition of 1.0% aronia can be used to produce high-quality Nabak Kimchi while extending its storage period.

Although aronia (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott) contains higher levels of polyphenols and more antioxidant activity than other berries, it is a berry that is difficult to eat raw due to its strong astringent taste and lack of sweetness. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of tannin reduction of aronia by bioconversion method using mushroom mycelia cultures. Aronia and liquid cultures of Lentinula edodes and Phellinus linteus mycelia were mixed and then treated for 48 hours at 60°C. Tannin content, total polyphenol, total flavonoid and antioxidant activities (DPPH, ABTS radical-scavenging activities and FRAP activities) were investigated. The tannin content decreased from 64.2 mg ECE/g to 57.9 mg ECE/g (9.8% reduction) when treated with liquid culture of L. edodes and from 77.3 mg ECE/g to 47.9 mg ECE/g (38.1% reduction) from treatment with a liquid culture of P. linteus. Therefore treatment with mushroom mycelia culture solution may improve the palatability of aronia reducing the astringent taste.

본 연구는 아로니아 천연 발효종을 사용하여 sourdough starter를 만들고, sourdough starter 첨가량을 0%, 15%, 25%, 35%로 증가하며 모닝빵을 제조할 때 starter 첨가량에 따른 품질특성, 항산화력, 소비자 선호도를 비교하기 위해 수행하였다. 아로니아 sourdough starter 함량이 증가할수록 모닝빵의 pH는 감소하였고, 총산도와 수분함량은 증가하였다. 비용적과 굽기 손실율 또한 sourdough starter 첨가량에 따라 유의적으로 증가하여 35% 첨가군(AS3)에서 가장 큰 굽기 손실율을 나타내었으나(P<0.05), 높이는 25% 첨가군(AS2)이 가장 높고 35% 첨가군에서 급격히 감소하였다. 발효 팽창력의 경우 0-25% 첨가군(AS0, AS1, AS2) 모두 45분까지 유의적으로 증가하였으나(P<0.05), 35% 첨가군은 30분까지만 팽창력이 증가하다가 30분 이후에는 급격히 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 모닝빵의 총 페놀 함량과 DPPH 라디칼 소거능은 아로니아 sourdough starter 첨가량이 증가함에 따라 유의적으로 향상되었으며 (P<0.05), 색도는 첨가량이 증가할수록 밝기(L*)와 황색도 (b*)는 감소하고, 적색도는(a*) 증가하였다(P<0.05). 모닝빵의 조직감 측정 결과 응집성(cohesiveness)은 25% 첨가군이 가장 높고, 경도(hardness), 검성(gumminess), 씹힘성 (chewiness)은 아로니아 sourdough starter 첨가량이 증가할수록 유의적으로 낮게 측정되었다(P<0.05). 소비자 선호도 조사에서는 35% 첨가군의 색에 대한 선호도가 가장 낮았고, 15%와 25% 첨가군이 조직감과 전반적인 기호도가 좋은 것으로 나타났다(P<0.05). 이상의 결과에서 아로니아 sourdough starter를 첨가한 모닝빵의 품질특성, 항산화 활성, 소비자 선호도를 모두 고려할 때에 sourdough starter 는 밀가루 대비 25%를 첨가하는 것이 가장 우수하다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

Aronia has low preference because of astringent and bitter taste. Appropriate processing is essential for eating aronia. For the processing of aronia, the aim of this study is to provide basic information on the cultivar and ripening stages. Three varieties (Viking, Nero and McKenzie) were studied. We divided the stages of maturity into four levels based on color. The physicochemical properties were analyzed. In the case of hardness, the first stage of maturity was the highest, and there was no difference between varieties. As maturation progressed, brightness and yellowness gradually decreased, and redness was highest at the second stage. The sugar content was the lowest in the Viking and significantly increased with the maturity stage. The acidity was highest in the Viking. Nero showed the highest radical scavenging ability. Total polyphenols and flavonoids were the highest in Nero. The highest level was shown at the first stage by the ripening stage.

This study examined the effects of drying methods of Aronia melanocarpa on contents of total polyphenols and flavonoids, antioxidant activity and anti-inflammatory activity. As a result, freeze-dried aronia extract (FDAE) significantly exhibited higher contents of total polyphenols and flavonoids (155.76 mg GAE/g and 105.70 mg QE/g) than hot-air dried aronia extract (HDAE) (134.93 mg GAE/g and 82.29 mg QE/g). Also, FDAE showed greater antioxidant activity than HDAE in both DPPH and ABTS. For anti-inflammatory activity, NO production from lipopolysaccharide activated RAW264.7 cell reduced at a dose-dependent manner in both FDAE and HDAE. However, reduction rate of NO production is higher in FDAE (62.7%) than in HDAE (33.5%). These results suggest that comparatively, freezedrying is a better method for preserving the antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities and of aronia.

본 연구는 국내산 버찌가 수입산인 아로니아와 마키베리의 일반성분과 항산화 활성에 차이가 있는지 비교함으로써 새로운 식품소재 개발에 도움을 주고자 본 연구를 실시하였다. 버찌는 수분이 6.71%, 조단백질이 4.61% 및 조회분이 5.33%로 나타나 아로니아와 마키베리보다 높은 함량을 보였으며, 조지방 함량의 경우 버찌는 1.46%로 가장 낮은 함량을 보였다. 또한, 100 g당 철의 함량은 버찌에서 0.96 mg으로 다른 베리류에 비해 유의하게 높았다. 총 플라보노이드의 함량은 탈 이온수 추출물의 경우 아로니아와 마키베리에 비해 버찌에 2.07 QE mg/g으로 가장 높았으며, 버찌의 FRAP 환원력(156.50 TEAC μmol/g)은 탈 이온수 추출물의 경우 아로니아(121.72 TEAC μmol/g)에 비해 높은 수치를 보였다. 버찌의 탈 이온수 추출물의 경우 ABTS 라디칼 소거활성은 아로니아에 비해 높았다. 또한, ABTS 라디칼 소거활성과 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성의 EC50 value는 버찌의 에탄올 추출물과 탈 이온수 추출물이 아로니아와 마키베리에 비하여 대단히 높은 ABTS 소거활성과 DPPH 소거활성을 나타내었다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과를 종합해 보면, 버찌는 우리나라 전역에서 쉽게 채취할 수 있고, 가격이 저렴하며, 항산화 활성과 철 함량이 아로니아나 마키베리에 뒤쳐지지 않는다. 따라서 국내산 버찌를 기능성 식품의 재료로 활용하는 다양한 제품생산의 방안을 구축하는 것이 중요하다고 사료된다.