This study aims to investigate the physicochemical properties of meat analogs by using high and low moisture extrusion processes to create a plant-based analog burger patty material. The isolated soy protein blends of low- and high-meat analogs (LMMA and HMMA) were texturized using the twin-screw extruder equipped with a cooling die. The highest hardness, cohesiveness, chewiness, and cutting strength were observed in beef, but the highest stringiness was indicated in HMMA. The highest integrity index was seen in beef, while LMMA had the highest nitrogen solubility index (NSI). LMMA also had the highest water holding capacity (WHC) and water absorption capacity (WAC), whereas beef had the highest oil absorption capacity (OAC). LMMA had the highest emulsifying activity (EA) and emulsion stability (ES) in emulsifying properties. Further, the highest protein digestibility was revealed in LMMA. This study suggested that extrusion process types influence the quality of meat analog, which could be the elementary source for manufacturing the analog burger patty.

The purpose of this study was to analyze the effectiveness of different storage periods of lactic acid bacteria (LAB)-fermented low moisture fresh rice straw silage. The low moisture fresh rice straw sample was inculcated with LAB and stored for different storage periods such as 45, 90, and 365 days, respectively. The low moisture fresh rice straw (LMFRS) silage inoculated with LAB exhibited reduction in pH throughout the fermentation as compared with the control (P<0.05). The lactic acid content was increased at the late fermentation period (90 and 365 days, respectively) in LAB inoculated LMFRS silage as compared with the control (P<0.05). In contrast, the acetic acid and butyric acid concentrations were slightly reduced in the LAB inoculated LMFRS silage sample at 90 and 365 days fermentation, respectively. Meanwhile, the non-inoculated LMFRS silage showed higher amounts of acetic acid and butyric acid at an extended fermentation with low bacterial population as compared with the LAB inoculated LMFRS silage. However, lactic acid concentration was slightly high in the non-inoculated LMFRS silage at early 45 days fermentation. Additionally, the nutrient profile such as crude protein (CP), acid detergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), and total digestibility nutrients (TDN) were not significantly different in control and LAB inculcated samples during all fermentation. Though, the microbial population was greater in the LAB inoculated LMFRS silage as compared with the control. However, the massive population was noted in the LAB inoculated LMFRS silage during all fermentation. It indicates that the inoculated LAB is the main reason for increasing fermentation quality in the sample through pH reduction by organic acids production. Overall results suggest that the LAB inoculums are the effective strain that could be a suitable for LMFRS silage fermentation at prolonged days.

The effects of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) mixtures on low moisture Italian ryegrass (IRG) silage fermentation was evaluated in field conditions. The experiment was categorized into two groups: Un-inoculated (Control) and Inoculated with LAB mixture for four storage periods (45, 90, 180, and 365 days, respectively). Silage inoculated with the LAB mixture had the lowest pH with highest lactic acid production than the control from beginning at 45-365 days at all moistures. Higher LAB counts were observed in inoculated silages than the control silages at whole experimental periods. It is a key reason for the rapid acidification and higher lactic acid production in silages during the storage periods. Overall results suggest that an adding of LAB mixture had positive effects on the increasing aerobic stability of silage and preserved its quality for an extended duration.

OBJECTIVES : The objective of this research is to determine the moisture resistance of the freeze-thaw process occurring in low-noise porous pavement using either hydrated-lime or anti-freezing agent. Various additives were applied to low-noise porous asphalt, which is actively paved in South Korea, to overcome its disadvantages. Moreover, the optimum contents of hydrated-lime and anti-freezing agent and behavior properties of low-noise porous asphalt layer are determined using dynamic moduli via the freeze-thaw test. METHODS: The low-noise porous asphalt mixtures were made using gyratory compacters to investigate its properties with either hydratedlime or anti-freezing agent. To determine the dynamic moduli of each mixture, impact resonance test was conducted. The applied standard for the freeze-thaw test of asphalt mixture is ASTM D 6857. The freeze-thaw and impact resonance tests were performed twice at each stage. The behavior properties were defined using finite element method, which was performed using the dynamic modulus data obtained from the freezethaw test and resonance frequencies obtained from non-destructive impact test. RESULTS: The results show that the coherence and strength of the low-noise porous asphalt mixture decreased continuously with the increase in the temperature of the mixture. The dynamic modulus of the normal low-noise porous asphalt mixture dramatically decreased after one cycle of freezing and thawing stages, which is more than that of other mixtures containing additives. The damage rate was higher when the freeze-thaw test was repeated. CONCLUSIONS : From the root mean squared error (RMSE) and mean percentage error (MPE) analyses, the addition rates of 1.5% hydrated-lime and 0.5% anti-freezing agent resulted in the strongest mixture having the highest moisture resistance compared to other specimens with each additive in 1 cycle freeze-thaw test. Moreover, the freeze-thaw resistance significantly improved when a hydrated-lime content of 0.5% was applied for the two cycles of the freeze-thaw test. Hence, the optimum contents of both hydrated-lime and anti-freezing agent are 0.5%.

오이묘가 저온피해를 입기 전, 후 토양수분조건과 몇 가지의 화학물질처리가 오이묘의 냉해 경감에 미치는 영향을 연구한 결과 토양수분 -0.3bar 적습상태에서 07:00시에 2℃로 저온처리를 했을 때, 생존율은 28.3%이었으나 -5.5bar에서는 83.3%로 높아져 토양수분이 건조하면 저온피해가 감소되었다. 그러나 18:00시에 저온처리하면 -0.3bar에서도 생존율은 87% 이상이었다. 토양수분이 건조하면 엽신의 ABA함량은 크게 증가되었다. 저온처리 전, 후 ABA의 토양 및 엽면처리는 오이묘의 생존율을 유의하게 증가시켰고 세포의 전해질 누출량도 현저하게 감소시켰으며, 수량의 감소를 경감시켰다. 또한 ABA 처리는 저온처리 후보다는 저온처리 전에, 엽면처리보다는 토양에 처리하는 것이 보다 효과적이었다. ABA(10-5M)와 더불어 요소(0.2%)와 KH2PO4의 엽면살포는 오이의 생장과 수량에 미치는 저온피해를 경감시키는데 효과적이었다.