This study was conducted to investigate the properties of wet noodle when different concentrations of Prunus mume juice were added to the wheat flour. The characteristics of wet noodle including cooking properties, color, mechanical texture properties, and sensory quality were determined. The compositions of Prunus mume were 88.19% moisture, 0.45% crude ash, 4.04% citric acid and 0.41% total sugars. The pH of Prunus mume was 2.76. The moisture absorption rate, weight, volume and turbidity of cooked noodles added with Prunus mume juice were lower than reference sample. When the amount of Prunus mume juice increased, the Hunter L(brightness) value, a(redness) value of cooked noodles decreased but b(yellowness) value increased. Instrumental rheological characteristics of wet noodle containing Prunus mume juice were measured with a texture analyzer. The hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, springiness and gumminess of wet noodle with 20% Prunus mume juice were higher than others. However, the hardness of cooked noodle decreased with the increase in the amount of Prunus mume juice into noodle. The adhesiveness, cohesiveness, springiness and gumminess of cooked noodles added with Prunus mume juice were higher than reference sample. The results of sensory evaluation of cooked noodles containing Prunus mume juice indicated that the appearance, color, taste and chewiness of the cooked noodle with 10% Prunus mume juice showed the higher preference than others. Based on cooking properties, rheological and sensory evaluation, addition of 10% Prunus mume juice suggested to be acceptable for processing wet noodle.

The effect of addition with maesil(Prunus mume) juice for extending the shelf-life of wet noodle was investigated by measuring quality changes such as total microbial count and pH. The Prunus mume juice showed antimicrobial activities against Salmonella enteritidis, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus cereus, Listeria monocytogenes, and Escherichia coli. When the wet noodles containing Prunus mume juice were kept at 4℃ for 20 days, it was showed that the drop of pH was not significantly occurred during the storage. Total microbial counts for control exceeded the initial putrefactive criterion level of 1.0×106 cfu/g at 16 days of storage at 4℃. However, total microbial count of wet noodles with the addition of 10%, 20% and 30% Prunus mume juice were 3.0×102 cfu/g, 3.0×102 cfu/g, and 1.5×102 cfu/g, respectively, and these bacterial counts were still less than the criterion level ever at 20 days of storage. The addition of Prunus mume juice extended the shelf-life of wet noodle appreciably.

매실(Prunus mume)의 착즙과 건조 특성에 동결 전처리가 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위하여, 매실을 동결처리()하거나 처리하지 않고 착즙수율과 주스의 품질특성 및 건조속도와 분말의 품질특성을 각각 측정하였다. 매실의 착즙수율과 건조속도는 동결처리구가 무처리구보다 유의적으로 높은 수준을 나타내었다. 압착주스와 건조분말의 L과 b값 및 a값은 동결처리구가 무처리구보다 유의적으로 낮고 높은 수준을 각각 보였다. 압착주스와 건조분말의 유리당과 유기산