Background: Sancho (Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold and Zucc) oil is used as a traditional medicinal material to treat severs stomach inflammation and as a diuretic. This study was carried out to investigate the effect of addition of antioxidants and blended oil the storage stability and safety of the biomaterial. Methods and Results: The effects of temperature and light on sancho oil were investigated, and the ability of antioxidants in preventing rancidity of the oil was discovered. Under fluorescent light and in darkness, the acidity of the oil was much lower than that under direct sunlight. The addition of antioxidants decreased the acid value of sancho oil; the antioxidant that showed the best results in this regard was 0.5% propolis. The acid value of canola oil, which had the lowest acid value compared with that of other oils, and blended oil, containing 5% canola oil in sancho oil, decreased by 5.5% and 15%, respectively. About one acid value decrease was observed for every 1% increase in blending with canola oil. As the concentration of canola oil increased, the viscosity and the elightness (L valu) of sancho oil increased slightly, while the blueness (b value) decreased. Conclusions: The results of this study may contribute to ensuring food safety during preservation and the industrialization of the presevation of sancho oil.

Background: Sancho oil extracted from Zanthoxylum schinifolium (Siebold & Zucc) is a useful edible oil that has been in use for a long time, but it is known to be susceptible to rancidity. Sancho oil purification can remove impurities to prevent rancidity. This study was performed in order to improve the quality of sancho oil and enhance its availability throughout the purification process. Methods and Results: Sancho oil extracted in Hadong, Korea was refined via the degumming and deoxygenation processes, following which we examined the changes in the polyphenol content, fatty acid content and antioxidant activity of the oil. Acetic acid was effective for deoxygenation of sancho oil and 2 N NaOH was effective for its deoxidation. The polyphenol content and antioxidant activity were reduced by the purification process. Saturated fatty acids contents did not vary with the degumming and deoxygenation processes, however the content of unsaturated fatty acids were slightly reduced. Conclusions: This study suggests that the process of sancho oil purification used in this study will contribute to the increased use and storage of sancho oil.

추출방법을 달리하여 산초 종자의 정유성분을 추출하였 다. 초임계유체추출법은 24, 48 및 72 시간으로 구분하였고, 압착법은 볶음 및 증숙 처리하여 추출한 후 이화학적 특성을 분석하였다. 압착법에 의한 추출수율은 전처리 방법에 관계없이 30%로 동일하였으나 초임계유체 추출시는 추출 시간이 길어질수록 수율이 증가하여 72 시간 추출하였을 때 38.5%로 가장 높았다. 각각의 방법에 따라 추출된 산초 유의 비중과 굴절율은 각각 0.920∼0.297과 1.470∼1.473의 범위로서 차이를 나타내지 않았다. 점도는 볶음압착법에서 115.23±8.85 cP로 가장 낮았고, 초임계유체 추출시 181.88 ±4.8∼209.03±1.8 cP의 범위로 증가하였다. 추출법에 따른 유지의 색도 중 황색도는 초임계유체 추출시 3.81∼8.37 범위였으나 압착추출시는 29.14∼29.36으로 유의적으로 높 아 추출방법에 따라 큰 차이를 보였다. 산가는 증숙압착법 으로 추출하였을 때 0.93±0.01 mg/g으로 가장 낮았으며, 초임계유체 추출시 추출시간에 따른 유의차는 없었다. 검 화가는 182.96∼196.57 mg/KOH g의 범위로서 추출방법에 따른 차이가 없었고, TBA가는 158.96∼347.14 mg/kg의 범 위로 초임계 추출 시간이 길어질수록 증가하였다. 초임계 유체 및 증숙처리에 의한 정유성분에서는 ω-3 계열의 linolenic acid를 포함하였으나 볶음처리 추출에서는 측정되 지 않았으며, 포화지방산보다 불포화지방산의 함량(17:83, v/v)이 더 많았다.

산초유 전지질 분획에서 주요 구성지방산 조성은 eicosenoic acid 30.88%, linoleic acid 23.4%, oleic acid 19.94%, palmitic acid 10.52% 순으로 나타났으며, n-9계열 일가불포화지방산이 약 60% 이상을 차지하였다. 또한 산초유의 각 지질 분획의 구성지방산 조성에서는, triglyceride 분획에서 eicosenoic acid가 41.16%로 가장 높았고, 나머지 분획들에서는 olei