The consumption of high-salt foods is an independent risk factor for increased hypertension. Thus, evaluating the relationship of taste sensitivity and pleasantness of high-salt foods such as Korean jang products, would help contribute to an understanding of salty food eating behaviors of the Korean rural elderly. This study aimed to verify the association between taste sensitivity and salinity of Korean jang products, and the preferences of food groups and nutrient intake in the rural elderly. We studied 269 elderly persons (males 83, females 186) aged above 65 years, residing in the rural area, Sunchang gun Jeonbuk. For each subject, a recognition threshold of 4 basic tastes and pleasant concentrations of NaCl were estimated using the sip- and–spit method. Taste preferences, frequency of intake of food groups, nutrient intakes, and salinity and sweetness of Korean jang products (Doenjang, Ganjang, Gochujang) were assessed. No association was found between salt taste recognition threshold and optimally preferred concentration of salt and salinity of Korean jang products. However, the sweet taste recognition threshold was positively related to the sweetness of Korean jang products. Also, the salinity of Doenjang positively correlated with the frequencies of food groups and nutrient intakes. That is to say that the sweet taste sensitivity was related to the sweetness of Korean jang products, but was not sensitive to the salty taste. The salinity of Doenjang correlated with the consumption of food and nutrient intakes. Taken together, these findings suggest the need for appropriate intervention and education to reduce the salinity of Doenjang, which is an important modifiable factor contributing to reducing sodium intake in the rural elderly.

PUR 배지와 펄라이트 배지를 이용하여 방울토마토를 재배할 경우 적산일사량에 따른 관수가 과실의 당도에 미치는 효과에 대해서 연구하였다. PUR 배지경의 경우 관수량이 많을수록 당도가 낮은 경향을 보였으며 상위화방으로 갈수록 차이가 크게 나타났다 배액량을 25%로 했을 때 펄라이트 배지에 비해 PUR 배지에서 당도가 높게 나타났으며 생육이 진행됨에 따라서 그 차이가 커졌다. 과실의 붉은 정도를 나타내는 a＊값은 PUR 배지간에는 관수량에 따라 큰 차이를 보이지 않았으나 펄라이트 배지와는 상당한 차이를 보여 3, 4, 5화방에서는 뚜렷하게 PUR이 높은 값을 나타내었다. 과중은 펄라이트 재배에서 높았으며 PUR 배지경에서는 배액량을 25%로 하는 것이 고당도 과실을 다수확 할 수 있는 것으로 나타났다.

The effect of color, as measured on the spectrometer, on the 4 basic tastes(sweet, salty, sour & bitter) perception of a series of colored and no-flavored solutions was quantified by 16 taste panel using magnitude estimation without modulus. The regression lines for each colored series were found to differ indicating that color had a significant effect on sweetness, sourness and bitterness. A sucrose level of 4.0%, a citric acid level of 0.05%, and a nicotinamide level of 0.08% maximized the effect of color on taste's perception and its acceptability. Although color tended to confuse the perception of saltiness, this effect was not significant except for yellow solutions.

본 시험은 제주도에서 stevia (Stevia rebaudian a Bertoni M.)의 효과적인 번식, 월동방법 및 재식거리에 따른 생육과 적응성을 알고져 실시 하였던바 몇가지 얻어진 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 1) 식물생장조절제처리에 의한 발근율은 I.B.A=atonic(equation omitted)N.A.A>tachigalen>rooton>centre의 순위였고 발근수는 I.B.A>N.A.A>rooton>tachigalen>atonic>control 순위였으며 식장은 I.B.A(equation omitted)N.A.A>rooton>tachigalen>atonic>control 순위였다. 2) 상토별 효과에서는 발근율이 송이>심토>냇모래 (천사)>모래의 순위였고 발근수는 송이(equation omitted)모래>심토(equation omitted)냇모래의 순위였으며 근장은 모래>송이>냇모래>심토의 순위였다. 3) 월동효과는 polyethylene film tunnel이 가장효과가 좋았고 다음으로 polyethylene 피복이 효과적이었으며 볏짚과 왕겨피복은 재(회) 피복이나 무처리에 비해서는 효과적이나 지온상승에는 효과가 크지 못하였다. 4) 재식거리별 효과는 밀식 할수록 전체중이나 건엽중도 많았다. 5) 초장신장은 기온이 높을때 비례적으로 증가하며 7월하순부터 8월하순에 걸쳐 신장량은 급진되었다.