Rice ratooning is the cultural practice that easily produces secondary rice from the stubble left behind after harvesting the main crop. ‘Daol’ is an extremely early growing rice variety. Planting this variety early allows for an additional ratoon harvest after the primary rice harvest. The plant growth and yield of ratoon rice were very low compared to those of main rice. Protein, amylose content, and head rice rate were higher in ratoon rice than in main rice. The distribution by the rice flour particle size of main and ratoon rice was similar. The damaged starch content in ratoon rice was relatively high at 6.1%. Ratoon rice required a longer time and higher temperature for pasting than main rice. Compared to the original rice, peak viscosity (PV), hot paste viscosity (HPV), cool paste viscosity (CPV), and breakdown (BD) were very low, and setback (SB) was high. As a result of analyzing the gelatinization properties of main and ratoon rice using differential calorimetry, it was found that the onset (To), peak (Tp), and conclusion (Tc) of ratoon rice starch were processed at a lower temperature than those of main rice. The gelatinization enthalpy of both samples was similar. The distribution of amylopectin short chains in ratoon rice was higher than that in main rice.

This study established the optimal conditions of noodles by varying the amount of modified starch treated with octenyl succinic anhydride in wheat starch. It investigated the digestibility and quality characteristics of the produced noodles. The color difference of the noodles added with octenyl-succinic anhydride (OSA)-modified starch increased as the amount of OSA-modified starch added increased but decreased after cooking. The cooking characteristics of noodles added with OSA-modified starch showed increased weight, water absorption, and turbidity but reduced volume. In the extensibility of noodles, the noodles with 10 and 20% OSA-modified starch showed the most similar values to the control. The digestibility of noodles with OSA-modified starch added showed a higher RS content as the amount of OSA-modified starch added increased. However, it is considered that an optimal addition level of 20% of modified starch is suitable for the formation of noodle texture. As a result of this study, it is thought that OSA-modified starch, with its low digestibility, could be utilized not only in noodles but also as a low-calorie food ingredient that can replace wheat flour.

Tartary buckwheat has established itself as a functional food source because of its basic nutrition and phenolic compound contents, such as dietary fiber (DF) and rutin (RU). However, little information has been obtained concerning the comparative effects of DF and RU on the in vitro and in vivo glucose responses of tartary buckwheat flour. Moreover, the relationship between the flour’s in vitro starch digestibility and its components’ blood glucose response is not well-known. This study found that DF and RU reduced rapidly digestible starch (RDS) by 37.32→33.88% and 41.71→30.28%, whereas they increased resistant starch (RS) by 30.47→31.46% and 28.41→36.78%, respectively. Furthermore, RU had a lower glycemic index (GI) compared to DF. The regression equation for the in vitro and in vivo data from RU exhibited positive correlation (R 2 = 0.99); however, DF did not display positive correlation, which indicates that the in vitro and in vivo GI mechanisms by DF and RU are different.

재래벼와 잡초벼 등 국내 고유 유전자원을 밥쌀용 벼 품종 개발에 활용하기 위한 기초자료를 얻기 위하여 전분 호화특성 분석과 함께 식미 관련 물리·화학적 특성의 연차 간 변이를 분석하여 환경 변화에 대한 안정성을 검토하였다. 1. 76개 유전자원을 이용하여 전분 호화특성 및 식미관련 특성에 대한 조사를 연차간 수행하여 그 변이를 상관분석으로 비교한 결과 고도로 유의한 상관관계를 확인하였다. 2. 수집 특성에 따라 유전자원을 4그룹으로 나누고 조사항목의 연차간 평균값을 비교한 결과 상관계수와 관계없이 기상 변화에 따라 항목별로 연차간 유의한 차이를 확인하였다. 3. 호화특성 기반의 군집분석 결과 76개 자원이 6개의 그룹으로 각각 분류되었으며, 약 55% 이상의 유전자원이 III, IV 그룹에 분포되었고, 국내 품종(C그룹)과 국내 잡초벼(B그룹) 유전자원의 경우 군집분석결과 5개의 그룹에 걸쳐 가장 넓게 분포하였다. 4. 전분 호화특성 및 식미특성을 기준으로 밥윤기치가 높았던 국내 재래벼 2품종(왜도와 구도)과 국내 잡초벼 3품종(달성앵미10-2, 남제주앵미6, 완도앵미6) 우량품종으로 선발되었다. 5. 특히, 완도앵미6의 경우 밥윤기치 평균 값이 85.1로 매우 높았으며, 이화학적 특성 등이 수광 수준으로 양호하였는데, 이는 국내의 고유 유전자원으로부터 우수한 자원을 확보하여 유용 유전자를 도입하는 육종연구에 활용가치를 높일 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.