The purpose of this study was to investigate nutritional and functional ingredients and antioxidant activity after fermenting rice bran using Lactobacillus brevis for 24, 36, and 48 hours. The results of the analysis of the nutritional ingredients revealed that there was no significant difference in the carbohydrate, crude protein, crude fat and ash content regardless of the fermentation process and fermentation time. The amount of dietary fiber was significantly different between the unfermented and fermented rice bran and was observed to be the highest after a 48-hour fermentation. The -oryzanol, gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and total phenolic contents were significantly higher in the fermented rice bran compared to the unfermented rice bran (p<0.05) and the GABA and total phenolic contents increased significantly as the fermentation time increased (p<0.05). The 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), 2,2'-azino-bis-3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6- sulfonic acid (ABTS), superoxide and hydroxyl radical scavenging activities used to measure antioxidant effects significantly increased as the fermentation time increased (p<0.05). From these results, it was confirmed that the antioxidant effect and functional components, namely -oryzanol, GABA, and the total phenolic content of rice bran improved with fermentation. Based on these results, fermented rice bran could be presented as a functional material for use in high value-added industries.

This study examined the optimal temperature and time conditions to maintain high quality Dongchimi during the fermentation and storage period. Dongchimi was fermented at low (5oC), medium (10 and 15oC), and high (20oC) temperatures until the acidity reached 0.2, 0.3, and 0.4%. respectively. From the consumer’s preference test enrolling five consumers, Dongchimi fermented at 15oC until an acidity of 0.3% (for approximately six days) was evaluated to be the optimal status because of its high score of overall acceptance, taste, and odor of consumers. To determine the optimal storage temperature of fermentation, Dongchimi was stored at three different temperatures (−1, 2, 5oC) for four weeks after fermenting at 15oC for six days. During the storage period, most of the physicochemical properties (pH, acidity, reducing sugar content, and organic acid) and microbiological properties changed significantly in the 2 and 5oC groups, resulting in a significant change in descriptive sensory analysis of Dongchimi. These results indicate that fermentation at 15oC and storage at −1oC for Dongchimi enables it to maintain the best quality for a long time.

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the appearance, physicochemical, physical, and fermentation properties of the fermented soybean produced by manufacturing with inoculation the different types of microbial strains. The strains were inoculated by the NSI (natural strains inoculation), and the SSI (selective strain inoculation) were treatments. The appearance showed differences in color, viscous substance, and hardness depending on strains inoculation and fermentation duration. The pH, and total acidity were 6.40~7.26%, and 0.10~0.39% respectively with differences depending on the samples. The moisture content as the fermentation duration increased, the NSI (56.03~57.66%) decreased and the SSI (56.71~58.63%) increased. The physical characteristics of the hardness increased as the fermentation duration increased for the NSI and the SSI decreased. The color values for the L, a, and b values were 47.64~58.56, 7.15~9.08, and 12.41~17.30, respectively. The α-amylase and protease activities of the SSI were the highest among all treatments. The total viable cell counts of the fermented soybean products by strains were 5.02 to 9.77 log CFU/g, and SSI (fermentation, 48 hours) was the highest. The amino-type nitrogen contents of all samples were 301.62~746.97 mg% and the SSI showed the highest content. The amino acid had the highest glutamic acid content.

This paper investigated the effects of the percentages of yeast and fermentation time as well as the top and bottom temperature of oven on the baking properties of rice bread. The specific volume of the dough decreased as the amount of added yeast and fermentation time increased. When 1.5% yeast was added at 60 min of fermentation time, the shape of the rice bread showed the largest volume, high appearance and a round shape. The top and bottom temperature of the oven on the baking characteristics of rice bread were affected by the baking time. When the top and bottom temperature of the oven at 200 and 140℃, and 200 and 170℃, the baking time was 20 min. When the top and bottom temperature of oven at 140 and 170℃, the baking time was 40 min. When the top and bottom temperature of the oven were 170 and 170℃, the shape of the rice bread indicated the largest volume, high appearance and a round shape. The results of this study revealed that the replacement of rice flour with 1.5% yeast, 60 min of fermentation time, and the top and bottom temperature of oven at 170-170℃ are effective for rice bread.

김치냉장고에서 배추김치에 가장 적합한 발효온도와 시간 및 저장온도를 결정하기 위하여 발효와 저장 온도-시간 조합을 달리하여 16주 동안 저장하면서 배추김치의 품질 특성 변화를 분석하였다. pH의 변화는 발효온도가 높을수록 pH가 크게 감소하여 20℃ 24시간 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합과 5℃ 6일 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합의 경우 초기 1주 동안 pH가 크게 감소한 이후에는 아주 서서히 감소하였다. Hardness와 chewiness는 발효온도가 높을수록 더 낮은 값을 보였는데 발효가 진행됨에 따라 서서히 감소하는 경향을 나타냈고 특히 초기 4주 동안 크게 감소하였다. 관능적 특성에서 탄산미는 20℃ 24시간 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 4주. 5℃ 3일 발효 또는 6일 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 8주 후가 가장 좋았다. 신맛은 20℃ 24시간 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 8주. 5℃ 3일 또는 6일 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 12주후에 강한 신맛을 주었고 무발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 16주 후까지 신맛이 서서히 증가되었다. 따라서 총 기호도는 20℃ 24시간 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 4주. 5℃ 3일 또는 6일 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 8주 후가 가장 좋았다. 총 균수는 발효온도가 높을수록 높았고 20℃ 24시간 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합의 경우 5일 후에 4.47×108으로 최고치를 나타낸 후에 16주 후에는 1.51×105까지 감소하였다. 젖산균 수는 5℃ 6일 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합의 경우 Leuconostoc은 6일 후에 1.05×109으로 Lactobacillus는 5일 후에 1.35×109으로 최고치를 나타내 20℃ 24시간 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합의 경우보다 많은 것으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로부터, 20℃ 24시간 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합의 김치냉장고에서 배추김치는 4주가 최적 가식기간이었고, 5℃ 6일 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합과 5℃ 3일 발효/-1℃ 저장 조합에서는 8주가 최적 가식기간인 것으로 분석되었다.

Morus alba (Mulberry) leaves were exposed to fermentation for varying amounts of time: no fermentation (0 min, MANF), medial fermentation (10 h, MAMF), and full fermentation (24 h, MAFF). The chemical compositions of the teas were determined and compared with those of commercial Camellia sinensis teas. The results showed that mulberry leaf teas contained significantly higher amounts of ash and fat than Camellia sinensis tea. Compared with Camellia sinensis teas, all mulberry leaf teas contained significantly more total free amino acids (24.26~54.25mg L-glutamic acid equivalent g-1), but the concentration of caffeine was relatively low for mulberry leaf teas. High thiamine, riboflavin, and niacin contents were found in all mulberry leaf teas, but ascorbic acid and pyridoxine were found at higher levels in Camellia sinensis teas than in mulberry leaf teas. Color measurements demonstrated that mulberry leaf tea infusions generally had lower a* (greenness) and b* (yellowness) values than Camellia sinensis tea infusions. All infusions exhibited low turbidity levels (less than 10%). The contents of total phenols were measured as 71.8 and 74.9mg 100 ml-1 infusion in MANF and MAFF, respectively, but the MAMF tea infusion showed significantly lower total phenols (64.6mg 100ml-1 infusion). The total flavonoid contents of mulberry leaf tea infusions were lower (8.9~20.6mg 100 ml-1 infusion) than those of Camellia sinensis teas and thus had lower antioxidant capacities (DPPH: 326.8~526.9 μm trolox equivalent g-1 and FRAP: 364.6~387.6 μm trolox equivalent g-1) than Camellia sinensis teas. The amounts of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) and rutin were higher in fermented mulberry leaf teas; the level of GABA increased with increasing fermentation time and the content was highest in MAFF, but rutin content was highest in MAMF.