Food waste is a critical problem for many countries. Food producers and groceries often discard imperfect foods or food by-products that still contain nutritional value. To address this problem, some food manufacturers have turned to upcycling, that is, to convert otherwise discarded ingredients into new food products (e.g., cacao fruit pulp into crunch bites). Consumers’ acceptance of sustainable products is generally lower than that of conventional products due to quality concerns. We speculate that for upcycled food products, consumers’ perception of product quality may vary when different percentages of imperfect ingredients are integrated into the products. Drawing from schema congruity theory, this research examines how the usage of imperfect ingredients can impact the perceived quality of upcycled food products. The implications for marketing upcycled foods are discussed.

Inaccurate amounts of active ingredients in disinfectants can result in inefficiency or in potential toxicity to the environment and living organisms. This may lead to disinfection failure, and consequently, biosecurity failure. To ensure the efficiency of disinfectants and their ongoing compliance with safety and quality requirements, continuous and systematic post-market surveillance studies are needed. Herein, the content of ten commercial disinfectants purchased in 2021 was analyzed. Selective analytical techniques, such as automated titration, colorimetry, and high-performance liquid chromatography, were used to evaluate the content of several active ingredients present in disinfectants, such as potassium peroxymonosulfate, benzalkonium chloride, glutaraldehyde, phosphoric acid, citric acid, and malic acid. The obtained values were then compared with the label claims; the active ingredient contents of all disinfectants were within the acceptable range of 90–120% of the label claim.

This study aimed to evaluate the changes in the content of functional components and antioxidant activity of rice and barley according to the milling process used. A considerable amount of γ-oryzanol was observed in unmilled rice and barley. However, γ-oryzanol was not detected in the rice and barley after the milling process. The highest content of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) was observed in the unmilled Keunalbori-1-ho barley. The contents of biotin in all samples also decreased in the milled grains compared to the unmilled grains. The highest content of total polyphenols and flavonoids was observed in the Heuksujeongchal barley, and the highest radical scavenging activity was also found in this grain. The milling process led to a decrease in the content of functional components, including γ-oryzanol, GABA, biotin, polyphenols, and flavonoids in both rice and barley. These results may be useful in the development of processed foods using cereal grains.

이 연구는 열역학적으로 불안정한 활성성분을 안정하게 봉입하기위해 초임계 상태에서 다중층 의 리포좀을 생성하고 유효성분을 봉입하는 것에 관한 것이다. 초임계 상태에서 원활하게 리포좀을 형성시 키기 위하여 식물성유래의 하이드로제네이티드 포스파티딜콜린과 그 유도체, 하이드로제네이티드 수크로 오스다이스테아레이트를 포함하는 혼합 계면활성제를 고순도로 합성하였다. 이것을 반응조에 이산화탄소 를 주입하여 초임계상태를 만들고 교반함으로써 거대 리포좀을 생성시키고, 여기에 제니스테인(genistein) 과 쿼세틴(quercetin)을 첨가하여 봉입하는 제조방법에 대하여 기술하였다. 혼합지질계면활성제(SC-Lipid Complex)의 HLB는 12.50이었으며, 아주 낮은 농도에서도 다중층의 리포좀 소포체가 형성되었다. 이 계면 활성제의 외관은 엷은 황색의 페이스트로 특이취가 있었으며, 비중은 0.972이었고, 산가는 0.12로 고순도 로 합성이 되었음을 알 수 있었다. SC-Lipid Complex를 사용하여 20 wt%의 카플릭/카프릭 트리글리세라 이드와 트리에칠헥사노인을 사용한 유화력 실험결과 96.2 %의 유화력을 가지고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 제 니스테인을 봉입한 초임계 리포좀에 대하여 투과전자현미경(Cryo-TEM)을 통해 다중층의 리포좀 소포체 가 형성되었다는 것을 확인하였다. 제니스테인이 봉입된 1차 리포좀화한 입자 크기는 253.9 nm이었고, 2 차 캡슐의 크기는 18.2 ㎛ 이었다. 제니스테인을 표준물질로 하여 초임계 상태 리포좀의 봉입효율은 99.5 %이었고, 일반적인 리포좀은 93.6 %의 효율을 가지는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 쿼세틴을 봉입한 항산화력 실험은 DPPH법으로 확인한 결과 초임계리포좀에서 유의성 있게 우수한 항산화력을 유지하고 있음을 알 수 있었다. 이러한 결과를 바탕으로 효과는 우수하나 열역학적으로 불안정한 원료를 유기용매를 사용하지 않고 초임계 상태에서 리포좀에 봉입하고, 고기능성의 스킨케어 화장품, 메이크업 화장품, 두피보호용 화장 품 등 다양한 제형에 응용이 가능할 것으로 기대한다.

The main purpose of this study was to examine the correlation between the consumption of red ginseng-based ‘SSR’ for 30 days and the reduction in human fatigue, blood component changes, and immune cell activity in 35 human subjects. ‘SSR’ is composed of zinc oxide, folic acid, and D-α-tocopherol with red ginseng as the main component. According to the protocol criteria of the study, 35 subjects who understood the purpose of the study and signed an informed consent form were selected. The fatigue survey was conducted through a questionnaire, and after taking ‘SSR', a decreased tendency of physical, mental, and neurosensory fatigue was observed. In hematological analysis, no significant changes were observed in the levels of WBC, RBC, and hemoglobin; however, AST (SGOT) and ALT (SGPT) levels were statistically significantly decreased. In immunological analysis, it was observed that the proliferative effect of T cells (CD3+CD4+) was greater than that of NK cells (CD16+CD56+). The collected data were subjected to t-test analysis using the SPSS 25.0 statistical program. The result from this study proposes that ‘SSR’ can be used as a functional food material as it reduces human fatigue and enhances immune function.

하수오(Polygonum multiflorum Thunb)는 다년생 덩굴성 식물로, 지하부인 뿌리(tuber)는 한의학에서 약재로 다양한 질병의 치료에 사용되고 있다. 하수오를 한약재로 사용하기 위하여 약용물질의 증진 또는 식물의 독성을 줄이기 위해 1차 가공 및 포제를 한다. 본 연구에서는 하수오 포제에 있어 다양한 보료처리를 통해 주요물질의 유효성분 함량을 확인 해 보고, 하수오 포제에 적합한 보료를 검증하는 실험을 진행하였다. 또한, 실험에 두 가지 타입의 하수오를 활용하여 기존 유통품 하수오와 조직배양 연구를 통해 개발된 KIOM 특허 기반 하수오를 비교하는 실험을 진행하였다. 하수오의 주요 지표물질인 emodin의 함량이 참깨추출물을 보료로 사용한 처리구를 제외한 나머지 보료 처리구(흑두즙, 쌀뜨물, 감두즙, 로즈마리추출물)에서 KIOM품이 유통품보다 높게 측정되는 것을 확인하였다. 특히 KIOM품은 기존에 알려진 하수오 보료인 흑두즙보다 감두즙을 보료로 사용해 포제 하였을 때 0.29 ug/mg 더 높은 emodin의 함량이 확인 되었다. 본 연구결과를 통해 하수오의 약용자원으로 사용함에 있어 앞으로 KIOM하수오의 생산과 포제에 관련된 연구가 더 이루어 져야 할 것이며, 연구 결과는 하수오의 포제에 있어 표준화와 현대화를 위한 기초 지식 및 결과로 사용 될 것이라고 사료된다.

Barley is an important cereal gain which is traditionally used in some nations of Asia and North Africa, and there has been growing interest in using barley as an ingredient in food due to their nutritional value and high content of phyto-constituents. However, no study report on comparative feed value between sprouted barley, cornflake and alfalfa hay. Therefore, in this study we aimed to evaluate the chemical composition, amino acid profile and mineral content of 6 day sprouted barley fodder (SBF) compared with cornflake and alfalfa hay using by AOAC method, as an alternative feed ingredient. Results showed that SBF had higher content of crude protein, acid detergent insoluble crude proteins and neutral detergent insoluble crude protein than alfalfa hay and cornflake; cornflake had higher crude fiber, neutral detergent fiber content than SBF and alfalfa hay; alfalfa hay had higher crude fiber, crude ash, acid detergent fiber, neutral detergent fiber and lignin level than SBF and cornflake. Also, significant differences were found on amino acid content among them (p<0.01). The most abundant amino acid in SBF was glutamate (123 g/kg DM), which is higher than in alfalfa hay (1.27%) or cornflake (1.58%). However, methionine (1.33%) and cysteine (1.53%) were the least abundant amino acids in SBF compared with cornflake or alfalfa hay. Furthermore, our study results exhibited that SBE comprise a good sources of minerals including ferrous (90.01 mg/kg) followed by zinc (20.50 mg/kg), magnesium (0.20 mg/kg) and sodium (0.03 mg/kg) as compared to cornflake and alfalfa hay. The present research findings, confirmed that the nutritional values of SBF are comparable to those of cornflake and alfalfa hay. Hence, SBF can be a better alternative feed ingredient for cornflake or alfalfa hay. However, feeding trials will be required to determine acceptability of SBF for ruminant production.

This study aims to explore the motivations and effects of country of ingredient authenticity on product judgement and willingness to buy or/and recommend. Country of ingredient authenticity can be defined as set of consumers’ generic characteristics or traits of seeking/pursuing/consuming raw materials/goods and/or artisan skills that are deemed to be superior and synonymous to a specific location in the pursuits of one’s self image and social standing (Cheah, Zainol and Phau, 2017). The jewellery brands used in this study are Swarovski, Pandora and Monora. The 4X1 exploratory research design looks at four different conditions applied to the three jewellery brands. AMOS and SPSS were used to analyse the data and determine model fit. Managerial implications include the positive recognition of the ingredient authenticity of Swarovski crystals incorporated with other products/brands. Theoretical Development Country-of-origin acts as a quality indicator (Bilkey & Nes, 1982). Consumers rely on their perceptions of product quality from a specific country to evaluate other products from the same country. The home country of a brand and its image can serve as a source of competitive advantage or disadvantage (Cuervo-Cazurra & Un, 2015). In more recent times, product collaborations and ingredient branding techniques have been adopted in the marketplace. As a first for its brand, Louis Vuitton partnered with Supreme to launch a streetwear line in 2017. In 2011, Prada launched a ‘made in’ campaign to highlight the authenticity of the raw materials and artisan skills used to create the products. Country-of-ingredient-authenticity aimed at exploring how countries can capitalize on their expertise to improve product and country image perceptions. The incorporation of materials and skills from the country-of-ingredientauthenticity can be a strategic decision that allows brands to alleviate the product judgement and willingness to buy or recommend (Suter et al., 2017). This decision can prove to be advantageous for the firm (Suter et al., 2018). This study aims to uncover whether Swarovski crystals, as both a raw material and artisan skill, can affect consumers’ perception of the product judgement and willingness to buy and recommend. The study also profiled the motivations of consumers’ seeking these ingredient-authentic products. In this research, statusseeking consumption and fashion knowledge act as the underpinning background variable to the model (Flynn et al, 2000; Eastman et al 1999). Luxury consumption is driven by the need for status in conspicuous luxury consumers whereas fashion knowledge in inconspicuous luxury consumers (Jaikumar, Singh and Sarin, 2018; Koo and Im, 2017). The study aims to discover whether status-seeking consumption and fashion knowledge has a significant impact on consumers’ need for seeking authentic ingredients in jewellery. --------Insert Figure 1 and Figure 2 here -------- Research Design In order to test our hypotheses, an online Qualtrics survey was created and administered to an Indonesian sample aged between 18 to 55 years old. Four sets of surveys were created to reflect the 4 different stimulus (Table 1). The study aims to look at whether the different brands paired with different ingredient authentic materials would result in a different perception of product judgement and willingness to buy/recommend (Maxham and Netemeyer, 2003; Bower and Landreth, 2001; Wood and Darling, 1993). The researchers were also interested to uncover the motivations behind the need for ingredient authenticity in consumers’ decision making to buy jewellery. The brands chosen were Swarovski, Pandora and Monora. Swarovski serves as the control to measure consumers’ response to the actual brand with the incorporated Swarovski crystals. Pandora was used as it is a well-known jewellery brand with a potential collaboration with Swarovski and Monora is a lesserknown jewellery brand whose brand and product quality could improve with the incorporation of Swarovski crystals. Respondents chosen had to be interested in or aware of luxury branded goods as it is important to possess some knowledge to seek for authenticity in luxury branded products. 600 completed surveys were collected in a span of 2 months. AMOS 21 software was used to run SEM model and test for model fit. SPSS 22 was used to run a median split and independent sample T-test to ascertain the motivations of ingredient-authenticity behaviour between low and high status seeking and fashion knowledge consumers. --------Insert Table 1-------- Results Four models were tested on AMOS to determine the model fit and its significant interactions. Study One – Swarovski jewellery with Swarovski crystals The conceptual model has achieved a good model fit with indices of χ2(94) = 128.937, p = .01. The other indices suggest adequate fit, SRMR = .0303, GFI = .910, IFI = .988, TLI = .985, CFI = .988, RMSEA = .049, PCLOSE= .510. Study Two – Pandora jewellery with Swarovski crystals The conceptual model has achieved a good model fit with indices, of χ2(34) = 63.490, p = .002. The other indices suggest adequate fit, SRMR = .0415, GFI = .933, IFI = .980, TLI = .968, CFI = .980, RMSEA = .076, PCLOSE= .071. Study Three – Pandora jewellery with real crystals The conceptual model has achieved a good model fit with indices, of χ2(54) = 56.332, p = .388. The other indices suggest adequate fit, SRMR = .0233, GFI = .945, IFI = .999, TLI = .998, CFI = .999, RMSEA = .017, PCLOSE= .900. Study Four – Monora jewellery with Swarovski crystals The conceptual model has achieved a good model fit with indices, of χ2(109) = 182.549, p = .000. The other indices suggest adequate fit, SRMR = .0464, GFI = .893, IFI = .975, TLI = .968, CFI = .974, RMSEA = .066, PCLOSE= .06. A median split and independent sample T-test were carried out on low and high status-seeking and fashion knowledge consumers and their means compared to the ingredient-authentic seeking behaviours. Status-seeking behaviour is the main driver of consumers acting on the need for authenticity of raw materials and artisan skills on all 4 stimulus. This behaviour could be attributed by consumers’ hedonic need to own jewellery that signal good quality and design. Fashion knowledge consumers seek authenticity of raw materials and artisan skills in both Pandora stimulus and looked for authenticity of artisan skills in Monora stimulus. This indicates that owning a Pandora jewellery can be attributed to being a trendy fashionista following the current trend of collecting charms. As for the lesser known brand, Monora, the incorporation of the ingredient authentic Swarovski crystal helped consumers to identify the authentic artisan skill that goes into making the jewellery. -------- Insert Table 2 and 3 here -------- Conclusion Swarovski jewellery commands high interest in consumers seeking for ingredient authentic products as authenticity of artisan skills positively influences product judgement and authenticity of raw materials positively influences willingness to recommend. There was no ingredient-authenticity effect in consumers when exposed to Pandora jewellery with Swarovski crystals. Pandora has always been associated and known for the novelty of collecting the charm trinkets. Consumers are more likely to buy Pandora for their charms rather than the fact it is embedded with a Swarovski crystal. Pandora jewellery with real crystals was perceived positively by consumers to increase product judgement and willingness to recommend and buy. Again, the collectors’ mindset plays a role in this behaviour. The strong brand effect also plays well into Pandora’s popularity in the marketplace. Monora jewellery with Swarovski crystals piqued consumers’ interest in the ingredient authentic product with authenticity of artisan skills positively influencing product judgment and authenticity of raw materials positively influencing willingness to recommend. The results support the idea that when Swarovski crystal is incorporated into a lesser known brand’s product, it increases the quality perception and word of mouth value. On all four studies, consumers’ product judgment positively influences willingness to recommend indicating consumers are more willing to spread word-of-mouth when they believe the product is of good quality. This willingness to recommend then positively leads to willingness to buy the product. Status-seeking behaviour was seen as a main factor for consumers when searching for the ingredient-authenticity of the jewellery. For Swarovski and Monora, the ingredient played a part in inducing the ingredient-authenticity behaviour whereas owning a Pandora jewellery signifies some sort of in-class group reference and trend. The Pandora results are supported when consumers who have fashion knowledge also sought the ingredient-authenticity of the Pandora product.

Ingredients are the component parts or elements of something. Brands often portray a product’s ingredients, components, and parts as humanlike messengers in advertising and packaging. Nature’s Way, for example, humanizes a strawberry for their Vita Gummies by portraying it with eyes and a mouth. This study explores whether imbuing ingredients or components with humanlike features influences consumer perceptions and decisions. The results of Study 1 demonstrated that anthropomorphizing an ingredient successfully intensified consumer purchase decision in a coffee shop context. However, not all humanized ingredients were effective. The data from Study 2 revealed that anthropomorphizing a primary ingredient was more likely to increase purchase intentions than anthropomorphizing a secondary ingredient. This effect was mediated by quality perceptions. While prior research investigated the effect of product anthropomorphization on consumer responses, our study mainly focused on humanizing the ingredients that constitute a product, an important topic that has not yet been investigated in the marketing and consumer research.

This study attempted to establish an ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) analysis method for standard determination of silymarin as a health functional food material in Silybum marianum extraxt (milk thistle). UPLC was performed on a Waters Acquity BEH C18 (50×2.1 mm, 1.7 μm) column using a gradient elution of distilled water and methanol at a flow rate of 0.21 mL/min and detection wavelength of 288 nm. The UPLC method showed high linearity in the calibration curve at a coefficient of determination (r2) of >0.9999, and limit of detection and quantitation for 6 flavonolignans were 0.0167-0.2469 and 0.1648-1.2931 μg/mL, respectively. The recovery of each flavnolignan was in the range of 99.96-100.81%, and the relative standard deviation for precision of each flavonolignan was less than 1.0%. The UPLC method established in this study was more specific for the quantitative determination of silymarin than the HPLC method. Also, since the UPLC method is shorter in the equipment operation time and smaller in the amount of used solvent than the HPLC method, UPLC is expected to have higher energy efficiency and lower environmental impact compared with HPLC.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of oxides (caryophyllene oxide, eucalyptol and linalool oxide), one of the major ingredients of essential oils, on odor intensity, electroencephalography (EEG) response and emotional response. The subjects were women in their twenties. Inhalation concentrations of oxides were varied from 0.01 to 10%, and EEGs were collected by Quantitative EEG. The odor intensity and average preference index (API) of the oxides were ranked in the order of eucalyptol > linalool oxide > caryophyllene oxide. Eucalyptol is a refreshing and pleasant substance that activates the brain (activation of β and γ waves and spectral edge frequencies (SEF50 and SEF90)). Linalool oxide has a calm and soft substance (activation of θ, inactivation of α, β, and γ waves) at a low concentration (<0.1%), and a fresh smell at high concentration (inactivation β and activation of θ and γ). Caryophyllene oxides were evaluated as a substance that is comfortable, soft, calm and sedating, which deactivates the brain (activation of α, inactivation of β and γ). Oxide materials showed a positive correlation between the odor intensity and the SEFs. Each of the oxides showed unique characteristics in the areas of odor intensity, emotional response, API, and EEG. These results give us a better understanding of the properties of the pure materials that make up a fragrance, and provide useful information for the manufacture of fragrance products or aroma oil blends with enhanced specific functions.

본 연구에서는 잣나무 잎으로 70% 에탄올 추출물과 증류수 추출물을 얻은 후 항산화 효과, 항염증, 미백효과 등 다양한 효과를 검증하고자 연구를 수행하였다. 항산화 실험 결과, 폴리페놀, 플라보 노이드 효과에서는 폴리페놀과 플라보노이드 함량이 농도 의존적으로 증가하였다. 폴리페놀과 플라보노 이드 함량은 증류수 추출물에 비해 에탄올 추출물에서 높은 것으로 확인되었다. B16F10, RAW264.7 세 포에서 농도별로 세포독성이 나타나지 않았으며, NO 생성 억제능 측정 결과, LPS로 유도된 NO 생성 을 효과적으로 억제하여 항염증 활성이 있을 것으로 예측되었다. 멜라닌 생합성 억제능 측정결과, 유의 한 감소효과를 확인하였으며, western blot을 수행하여 MITF, Tyrosinase 단백질 발현억제 실험결과, 농 도 의존적으로 현저히 억제됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 본 연구결과로부터 잣나무 잎추출물은 화장품 소재로서의 다양한 활용 가능성이 있을 것으로 사료된다.

This study examined the traditional edible basis and ingredients of Song-gi used for Pyeon of Jong-ga ancestral ritual food. Through an investigation of references, a case study, and ingredient analysis for traditional edible basis of Song-gi, the nutritional value and availability as food material were reviewed. Among the 4 kinds of pine trees from 4,705 types of edible materials usable as food listed in the 《Korea Food Standards Codex》, ‘Pinus radiata D. Don’, in which the husk is acknowledged as an edible food, was applied in this study. This study processed the Song-gi following the method of jongga and divided into pine inner bark (PIB) and pine inner bark powder (PIBP) to analyze the general composition and dietary fiber. The main composition of PIB was carbohydrate, in which the content was 88.7% per 100 g. The content of dietary fiber was 73.7% per 100 g and the insoluble dietary fiber reached 92.3% in total dietary fiber. In conclusion, the edibility of Song-gi, which has a considerable amount of insoluble dietary fiber caused constipation because it absorbed the moisture in the intestine due to the lack of nutrients but may be developed as a functional food that helps the digestive activation of the intestine and improve the health of the intestine if taken with balanced nutrition.

본 연구에서는 Phytosphingosine(PhS)과 Phytosphingosine-1-phosphate(PhS1P)를 피부 미 용 측면에서 생리활성을 연구하여 화장품 소재로서 가능성 여부를 규명하고자 B16F10 멜라닌 세포, RAW264.7 대식 세포, HDF 섬유아세포를 이용하여 3가지 세포에 대한 독성을 파악하고 항염증, 항 멜 라닌, MMP-1 발현 억제, Western blot analysis 실험을 통해 효과를 확인 하고자한다. 본 실험 결과 B16F10, RAW264.7, HDF 세포에 대한 독성이 낮은 것으로 확인하였으며, 항염증 NO 저해능 실험에 서 PhS1P이 PhS보다 더 강력한 저해활성을 나타냈다. MMP-1 발현 또한 마찬가지로 PhS1P이 더 우수 했고, 그 기작은 ERK 활성 감소에 의한 것임을 확인하였다. 한편, 멜라닌 생성 저해능은 알부틴 보다 우수하였으며, 그 작용은 Tyrosinase 발현을 억제하는 것임을 확인하였다. 이상의 결과를 종합하면, 생리 활성물질인 PhS과 PhS1P는 주름개선 및 미백화장품의 피부 개선을 위한 기능성화장품으로 활용 가능성 을 확인할 수 있었다.