To improve usability of super sweet corn, extracts were prepared with hydrolytic enzyme and changes in physicochemical and antioxidant properties were analyzed. Soluble solids and reducing sugars contents were higher in all enzyme treatment groups than in the control. When enzyme treatment time increased, contents of soluble solids and reducing sugars were also increased. There was no significant difference in lightness between treatment groups, with redness showing the highest value in the control and yellowness showing the highest value in the invertase treatment group. Free sugar content in the control was the lowest. However free sugar content in the enzyme combination treatment group was increased by more than four times compared to that in the control. Contents of ascorbic acid, flavonoids and polyphenols were higher in the enzyme treatment group than in the control. In particular, the enzyme combination treatment group showed the highest content. DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging abilities were significantly higher in all enzyme treatment groups than in the control. Radical scavenging abilities of cellulase treatment group and enzyme combination treatment group showed high activity. The activity increased when enzyme treatment time increased. The combined enzyme treatment method for super sweet corn was suitable for food processing.

To enhance the efficacy of Abeliophyllum distichum leaves, extracts were prepared using different solvents for hydrolytic enzyme-treated Abeliophyllum distichum leaves. Physicochemical quality and antioxidant activity were measured. Soluble solids, reducing sugar, ascorbic acid, flavonoids, and polyphenols contents showed the lowest values in the control without enzyme treatment. However, they showed high contents in ethanol extract. In the case of enzyme treatment, their values were higher than those of the control. In particular, verbascoside content increased about 220 times more than that of the control group when treated with enzymes and extracted with 50% ethanol. pH was lowered upon enzymatic treatment. Regarding DPPH radical scavenging activity, for enzyme-free, 25% ethanol extract showed the highest activity among extracts with different solvents. For cellulase and pectinase-treated leaves, water extract showed the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity among extracts with different solvents. For leaves treated with enzyme combination, 50% ethanol extract showed the highest DPPH radical scavenging activity among extracts with different solvents. Regarding ABTS radical scavenging activity, it was generally higher in the 50% ethanol extract than in the water extract and 25% ethanol extract. In particular, verbascoside content was increased when the extract was prepared by co-treatment with enzymes and 50% ethanol.

표고(Lentinula edodes), 노루궁뎅이(Hericium erinaceus), 느타리(Pleurotus ostreatus)의 버섯수확후배지(spent mushroom substrate, SMS)를 퇴비화에 활용하였다. 퇴비화 온도변화는 50oC 이상에서 7일에서 10일 동안 지속 되어 30일에 부숙이 완료되었다. 퇴비화 된 LeCSMS, HeCSMS는 130%, 80% 무종자에 대한 종자 발아지수를 보여 부숙도에 대한 종자 발아지수를 충족하였다. 퇴비화에 따른 물리 화학적 변화를 조사한 바 pH 범위가 4-5 에서 6-7로 증가 되었고 EC는 1-1.4 dS/m로 소폭 감소 되었으며 유기질 함량은 LeCSMS에서 36.9%로 SMS에 비하여 60% 이상 가장 큰 폭으로 감소 되었다. LeCSMS 를 기준으로 N (1.2%), P(2.3%), K(0.77%)함량이 조사되었으며 중금속은 모든 CSMS에서 기준치 이하였으며 Ca, Mg는 30%에서 60%이상 증가하였다. C/N비는 LeCSMS, HeCSMS에서 15% 낮았으나 PoCSMS에서 32%로 높게 나타났다. LeCSMS 처리에 따른 고추 유묘 생육효과는 시판 유기퇴비 처리구 등 대조 구에 비하여 초장이 60% 이상 높게 성장했으며 옆폭, 옆장, 옆수에서 다른 대조 구 에 비하여 모두 우수한 생육 효과를 보였다.

Although aronia (Aronia melanocarpa (Michx.) Elliott) contains higher levels of polyphenols and more antioxidant activity than other berries, it is a berry that is difficult to eat raw due to its strong astringent taste and lack of sweetness. Therefore, in this study, we investigated the effect of tannin reduction of aronia by bioconversion method using mushroom mycelia cultures. Aronia and liquid cultures of Lentinula edodes and Phellinus linteus mycelia were mixed and then treated for 48 hours at 60°C. Tannin content, total polyphenol, total flavonoid and antioxidant activities (DPPH, ABTS radical-scavenging activities and FRAP activities) were investigated. The tannin content decreased from 64.2 mg ECE/g to 57.9 mg ECE/g (9.8% reduction) when treated with liquid culture of L. edodes and from 77.3 mg ECE/g to 47.9 mg ECE/g (38.1% reduction) from treatment with a liquid culture of P. linteus. Therefore treatment with mushroom mycelia culture solution may improve the palatability of aronia reducing the astringent taste.

Physicochemical properties of water quality were analyzed to understand the long-term variations in Lake Youngrang from 1998 to 2015. Nonparametric statistical methods were applied to deduct correlation among water quality parameters and water quality trend. In total observations (N=64), the Secchi depth (SD) transparency showed significant positive correlation with salinity (r=0.458) and highly significant negative correlation with chlorophyll-a (r= - 0.649) for p<0.0001 in two-tailed test of Spearman’s rank correlation. Significant negative correlations of SD were observed with chemical oxygen demand (COD), total phosphorus (TP) and total nitrogen (TN). These correlation patterns were very similar in rainy (N=25) and non-rainy (N= 39) periods too. Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) had significant correlation with COD. Sen’s slope test was performed along with Mann-Kendall trend test (significance α=0.05, two-tailed) to find water quality trend. Positive trends were observed for SD and salinity with Sen’s slopes 0.012 and 0.385, respectively (p<0.0001). Negative significant trends were observed for total nitrogen (TN) and Chl-a with Sen’s slopes - 0.02 (p<0.0001) and - 0.346 (p=0.0010), respectively. Temperature, COD and phosphorus components had no trends. Carlson’s trophic state index (TSI) for SD, TP and Chl-a were obtained in the ranges of 46~80, 37~82 and 39~82, respectively. Trophic index values suggest that Lake Youngrang was mesoeutrophic to eutrophic and there could be possibility of anoxia during the summer and dominance of blue-green algae. Excess nutrient inputs from external and internal sources were the causes of eutrophication in this lake. The findings of this study would be helpful to recognize water quality variables to manage the water body.

We investigated the changes in the physicochemical properties of wheat grains during ripening stage to determine the effect of the rise in average temperature on that of wheat grains. The treated average temperatures were 18.3°C(control), 19.9°C(1.6°C increase), 21.5°C(3.2°C increase) in artificial climate room from heading time to harvest. Results showed that the ripening period from heading to maturity tended to be shorter during higher temperature treatment condition. The 1,000-grain weight, grain width, number of florets per spike, and number of grains per spike decreased as the ripening period was shortened. Gelatinization properties were affected by high temperature due to the reduction of starch and amylose contents. As the grain filling period was shortened by high temperature treatments, the crude protein content increased. As the grain filling period was shortened by 6 days, the starch and amylose contents decreased by 10.8% and 5.4%, respectively. However, the crude protein content increased by 1.7% in such a condition. Starch content showed positive correlations between amylose and breakdown. Meanwhile, it showed negative correlations between electric conductivity of leaching water from seeds, crude protein content, peak viscosity, trough viscosity, final viscosity, and setback.

Nutritional composition and physicochemical properties changes in mustard leaf kimchi were investigated during fermentation of up to 3 months. The pH decreased, and the titratable acidity gradually increased according to increase of fermentation periods. Fructose and glucose were the major free sugars in mustard leaf kimchi, and their amounts were significantly decreased with fermentation periods (p<0.05). Lactic acid content showed a significant increase with maximum increase at 3 months. All types of kimchi contained 20 amino acids, but the content of most amino acid fluctuated during fermentation. Except for K and Zn, the content of other ingredients including Ca, Fe, Mg, Na, Se were the highest in kimchi fermented for 2 months. The unsaturated fatty acid of mustard leaf kimchi was higher than that of saturated fatty acid, and total fatty acid of kimchi significantly decreased after 2 months (p<0.05). Most vitamin contents showed a tendency to decrease with fermentation, in particular, vitamin B complex except for B2 significantly decreased after 3 months (p<0.05). The results provide fundamental data for determining the appropriate fermentation period to improve the quality of kimchi.

Nutritional and physicochemical changes of mustard leaf kimchi were examined during fermentation periods up to 3 months. As the fermentation processed, pH decreased, and titratable acidity gradually increased. The crude ash and protein contents increased during fermentation, but crude lipid content was significantly reduced from 5.97 to 5.07%. Crude fiber and carbohydrate showed no distinct changes. Dietary fiber contents were slowly changed between control and 1 month fermentation sample, and were maintained thereafter. The major free sugars of mustard leaf kimchi were fructose and glucose, and the amount of them were significantly decreased at the end of fermentation stage. Lactic acid showed a dramatic increase and reached its maximum at 3 months. All kimchi contained 20 amino acids; in particular, glutamic acid was the highest in mustard leaf kimchi. Amino acid contents fluctuated during fermentation. Except for calcium and selenium, the content of other ingredients (Fe, K, Mg, Na, and Zn) increased with prolonged fermentation time. Fermentation promotes a significant increasing in the content of linoleic acid and DHA. The highest antioxidant vitamins (β-carotene, tocopherol) contents were determined at mustard leaf kimchi fermented for 2 months. The results will provide fundamental data for proposing an appropriate fermentation periods to promote quality of kimchi

This study was conducted to investigate the changes in the physicochemical characteristics and antioxidant activity of cheonggukjang with the addition of walnuts. The pH of cheonggukjang did not change significantly with the addition of walnut. But the water content decreased significantly. Walnut addition to the soybean was expected to have a positive effect because the number of Bacillus subtilis was not reduced. The viscous substance content was significantly decreased when more than 20% of walnut was added to cheonggukjang. The addition of walnut made the color darker. The flavonoid and polyphenol content was sharply increased in proportion to the walnut addition and the DPPH radical scavenging activity of cheonggukjang also increased. Altogether, it was found that the addition of walnut had a positive influence on the cheonggukjang by increasing the antioxidant activity.

본 연구는 열수침지 및 과열증기 처리한 당근을 IQF 방 법으로 급속 냉동 한 다음 -12, -18, -24 o C에서 24주 동안 저장한 후 해동하여 이화학적 및 영양학적 특성과 미생물 학적 변화를 분석하여 열처리 및 냉동 저장의 최적 공정 과정을 확립하고자 하였다. 대체적으로 과열증기 처리한 당근보다 열수침지 처리한 당근의 ΔE이 큰 값을 나타내었 고, 열처리 후 생당근에 비해 전단력이 감소하였으나 급속 냉동 후 저장 기간에 따른 유의적인 차이를 나타내지 않았 다(p>0.05). 열처리 후 생당근에 비해 총균수가 감소되었지 만 냉동 저장시 일정한 경향을 보였고, 열수침지 처리한 당근의 비타민 C 손실양이 과열증기 처리한 당근보다 더 많았다. 열수침지 처리 후 감소한 유리당의 함량은 저장 기간에 따른 변화는 없던 반면, 과열증기 처리 후 급속 냉 동 한 당근의 유리당 함량은 증가하였다. 당근의 유기산의 함량은 열수침지 처리 후 감소하였으나 과열 침지 처리 후 oxalic acid와 malic acid 함량은 증가하는 경향을 보였다. 이를 통해 열처리 후 영양 성분의 손실이 더 적은 과열증 기법의 공정 과정이 열수침지법보다 더 적절한 것으로 보 인다. 또한 -12 o C에서 저장한 당근의 비타민 C가 6개월 후 모두 파괴되었던 것을 통해 비타민 C의 파괴를 최소화하 기 위해서는 이보다 더 낮은 온도에서 냉동 저장해야 할 것이라 사료된다.

Pulsed electronic field(PEF) 처리에 의한 우유 단백질과 물리화학적 특성의 변화를 확인하기 위하여 원유, 탈지유, HTST, LTLT, UHT 우유를 PEF 처리하였다. 시료 중의 단백질을 SDS-PAGE로 확인하였을 때, PEF 처리에 의한 우유 단백질의 변성은 관찰할 수 없었다. Differential scanning calorimetry(DSC)로 우유 단백질의 열변성 정점 온도(Td)를 분석한 결과, 탈지유를 65oC에서 PEF 처리하였을 때 Td가 87.66oC에서 97.18oC로 증가하여 PEF 처리가 우유 단백질의 변성에 영향을 미치는 것을 확인하였다. PEF 처리에 의한 alkaline phosphatase, protease, lactoperoxidase의 잔존효소활성을 측정한 결과, 원유와 탈지유에서 alkalinephosphatase는 PEF 처리에 의해 효소활성이 감소하였다. 또한 protease와 lactoperoxidase의 활성은 PEF 처리에 의해 영향을 받지 않았다. 65oC에서 PEF 처리한 원유는 처리하지 않은 원유보다 높은 갈색도를 나타내었으나, 기타 우유는 PEF에 의한 유의적인 차이가 없었다. 우유를 PEF 처리하였을 경우 산도의 변화는 관찰되지 않았고 pH의 경우에도 PEF 처리 여부에 따라 유의적인 차이는 있었으나 크게 변화하지는 않았다.

This study was performed to analyze the effects of ultra fine pulverization (UFP) on the physicochemical properties of sweet potato starch (SPS). The average diameter and specific surface area of the SPS was decreased from 22.94 to 10.25 μm and from 0.879 to 1.909 m2/g throughout UFP, respectively, and the damaged starch content was increased from 13.7 to 99.2%. The pulverized sweet potato starch (PSPS) had higher swelling power, solubility, and transmittance values than the SPS. X-ray diffractograms revealed that the SPS had a C-type pattern, which disappeared in PSPS. The rapid visco analysis (RVA) characteristics, peak viscosity, break down, and set back of SPS ceased to exist in PSPS. According to differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) curves, the peak temperature (Tp) and gelatinization enthalpy (ΔE) of SPS were 71.95oC and 10.40 J/g, respectively, while these remained undetected in PSPS. The enzymatic digestibilities of SPS and PSPS were 61.7 and 84.7%, respectively.

저염 된장 제조를 위하여 염농도 8-14%로 달리하여 제조한 된장을 20oC에서 16주 동안 발효하여 이화학적 특성의 변화를 조사하였다. 된장의 pH는 발효기간에 따라 전반적으로 감소하였고, 발효 4주 후부터 염농도 8%와 10%의 저염 된장이 염농도 12%와 14%인 고염 된장에 비하여 낮은 pH를 보였다. 적정산도는 제조 직후 1주간 급격히 높아진 후 발효기간이 경과함에 따라 완만히 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 염함량이 높은 된장일수록 낮은 값을 보였다. 단백질 함량은 염농도에 관계없이 발효기간에 따른 변화 없이 일정한 수준을 유지하였다. 아미노태 질소 함량은 발효기간에 따라 지속적으로 증가하는 경향을 보였으며, 저염 된장에서 높은 값을 보였다. 휘발성 염기질소는 발효 중반까지 일정한 수준으로 유지되다가 발효 후기에 급격히 증가하였으며, 염농도가 낮을수록 높은 경향을 보였다. 환원당은 발효 중기에 증가하다가 발효 후기에는 감소하였다. 염 함량을 달리하여 제조한 된장의 적정 발효기간은 염농도 8%에서 2-11주, 10%에서 3-12주, 12%에서 6-14주, 14%에서 9-15주로 염 함량에 따라 길어졌다. 된장의 관능적 품질은 낮은 염농도에서 단기간 발효한 된장이 높은 염농도로 장기간 발효한 된장에 비하여 우수하였다.