The aim of this study was to determine the suitability of surfactant to extract higher phenolic compound, flavonoid and antioxidant activity from Tartary buckwheat and evaluate the potentiality of surfactant as a screening agent for breeding purpose. Primarily, we employed two types of surfactant (Hydrophilic: Tween 20 and Lipophilic: Span 80) to select the suitable surfactant agent for the extraction of optimum bioactive compounds. Between two surfactants, Tween 20 showed highest efficiency at 4 mM concentration to extract total phenolic content (TP), total flavonoid (TF) and antioxidant activity (AA). Tween 20 at 4 mM concentration was fixed for further analysis along with hot water (90℃) treatment as a control. In our findings, highest TP (118 ㎎/g), TF (38 ㎎/g) and AA (76%) was achieved in KW21 and KW22 among the fifteen accessions of Tartary buckwheat. In other way, TP, TF and AA was 200%, 120% and 110% higher in surfactant formulation compared with control treatment, respectively.

블랜칭 처리조건 확립을 위하여 시간(1, 3, 5 min) 및 용질의 종류[0.1% soluble Ca(Sol-Ca), 0.1% soium bicarbonate(NaHCO3), 0.1% magnesium sulfate(MgSO4)]를 달리한 참취의 품질특성을 비교하였다. 블랜칭 시간이 경과함에 따라 녹색도와 chroma 값은 감소되고 색차는 증가하였으며, polyphenol 함량은 유의적으로 감소하였고 블랜칭 처리시간이 3분 이상 경과될 시 급격히 저하되었다. Carotenoid 함량의 경우 적정 블랜칭 처리 시 함량은 증가하는 반면 ascorbic acid 함량은 유의적으로 감소하는 결과를 나타내어 열적 손실이 동반되는 것으로 관찰되었다. 경도 및 절단력은 처리 시간이 길어짐에 따라 유의적으로 감소하였으며, pectinesterase와 polygalacturonase 저해활성은 3분 이후부터는 불활성화 수치가 증가하여 효소활성을 저해시키는 것으로 나타났다. 총균수 및 대장균군수의 변화를 측정한 결과, 대조구의 경우 5 log CFU/g 수준으로 검출되었으나, 블랜칭 처리한 처리구에서는 2~4 log CFU/g 수준으로 미생물이 감소하였으며, 대장균군수는 검출되지 않았다. Chlorophyll 함량은 증가하는 반면 chlorophyll a 및 b의 비율(Ca/Cb)은 유의적으로 감소하였으며, 관능적 기호특성에서는 외관 및 색상의 경우 블랜칭 처리 시간이 길어짐에 따라 감소하는 경향을 나타낸 반면 향미 및 전반적인 기호도에서는 블랜칭 처리에 의하여 기호특성이 증가하였다가 점차 감소하였으며, 전반적으로 3분간 블랜칭 처리 시 높은 선호도를 나타내었다.

This study was performed to determine the effects of the blanching condition (immersion ratio 1:15 (w/v) for 3 min at 95oC, and solution containing 1% sodium chloride) and selected forming agents (dextrin DE=10, dextrin DE=20, β-cyclodextrin; each forming agents added 5%) on the phytochemical compounds and quality characteristics of Ligularia fischeri leaves. The moisture was not affected by the forming agent. The color of a, b and chroma values were low in the blanching treatment groups and were significantly lowest with β-cyclodextrin (CD). The polyphenol and flavonoid contents in the blanching treatment groups were higher than those in the non-blanching-treatment group. The ascorbic acid content was higher in the non-blanching-treatment group and was significantly highest in the group treated with dextrin (DE=10) whereas the blanching treatment groups showed lower dehydroascorbic acid content than the non-blanching-treatment group. The water absorption was higher in the non-blanching-treatment group and was significantly highest in the group treated with CD. The water solubility in the blanching treatment groups treated with dextrin (DE=20) and CD was higher than that in the blanching treatment group treated with DE=10. The total chlorophyll and chlorophyll a and b contents were high in the blanching treatment group treated with CD, and for the total carotenoid contents, the same tendency as that seen with the chlorophyll content was observed. With regard to the particle diameter, those in the blanching treatment groups were lower than that in the non-blanching-treatment group and was significantly lowest in the blanching treatment groups treated with DE=20 and CD. The result of SEM observation showed that the spray-dried powders in blanching treatment groups treated with the DE=20 and CD forming agents had uniform particle distribution.