In this study, biotin (vitamin B7) contents of frequently consumed foods in Korea were determined by using immunoaffinity column in conjunction with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The biotin contents of 24 foods of plant origin and 27 foods of animal origin were selected. The highest biotin contents in frequently consumed foods of plant origin were found in red beans (Huinguseul; 11.475 μg/100 g). On the other hand, biotin was not detected in any varieties of sorghum. For frequently consumed foods of animal origin, salted pollack roe (7.486 μg/100 g) showed the highest biotin content. However, beef and fish contained less biotin. All biotin analyses were conducted under analytical quality control. The limits of detection and limits of quantification of biotin were 0.007 and 0.023 μg/100 g, respectively, and the accuracy/recovery percentage was 95.35-105.02%. The precision values were 4.041% (repeatability) and 3.835% (reproducibility). Taken together, our data provide reliable data on the biotin contents of frequently consumed foods in Korea.

식품첨가물 중 주용도로 보존료가 제시되어 있는 발색 제 3품목, 보존료 17품목 및 표백제 6품목을 대상으로 가공식품 유형별 사용 현황을 조사하였다. 발색제 3품목 중 아질산나트륨이 257건으로 가장 많이 사용되었으며, 양념 젓갈(71.21%), 즉석섭취식품(7.78%), 빵류(7.00%) 등에 사용하였다. 보존료로 사용되는 안식향산류 중 안식향산나트륨의 사용 건수는 1,215건으로 안식향산류(총 1,236건) 의 대부분을 차지하였고, 음료베이스(39.51%), 혼합음료 (22.47%), 인삼·홍삼음료(8.89%) 등 음료류에 81.16%를 사용하였다. 데히드로초산나트륨은 총 57건 중 빵류(49.12%) 와 마가린(21.05%)에 주로 사용하였다. 자몽종자추출물은 3,291건 사용되어 보존료 중 가장 많이 사용된 것으로 나 타났다. 자몽종자추출물은 소스(54.65%), 액상차(10.46%), 기타가공품(5.15%), 인삼·홍삼음료(3.83%) 등 가공식품 식품유형 44종류에 사용되었다. 파라옥시안식향산에틸의 사용 건수는 2,957건으로서 파라옥시안식향산류의 대부분을 차지하였고, 소스(92.15%), 혼합간장(2.77%), 절임식품 (1.52%) 등의 식품유형에 96.44%를 사용하였다. 프로피온 산류 3종은 거의 대부분 빵류에 사용되었다. 소브산칼륨 은 789건 중 절임식품(40.43%), 어묵(34.09%), 조미건어포 (7.22%), 소스(4.06%) 등 주로 절임식품과 수산물가공식품류(총 47.15%)에 사용한 것으로 나타났다. 소브산은 27건의 사용사례 모두 어묵(100%)에 사용된 것으로 나타났다. 표백제로 사용되는 아황산염류 6품목 중 산성아황산나트륨과 차아황산나트륨은 주로 과자류, 빵류 또는 떡류에, 메타중아황산칼륨, 메타중아황산나트륨 및 무수아황산은 주로 과실주 등 주류에, 아황산나트륨은 절임식품에 주로 사 용하는 것으로 나타났다. 본 연구 결과는 보존료를 주용도로 하는 식품첨가물을 가공식품에 사용하는데 유용하게 이용될 수 있을 것으로 생각된다.

본 연구는 특수용도식품에 함유되어 있는 비타민B12와 비오틴에 대하여 식품의 복잡한 매질 특성에 특이성을 확보할 수 있도록 현행 식품공전 시험법을 개선하고자 하였다. 식품공전에서 비타민B12와 비오틴의 시험법에 항체반응을 통해서 분석물질과 특이적으로 결합하여 그 외의 성분들을 효과적으로 제거할 수 있는 면역친화성 컬럼을 도입하여 시험용액을 정제 및 농축함으로써 전처리 과정을 개선하였다. 식품 등 시험법 마련 표준절차에 관한 가이 드라인에 따라 밸리데이션(특이성, 직선성, 검출한계, 정량 한계, 정확도, 정밀도)을 수행하고 개선된 시험법을 이용하여 유통 중인 특수용도식품의 대상 품목에 대해 시험법 적용여부를 확인하였다. 본 연구사업의 수행으로 시험·검사의 정확성을 증대시켜 특수용도식품 품질관리에 대한 신뢰성을 더 높일 것으로 본다.

This study examined the eating habits and preferences of foods according to the age of children with autism spectrum disorders and identified the nutritional needs of parents to support their healthy eating habits and provide basic data for the development of educational programs. A survey of 100 parents of children with autism spectrum disorders was conducted on their children’s snack intake, food preferences, and parents’ nutrition education needs. As a result, there were four times more boys than girls, and the body mass index differed according to age (p<0.001). Most children ate snacks more than once a day, and parents found that they wanted to develop nutritious snacks that could replace high-protein, low-calorie meals with the minimal use of additives. For the food preference, there was a significant difference in grains and starches, vegetables/seafood and fruits, milk and dairy products (p<0.05), fats and sugars, and Korean fermented pastes (p<0.01) between the two age groups. Regarding whether nutrition education was required, many parents had a high demand for nutrition education (4.24±0.70), and the intention to participate was 3.62±1.09. The most important content to be dealt with in parent education was ‘Inducing a change in bad eating habits and behaviors’, which was the highest (63%), and mostly face-to-face education was preferred. In conclusion, young children require diet education, and older children need to focus on weight control and obesity.

In this study, the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2016 examined the nutrient and food intake of women in their 20s and 30s according to the number of meals a day, and the results were as follows: The study included 256 women in their 20s and 474 women in their 30s. Women in their 20s and 30s ate two meals a day, indicating that the notion of three meals a day was gradually changing to two to three meals a day. Those in their 20s and 30s who eat one, two or three meals a day were consuming less than the estimated energy requirement of the DRI for Koreans 2015. The vitamin A and C were eating less than the recommended intake in all meals. In the case of minerals, calcium was taken less than the recommended intake in all meals, but sodium was taken above the goal intake in all groups. Women in their 20s and 30s must reduce their intake of saturated fatty acids and sodium, and increase their intake of vitamins A, C, calcium, and potassium. Women in their 20s and 30s drank a lot of coffee, ate baechu-kimchi and rice frequently per week.