Studies on the Browning of Red Ginseng

홍삼(紅蔘)의 갈변(褐變)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)

The non-enzymatic browning phenomenons of red ginseng were studied to identify these compounds which function as the factors for browning. The samples were classified into five divisions; Fresh ginseng, blanched ginseng, sun dried red ginseng, dehydrated red ginseng, and browning accelerated red ginseng respectively, and the various compounds in each of them were analyzed quantitatively and investigated the compounds which were thought to function for browning during the drying and the dehydration processes; the results were as follows. 1. The chemical compositions among five divisions did not show any difference except a) total and reducing sugars, b) total acids, c) water soluble extracts; a) and b) were decreased during the drying process, c) was decreased about 6-7% in red ginseng divisions. 2. Sixteen free amino acids; asp., thr., ser., glu., gly., ala., val., cys., met., ileu., leu., tyr., phe., lys., his., and arg, were identified in each division. Among them the arg, was extremly high. All of the essential amino acids were contained, while generally these amino acids were decreased in drying period and their rates were smaller in dehydrated red ginseng than in sun dried red ginseng. 3. Three kinds of sugars; fructose, glucose and sucrose were identified and other four kinds of unidentified sugars were seperated. The content of sucrose was 80% and all kind of sugars were generally less in red ginseng divisions than in the other two divisions. The decreasing rate of sngars was higher in the sun dried red ginseng than in the dehydrated red ginseng. Especially the decreasing rate of the reducing sugars was high as compared with that of sucrose. 4. Almost all the ascorbic acid was decomposed during the blanching whereas there could'nt be shown any change of the ascorbic acid content during the period of drying. 5. Eleven kinds of volatile acids; acetic acid, propionic acid, acrylic acid, iso-butyric acid, n-butyric acid, isovaleric acid, n-valeric acid, isoheptylic acid, n-heptylic acid, and an unknown volatile acid were identified. They showed a little decrease during the period of blanching perhaps on account of their volatility whereas they were increased in drying period. 6. Six kinds of non-volatile acids; citric acid, malic acid, ${\alpha}-ketoglutaric$ acid, succinic acid, pyruvic acid and glutaric acid were identified. The content of them were decreased during the drying procedures in red ginseng but only that of succinic acid was increased. 7. Three kinds of polyphenols; 3-caffeyl quinic acid, 4-caffeyl quinic acid, 5-caffeyl quinic acid and an unknown polyphenol were identified. The content of them showed considerable decrease during the drying procedures, especially in sun drying. 8. The intensity of the browning in each divisior was as follows; browning accelerated red ginseng> sun dried red ginseng> dehydrated red ginseng. 9. In the process of red ginseng preparation, a. certain relationship could be found between the decreasing rates of amino acids, reducing sugars, polyphenols and the intensity of browning. Therefore the browning phenomenon may be concluded that nonenzymatic browning reactions of the amino-carbonyl reaction and autoxidation of polyphenols are the most important processes, furthermore, as their reactions could be controlled it is thought to be possible to accelerate effectively browning within a relatively short period.

홍삼(紅蔘)의 갈변(褐變)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)를 하기 위(爲)하여 이의 갈변(褐變)을 비효소적(非酵素的) 갈변(褐變)으로 단정(斷定)하고 어떤 성분(成分)의 작용(作用)으로 일어나는 갈변(褐變)인가를 추구(追究)하고저 수삼(水蔘), 증삼(蒸蔘), 자연건조홍삼(自然乾燥紅蓼), 인공건조홍삼(人工乾燥紅蔘), 인공건조시(人工乾燥時) 갈변촉진홍삼(褐變促進經蔘)으로 구분(區分)하여 이들의 성분중(成分中) 갈변(褐變)에 관여(關與)하는 화학성분(化學成分)들의 소장(消長)을 정량적(定量的)으로 분석대조(分析對照)하였고 홍삼(紅蔘)의 인공건조시(人工乾燥時) 갈변촉진(褐變促進)에 관(關)한 연구(硏究)에서 다음과 같은 결과(結果)를 얻었다. 1. 일반성분(一般成分)은 대체(大體)로 시험구간(試驗區間)에 별차이(別差異)가 없었으며 총당(總糖)과 환원당(還元塘)은 조금 감소(減少)하고 총산(總酸)은 홍삼류(紅蔘類)가 조금 높았고 수추출물(水抽出物)은 홍삼구(紅蔘區)들이 $6{\sim}7%$ 낮았다. 2. 유리(遊離)amino산(酸)으로 Asp., Thr., Ser., Glu., Gly., Ala., Val., Cys., Met., Ileu., Leu., Tyr., Phe., Lys., His.. Arg.의 16종(種)이 검출(檢出) 확인(確認)되었으며 Arg.이 뛰어나게 많이 함유(含有)되어 있고 필수(必須) amino산(酸)이 모두 함유(含有)되며 일반적(一般的)으로 건조중(乾燥中)에 감소(減少)되고 자연건조구(自然乾燥區)가 인공건조구(人工乾燥區) 보다 많은 감소율(減少率)을 보였다. 3. 유리당(遊離糖)으로 fructose, glucose, sucrose의 3종(種)을 분리(分離) 동정(同定)하였고 미확인성분(未確認成分) 4종(種)을 분리(分離)하였으며 함량(含量)에서는 sucrose가 80%이고 홍삼구(紅蔘區)들이 일반적(一般的)으로 함량(含量)이 적었으며 자연건조구(自然乾燥區)가 인공건조구(人工乾燥區) 보다 많은 감소율(減少率)을 보였으며 특(特)히 환원당(還元糖)이 많은 감소(減少)를 보였다. 4. Vitamin C는 증삼시(蒸蔘時)에 거이 파괴(破壞)되고 건조중(乾燥中)에는 별(別)로 변화(變化)가 없었다. 5. 휘발성산(揮發性酸)으로 acetic acid, propionic acid, acrylic acid, iso-butyric acid, n-butyric acid, iso-valeric acid, n-valeric acid, n-caproic acid, iso-heptylicacid, n-heptylic acid 등(等) 11종(種)과 미확인성분(未確認成分) 1종(種)이 검출(檢出) 확인(確認)되었으며 증자시(蒸煮時)에 일부(一部) 휘발감소(揮發減少)를 보였으나 건조중(乾燥中)에는 일반적(一般的)으로 증가(增加)를 보였다. 6. 비휘발성산(非揮發性酸)으로 citric acid, malic acid, succinic acid, ${\alpha}-ketoglutaric$ acid, pyruvic acid, glutaric acid 등(等) 6종(種)을 분리(分離) 동정(同定)하였으며 비휘발성산(非揮發性酸)은 건조중(乾燥中) 감소(減少)되어 홍삼구(紅蔘區)들이 함량(含量)이 적으나 succinic acid만은 증가(增加)하였다. 7. Polyphenol 류(類)로 3-caffeyl quinic acid, 4-caffeyl quinic acid, 5-caffeyl quinic acid의 3종(種)과 미확인성분(未確認成分) 1종(種)을 분리(分離) 동정(同定)하였으며 polyphenol은 건조중(乾燥中) 많은 감소(減少)가 있었으며 특(特)히 자연건조구(自然乾燥區)에서 많은 감소(減少)가 있었다. 8. 홍삼(紅蔘)들의 갈색도(褐色度)는 갈변촉진구(褐變促進區)가 가장 짙고 다음이 자연건조구(自然乾燥區)이며 인삼건조구(人工乾燥區)가 가장 약(弱)한 갈색(褐色)이였다. 9.홍삼제조시(紅蔘製造時) 성분(成分)의 감소량(減少量)이 많은 것은 amino산(酸) 당류(糖類) 및 polyphenol이며 또 이들의 감소량(減少量)에 따라 홍삼(紅蔘)의 갈색(褐色)에 차(差)가 있는 것으로 미루어 홍삼(紅蔘)의 갈변(褐變)은 주(主)로 amino-carbonyl반응(反應)카 polyphenol의 자동산화(自動酸化)에 의(依)한 비효소적(非酵素的) 갈변(褐變)임이 확실(確實)하며 따라서 이들 반응(反應)을 조정(調整)하면 단시간건조(短時間乾燥)하는 인공건조시(人工乾燥時)에도 자연건조시(自然乾燥時)와 같은 갈색도(褐色度)의 홍삼(紅蔘)을 만들 수 있음을 알았다.