Grain Aging and Sensory Changes influenced by Milling and Packaging in Rice Storage

저장미 도정과 포장에 따른 고미화 및 식미 변화

  • Lee, Ho-Jin (College of Agriculture, Seoul National University) ;
  • Kim, Tae-Hoon (College of Agriculture, Seoul National University) ;
  • Jeon, Woo-Bang (National Agricultural Products Inspection Office)
  • Published : 1991.06.01

Abstract

Storage in the form of brown or milled rice saves space and cut cost rather than storage of rough rice, the common way of grain storage in Korea. But, brown or milled rice may be more susceptable to grain aging and sensory change than rough rice. Rice stored in government warehouse for 20 months after harvest was hulled into brown or milled rice and packaged with kraft paper bag (paper package), polyprophylen (PP package), and polyethylene (PE package). Then, after those rice packages were stored under room condition for one year, we investigated germinability, fat acidity, and sensory change to determine milling and packaging effects. Germinability of rough and brown rice was decreased significantly after long-term storge. In germination rate, Chucheong cultivar was lower than Milyang #23, brown rice was lower than rough rice, but there was no differences within packaging materials. TTC test which had a significant correlation with germinability can be used as a handy procedure for predicting grain germination. Fat acidity was increased as the order of rough < milled < brown rice in terms of milling, and PP < paper < PE package in terms of packaging materials. Especially, storage of brown rice increased fat acidity above 30 mg KOH, indicating one of characteristics of grain aging. To prevent from high fat acidity it was necessary to store in forms of rough grain with paper or PP packaging and milled rice with paper, or PP, or PE packaging. In sensory test of stored grain, eating quality in brown rice was the worst because of acidification of fatty acid. Also, eating quality of stored grain became worse as fat acidity increased.

미곡의 장기보관에서 보관면적과 소요비용을 절약하려면 정조보관보다 현미 또는 백미로 보관하는 것이 용이하다. 그러나 미곡의 고미화와 식미 악화가 우려되어 본 연구에서는 20개월간 정부창고에서 보관된 벼품종들을 정조, 현미, 백미로 가공하고 각각 지대, PP대, PE대에 포장하여 수확 후 32개월째에 발아력, 지방산도, 식미를 검정하였다. 1. 발아율은 장기 보관함에 따라 감소하였고 밀양 2003보다 추청의 감소가 심하였다. 가공상태에 따라 현미로 제현하여 보관하면 발아율 감소가 현저하였고 포장재질에 따른 차이는 없었다. TTC검정도 유사한 경향을 보여 발아력의 간접검정법으로 이용될 수 있었다. 2. 지방산도는 정조<백미<현미 순으로 높아졌고 포장재료에 따라서는 PP대<지대<PE대 순으로 증가되었다. 특히 현미 보관은 지방산도가 KOH 30mg 이상에 달하여 고미화 특성을 보였고 이를 방지하려면 정조를 지대 또는 PP대에 보관하거나 백미는 지대, PP대, PE대에 보관하여 도 무난하였다. 3. 저장미곡의 식미는 도정보관에 따라 악화되었고 특히 현미보관에서 백미보관 보다 불량하였는데 호분층에 포함된 지방의 산패 때문이었다. 또 품종별로 지방산도가 증가함에 따라 식미는 불량하여 졌다.

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