Studies on the browning inhibition of yam(Dioscorea aimadoimo) during hot air dehydration

단마(Dioscorea aimadoimo)의 열풍건조 시 갈변 억제 방안 연구

  • Chung, Yong-Yul (Department of Food Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Jeong, Woo-Sik (Department of Food Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Chung, Shin-Kyo (Department of Food Science and Technology, Kyungpook National University)
  • Published : 1996.10.31

Abstract

This research was conducted to investigate the effective methods for browning inhibition on yam (Dioscorea aimadeimo) during dehydration by physical and chemical pretreatments. Moisture, crude protein, crude fiber and N-free extract contents of yam were 81.17%, 1.43%, 0.29% and 15.81%, respectively. Yams were sliced to 0.5 cm thickness and placed to single and poly layer in plastic tray, and then changes of their weights were measured during air dehydration at $50^{\circ}C,\;65^{\circ}C,\;and\;80^{\circ}C$. The dehydration time reaching to optimum moisture level for the pulverization of the yam slices were 10, 6, 3 hours(single layered) and 12, 7, 5 hours(multi layered) at the respective temperature. To inhibit browning at $80^{\circ}C$ air dehydration, water and steam blanching, microwave treatment effects were investigated on yam slices for 30 sec. and 60 sec. Steam blanching for 30 sec. was comparatively effective to inhibit browning of yam slices. Yam slices were immersed in single and combined browning inhibitor solutions and evaluated for browing degree during dehydration by the values of Hunter L, a, b and ${\Delta}E$. The most effective pretreatment to inhibit browning of yam slices was immersion In the solution containing 500 ppm of citric acid and 1000 ppm of cysteine for 1 min.

건강식품에 대한 기호도가 높아짐에 따라 최근 그 수요가 증가하고 있는 단마의 열풍건조 시의 건조특성과 건조 시 갈변 억제 방법에 관해 조사하였다. 단마의 일반 성분은 수분 81.17%, 조단백질 1.43%, 조섬유 0.29%, 가용성 무질소물이 15.81%었다. 단마를 세척 박피 후 0.5 cm 두께로 세절하여 plastic tray에 박층 및 적층($4{\sim}5$겹)으로 건조온도 $50,\;65,\;80^{\circ}C$에서 중량의 변화가 없을 때까지 건조하면서 건조 중의 중량을 측정한 결과, 각 온도에서 분말화가 가능한 수분함량(18%, 습량기준)까지는 박층의 경우 10, 6, 3시간, 적층의 경우에는 12, 7, 5시간 정도의 건조시간이 요구되었다. 고온 건조 조건($80^{\circ}C$)에서의 갈변을 억제하기 위해 열풍건조 전 blanching, steam 및 가정용 전자랜지를 이용한 microwave 처리를 각각 30초, 60초간 실시한 결과, 30초간 steam 처리한 구가 대조구에 비하여 비교적 갈변도가 적었다. Ascorbic acid, cysteine, citric acid, NaCl 등을 이용하여 각각 1000 ppm, 500 ppm의 농도에서 열풍건조 전 단마를 1분간 dipping하여 건조 분말 제품의 색도를 측정한 결과 cysteine, citric acid, NaCl에서 갈변 억제 효과가 있는 것으로 나타났으며, 이틀을 두 가지 씩 조합한 복합 갈변 억제액에 dipping시에는 갈변 억제 효과가 더욱 우수한 것으로 나타났으며 citric acid 500 ppm, cysteine 1000 ppm 처리구가 가장 갈변 억제 효과가 뚜렷하였다.

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