Quality Analysis of Welsh Onion (Allium fistulosum L.) as Influenced by Storage Temperature and Harvesting Period

대파의 수확기간별 저장온도에 따른 품질 특성

  • Published : 2008.02.28

Abstract

Quality attributes of welsh onion (Allium fistulosum L.) as affected by harvest timing (November, December 2006 and January 2007) and storage temperature (5, 10 and $20^{\circ}C$) were investigated in terms of respiration rate, weight loss, decay rate, color, hardness, sensory quality. A higher respiration rate was found when welsh onions were harvested later and storage temperature was higher. A smaller weight loss was observed in welsh onions that were harvested in November and stored at temperature of $5^{\circ}C$, demonstrating a 9.35% reduction. In other words, there were a minimum difference of 2.15% and a maximum difference of 9.92% between the weight loss in test samples harvested in November and those of test samples harvested in other months. The decay rate was higher in welsh onions harvested in January. The degree of color was more stable in test samples kept at temperature of $5^{\circ}C$ than those kept at higher temperature (10 and $20^{\circ}C$). There were, however, no significant differences in color changes among test samples harvested at different times of the year. Thus color change is closely associated with temperature. Also, welsh onions were harvested in November and stored at temperature of $5^{\circ}C$ showed a good sensory quality.

11, 12, 1월에 수확한 대파를 5, 10, $20^{\circ}C$의 저장 온도에 넣어 저장(0, 3, 7, 11, 15일) 중의 품질변화를 관찰하였다. 11월 수확한 대파를 $5^{\circ}C$에서 저장했을 때의 호흡률은 10.05 $mL/hr{\cdot}kg$으로 12월과 1월 수확한 대파에 비하여 호흡률이 유의적으로 낮았으며, 저장온도를 $5^{\circ}C$로 하는 것이 $10^{\circ}C$$20^{\circ}C$에 저장하는 것에 비하여 호흡률이 낮게 나타나 대파의 대사속도를 낮춰 신선도를 유지하는 것에 효과적임을 알 수 있었다. 수확기간별 대파의 저장 중 중량감소율의 변화는 11월에 수확하여 $5^{\circ}C$에 저장한 대파의 중량감소율이 9.35%로 가장 낮게 측정되었으며 이는 다른 실험구보다 최소 2.15%, 최대 9.92% 낮은 중량감소율을 보여 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다. 대파의 변패율은 1월에 수확한 대파가 가장 높게 나타났으며, 저장 15일이 지난 후에도 11월 수확한 대파가 초기에 비하여 황화정도가 가장 적었다. 또한 대파 엽부의 경도 변화를 측정한 결과 11월, 12월 및 1월에 수확하여 $5^{\circ}C$에 저장하였던 실험구가 다른 온도처리군보다 월등하게 경도가 유지되었던 반면 수확시기에 따른 경도는 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 수확기간별 대파의 저장온도에 따른 위조현상, 색변화, 풍미, 구매의사의 항목에 대하여 관능평가를 한 결과는 저장 기간 동안 각각의 관능 항목에서 11월에 수확하여 5oC에 저장한 대파가 가장 높은 점수를 받았다(p < 0.05). 이러한 관능평가의 결과는 대파의 호흡률, 중량감소율, 변패율, 색, 경도와 동일한 경향을 보였다.

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