Physicochemical Properties and Antioxidant Activities of Green Tea with Reference to Extraction Conditions

추출조건에 따른 녹차음료의 이화학적 특성 및 항산화활성

  • Kang, Su-Tae (Faculty of Food Science and Biotechnology, Pukyong National University) ;
  • Jeong, Chang-Ho (Division of Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Agricultural & Life Science, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Joo, Ok-Soo (Department of Food Science, Jinju National University)
  • 강수태 (부경대학교 식품생명공학부) ;
  • 정창호 (경상대학교 응용생명과학부.농업생명과학연구원) ;
  • 주옥수 (진주산업대학교 식품과학과)
  • Published : 2009.12.30

Abstract

We investigated the physicochemical properties and antioxidant activities of green tea with respect to extraction conditions. The values of pH, and the L, a, and b Hunter parameters of green tea beverage 1 (GTB 1), green tea beverage 2 (GTB 2), and commercial green tea beverage (CGTB) were 6.22, 96.91, -1.06, and 7.77 5.40, 96.39, -1.73, and 13.68 and 6.20, 95.40, -4.75, and 25.51, respectively. The total free amino acid content of GTB 1 and 2, and CGTB, were 253.21, 262.65, and 58.36 mg/100 mL, and the major free amino acids were aminoadipic acid (102.56, 136.29, and 27.02 mg/100 mL), arginine (23.32, 30.75, and 7.31 mg/100 mL), and serine (18.22, 17.96, and 5.94 mg/100 mL). The levels of total phenolics and caffeine were higher in GTB 2 (852.58 and $225.51\;{\mu}g/mL$) than in GTB 1 (500.65 and $317.34\;{\mu}g/mL$) or CGTB (387.14 and $164.53\;{\mu}g/mL$). The catechin content of GTBs 1 and 2, and CGTB, were 294.8, 415.7, and $130.99\;{\mu}g/mL$, respectively. The major catechins of GTB 1 and 2, and CGTB were epigallocatechin, catechin, and epigallocatechin gallate, in that order, and the epigallocatechin contents were 186.50 in GTB 1, 268.10 in GTB 2, and $82.26\;{\mu}g/mL$ in CGTB. GTB 1 and 2 and CGTB showed substantial dose-dependent antioxidative activities. The DPPH radical-scavenging activities of GTB 1 and 2, and CGTB, were 85.48, 87.09, and 87.03%, respectively at a concentration of $125\;{\mu}g/mL$. The ferric reducing/antioxidant activities (FRAPs) of GTB 1 and 2 and CGTB were 2.66, 2.70 and 2.67 absorbance at a concentration of $1,000\;{\mu}g/mL$. Sensory evaluation tests revealed no significant differences among the three green tea beverages.

추출조건을 달리하여 제조한 녹차음료의 이화학적 특성 및 항산화활성에 대하여 조사하였다. 녹차음료 1, 2 및 시판 녹차음료의 pH는 각각 6.22, 6.39 및 6.20이었고, 색도 L, a 및 b값은 각각 96.91, -1.06, 7.77, 96.20, -1.73, 13.68 및 95.40, -4.75, 25.51이었다. 녹차음료 1, 2 및 시판 녹차음료의 총유리아미노산 함량은 253.21, 262.65 및 58.36 mg/100 mL이었고, 주요 유리아미노산으로는 aminoadipic acid(102.56, 136.29 및 27.02 mg/100 mL), arginine (23.32, 30.75 및 7.31 mg/100 mL) 및 serine (18.22, 17.96 및 5.94 mg/100 mL)이었다. 녹차음료 1, 2 및 시판 녹차음료의 총 페놀성화합물 및 카페인 함량은 각각 500.65와 317.34, 852.58과 225.51 및 387.14와 $164.53\;{\mu}g/mL$로 녹차음료 2가 높았다. 녹차음료 1, 2 및 시판 녹차음료의 총카테킨함량은 각각 294.80, 415.70 및 $130.99\;{\mu}g/mL$이었고, 주요 카테킨으로는 epigallocatechin, catechin 및 epigallocatechin gallate 순이었으며, epigallocatechin의 함량이 각각 186.5, 268.1 및 $82.26\;{\mu}g/mL$로 가장 많은 함량을 보였다. 녹차음료 1, 2 및 시판 녹차음료 동결건조물의 항산화 활성은 농도 의존적이었으며, 농도 $125\;{\mu}g/mL$에서 DPPH 라디칼 소거활성은 각각 85.48%, 87.09% 및 87.03%였고, ferric reducing/antioxidant activity는 농도 $1,000\;{\mu}g/mL$에서 2.66, 2.70 및 2.67이었다. 또한 쓴맛을 제외한 색, 향, 단맛 및 전체적인 기호도와 같은 관능검사결과 녹차음료 1, 2 및 시판녹차음료에서 큰 유의적인 차이를 보이지 않았다.

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