Abstract
We conducted comparative study on metabolizable energy content of extracts of angelica keiskei and its byproduct. Total six different groups consisting of five test groups treated with angelica keiskei and one control group were compared. Each of the five test groups were given 30% of one of whole plant, extracts, fermented of extracts, byproduct and extracts plus byproduct, respectively, mixed with AIN93M. After 3 days of adjustment period, all groups were subjected to 4 days of test period during which the amounts of feed intake and excretion were measured everyday. All feces were treated for the prevention of decomposition and changes before its energy content were measured using a bomb calorimeter. The amount of excretion was $4.8\;{\pm}\;0.3\;g$/rat/3 days in control group and 9.9-15.0 g/rat/3 days in the groups were added with extracts of angelica keiskei indicating that the angelica keiskei-treated groups produce 2-3 times more excretion. Metabolic energy of control diet was 4,133.3 kcal. This was found to be 15 to 20% higher compared with the metabolic energy content ranging from 3,117.0 kcal/kg (extracts of angelica keiskei) to 3,259.8 kcal/kg (extracts plus byproducts) angelica keiskei-treated groups. This is interpreted as the result of the decreased metabolic energy in the test diets were substituted with 30% of ngelica keiskei-treated ingredient which has low metabolic content itself. One notable finding is that the metabolic content of the group mixed with byproducts and extracts (1,763.0 kcal/kg) is 27% higher than that of extracts of angelica keiskei (1,286.8 kcal/kg) indicating that mechanical grinding increases the rate of digestion and absorption increasing, in turn, the energy content used in the body. The results of analysis of overall caloric absorption showed absorption rate in order of Whole plant < extracts < byproduct < extract plus byproduct < fermented of extract.
본 연구는 명일엽과 그 가공산물의 대사에너지 함량을 분석하기 위해 실시하였다. 명일엽 전초, 명일엽 녹즙, 녹즙박, 발효녹즙 및 녹즙 + 녹즙박 5가지 식품을 기초식이에 30% 첨가하여 실험식이를 제조하였다. 기초식이는 AIN93M을 사용하였다. 실험용 쥐는 실험군당 6마리를 사용하였고, 3일간 실험식이에 적응시킨후 4일간 식이섭취량을 측정하고 분과 뇨를 모두 수거하였다. 수거한 분과 뇨는 bomb calorimeter로 gross energy를 측정하였다. 본 연구결과, 명일엽 가공산물의 대사에너지 함량은 명일엽 1,286.8 kcal/kg, 명일엽 녹즙 1,642.6 kcal/kg, 발효녹즙 2,044.8 kcal/kg, 녹즙박 1,687.5 kacl/kg, 명일엽 녹즙 + 녹즙박 1,763.0 kcal/kg이었다. 수분을 함유한 원물은 각각 193, 82, 102, 270 및 216 kcal/kg이었다. 이를 여러 에너지환산계수를 이용한 에너지가와 비교한 결과 20~60% 차이를 보였다. 특히 원물에서 명일엽은 식품성분표에서는 340 kcal/kg의 열량가를 갖는 것으로 발표되었지만, 동물을 이용한 대사에너지 측정치는 193 kcal/kg으로 76% 낮게 나타났다. 이는 섬유소 함량이 높은 명일엽과 가공 산물들은 실험동물을 이용한 방법이 energy conversion factor로 계산한 수치보다 정확한 대사에너지 함량을 구하기에 더 적합하기 때문으로 판단된다.