초록
망개떡의 주원료인 청미래덩굴 잎은 소금물에 저장한 후, 이용 시 세척하여 사용한다. 이에 염장 시 저장 과정에서의 잎의 특성변화를 확인하였다. 천일염과 정제염으로 염장 후 저장한 잎의 수분함량 변화에서는 차이를 보이지 않았으며, 소금의 농도가 높을수록 수분함량은 크게 감소하였다. 실온에서는 정제염에 저장한 잎의 전단력이 높았으나, 저온($4^{\circ}C$)에서는 천일염에서 저장한 잎의 전단력이 높았고, 소금의 농도는 높을수록 저장기간은 짧을수록 전단력이 높아지는 경향을 보였다. 실온보다 저온에서 저장과 소금의 농도가 10% 이하에서 저장한 잎의 색도 변화가 적은 것으로 나타났다.
"Manggaedduk" produced specially in Uiryeong province, Gyeongnam, Korea is manufactured by traditional method using rice powder, sweet azuki bean paste, and leaves of Smilax china (called as Manggae-leaf). Moisture content of leaves did not show significant differences bay salt and purified salt treatment. The content was lower as the salt concentration increased. Shear force was higher in leaf salted with purified salt at room temperature than that salted with bay salt. On the other hands, the force was more higher in the leaves salted with bay salt at low temperature ($4^{\circ}C$). The shear force was higher as the concentration of both salts used for salting solution increased. As storage period was extended, shear force of salted leaf was weakened. Whiteness (L) and yellowness (b) of leaves stored at room temperature were higher than those stored at $4^{\circ}C$, although the redness (a) of Hunter value was not significantly different between storage temperatures. Salt concentration influenced lightness and yellowness, color of salted leaves stored at $4^{\circ}C$ resulted in enhanced greenness as compared to the leaves stored at room temperature. Thus, this study investigated the optimal storage conditions, salting conditions and storage temperatures of Smilax china leaves.
