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http://dx.doi.org/10.9721/KJFST.2011.43.4.413

A Survey on the Content and Safety of Red Ginseng Products  

Kim, Jong-Pil (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Kim, Jin-Hee (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Gang, Gyung-Lee (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Yang, Yong-Shik (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Hong, Sam-Jai (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Kim, Eun-Sun (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Moon, Yong-Woon (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
Lee, Jeong-Chi (Department of Clinical Pathology, Gwangju Health College University)
Song, Hyeon-Je (Department of Clinical Pathology, Gwangju Health College University)
Chung, Jae-Keun (Health and Environment Research Institute of Gwangju)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.43, no.4, 2011 , pp. 413-418 More about this Journal
Abstract
This survey was conducted to monitor the safety of red ginseng products in Gwangju, in 2010. Among 100 samples, 37 were beverages, 5 were functional health foods on the market, and 58 were beverages from a tailor-made shop. All samples were negative for coliform bacteria. Aerobic plate counts were detected from 13 samples in the 58 tailor-made products but not detected in the other types of products. Benzoic acid was detected in 5 samples (range, 19.2-543.0 mg/kg). Among heavy metals, lead was detected, ranging from 28.8-62.3 ${\mu}g/kg$, cadmium, from 1.15-4.18 ${\mu}g/kg$, and mercury from 0.10-0.18 ${\mu}g/kg$. Benzopyrene was not detected in any samples. Ginsenoside Rg1 and Rb1 were detected in 0.1-23.4 mg/90 mL of beverages and 12.1-66.8 mg/90 mL of functional health foods. These results indicate that red ginseng products are safe in terms of microbial contaminants and hazardous chemical compounds such as heavy metals and benzopyrene.
Keywords
red ginseng; beverage; ginsenoside; content; safety;
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