Changes in Chemical Components of Red Ginseng Processed from the Fresh Ginseng Stored at Low Temperature

The six-year old fresh ginseng harvested at earlier October was stored for 10 weeks in the rendition of 4$^{\circ}C$${\pm}$1$^{\circ}C$ and RH 87∼92%, and the sugar content and the change of color was investigated in an interval of one week by taking sample of it after processed it to red ginseng. The total sugar content was 62.71% before it was stored and was a little reduced to 54.58% after 10 weeks of storage. The reducing sugar content was 11.69% before it was stored and was a little reduced to 9.92% after 7 weeks of storage. For the free sugars, the content of fructose was 0.47% before storage and gradually increased to 4.70% after 10 weeks of storage, and the contents of glucose and sucrose were gradually decreased after they have their peak value of 2.31% and 25.89% at five and three weeks of storage. The content of maltose was 6.62% before storage and it gradually reduced to 1.37％ after 10 weeks of storage. The color intensity was generally increased with the storage time, and the total rotor value(ΔE) has its peak value of 8.89 after 9 weeks of storage. For the browning pigment, the absorbance of 420nm and 440nm was increased after 6 weeks of storage. The similar trend was observed at 285nm where the precursor of browning pigment was investigated, however, the change was not observed for the freeze dryed ginseng.

저온저장 후 제조한 홍삼의 성분변화

10월 초에 채굴한 6년근 수삼을 4$^{\circ}C$$\pm$1$^{\circ}C$, RH 87∼92%에 10주간 저장하면서 1주 간격으로 시료 채취하여 홍삼을 제조하여 당과 색상의 변화를 조사하였다. 총당은 저장기간의경과에 따라 저장전의 62.71%에서 저장 10주째는 54.58%로 약간 감소하였으며 환원당은 저장전 11.69%에서 약간 감소하여 7주째는 9.92%로 조사되었다. 유리당은 fructose는 저장전 0.47%에서 점차 증가하여 10주째는 4.70%로, glucose와 sucrose 는 5주째와 3주째 가장 높은 2.31%와 20.55%를 보인후 점차 감소하였으며, maltose는 저장전 6.62%에서 점차 감소하여 10주째는 1.37%로 조사되었다. 색상은 저장기간의 경과에 따라 전반적으로 증가하여 total color value(ΔE)는 저장전에 비해 9주째가 가장 높은 8.89를 보였다. 색도는 420nm와 440nm의 흡광도가 6주부터 증가하였으며, 갈변전구물질을 조사한 285nm에서도 같은 경향을 보였으나 냉동건조인삼에서는 변화가 관찰되지 않았다.