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http://dx.doi.org/10.11002/kjfp.2016.23.7.939

Quality characteristics of outer leaves of Kimchi cabbage according to various blanching treatment conditions  

Hong, Joo-Heon (Department of Food Science and Technology, Catholic University of Daegu)
Hwang, Tae-Young (Department of Food Science and Technology, Jungwon University)
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Food Science and Preservation / v.23, no.7, 2016 , pp. 939-944 More about this Journal
Abstract
The aim of this study was to establish an optimum blanching condition for outer cabbage leaves to increase utilization of the byproduct. Outer leaves of Kimchi cabbages were cut to size ($4{\times}4cm$) and blanched at 80, 90, $100^{\circ}C$ for 1, 3, and 5 min. Subsequently, weight loss, pH, total bacteria, coliform and texture properties were investigated. Sensory evaluation of a ready-to-cook soup prepared from blanched outer leaves was investigated to determine whether the quality of the blanched outer leaves was acceptable. Both weight loss and pH of outer leaves of Kimchi cabbage were increased by blanching. Compared to raw samples, total bacterial counts decreased and coliform bacteria were not detected. The hardness of raw leaf samples was $1.5kg{\cdot}force$ (N). Sample hardness was 18.7~21.7% lower after blanching for 3 min and 34.8~36.7% after blanching for 5 min. Sensory evaluation of outer leaves blanched at $100^{\circ}C$ for 5 min revealed significant differences from the other treatments (p<0.05). In addition, sensory evaluation scores for texture and appearance of outer leaves blanched at $100^{\circ}C$ for 3 min were higher than those for commercially available products. The results of this study indicate that blanching can be effective for developing a food product from the outer leaves of Kimchi cabbage.
Keywords
outer leaves; Kimchi cabbage; blanching; texture; sensory evaluation;
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