• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.227-232
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• 1981

To obtain several basic data which can be applied to preparations of intermediate moisture food (IMF) with cooked rice, various model IMF were prepared by infusing humectants such as glycerol, sorbitol. sodium chloride and sucrose into freeze-dried cooked rice and resulting water activities were measured by vacuum pressure manometer, Characteristics and composition of various humectants were studied on the basis of greatest lowering of water activities at the same w/w% concentration. Glycerol and sorbitol were more efficient in lowering water activity than other humectants. Mixture of humectants, however, were more effective than single solutes at the same concentration for lowering water activity. The measured values of water activity were compared to the predicted values by several known equations. Of those, the Ross equation was the most accurate means of predicting the water activity of the model IMF containing glycerol, and the Norrish equation, of the model IMF containing sorbitol, respectively.

• The Magazine of the Society of Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Engineers of Korea
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.21-25
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• 2004

생물재료인 식품의 성분 중에서 물은 식품의 주요기능인 영양기능(1차기능), 기호기능(2차기능), 생체 조절기능(3차기능)의 관점에서 무시되는 경우가 많으나 식품의 수송, 보존, 가공 공정에서 직접적으로 제어해야 하는 대상이므로 가장 먼저 고려해야 할 존재이다. 일반적으로 식품의 보존 공정에서 수분활성은 여러 가지의 화학반응, 효소반응, 미생물의 생육속도 등에 영향을 미치게 된다. 특히, 미생물 생육을 위해서는 높은 수분 활성을 필요로 하므로, 수분활성을 제어함으로써 미생물의 제어가 가능하다. 따라서 저온의 이용도 기본적으로는 미생물 및 수분의 활성제어를 위한 공정이라고 말할 수 있다. 최근에는 수분의 활성을 억제하기 위하여 어류의 냉각공정에 사용되는 빙수를 해수나 수도수가 아닌 해양 심층수를 이용함으로써 미생물의 활성을 제어하는 연구가 진행 중이다. (중략)

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Postharvest Science and Technology of Agricultural Products Conference
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• 2003.10a
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• pp.163.1-163
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• 2003

식품의 건조는 저장성을 향상시키고 수송을 간편하게 하나 특별한 경우는 건조과정에서 일어나는 성분변화에 의해 풍미, 색깔, 조직 등이 향성되게 하는 경우도 있다. 그러나 일반적으로 건조에 의해 풍미의 저하, 색깔의 퇴조, 영양성분의 손실 및 조직과 형태의 손상 등 품질을 저하시키므로 가능한 저온에서 단시간에 수분을 제거해야 한다. 건조식품의 저장성은 수분활성도, 제품의 종류, 저장온도등 다양한 요인들에 영향을 받으며, 특히 수분 활성도에 따라 비효소 갈색화 반응, 지방의 산패, 미생물의 발생정도가 달라진다. 따라서 건조식품 저장시 변질을 방지하기 위해서는 식품의 수분함량을 측정할 수 있는 등온흡습곡선을 작성하는 것이 중요하다. 또한 식품의 단분자층 수분함량을 결정하고, 흡습에 필요한 에너지를 구함으로서 건조식품의 저장조건 및 포장조건의 선택시 유용한 자료가 된다. 특히 식품분말의 흡습특성은 분말입자의 크기, 형태, 화학성분 등과 밀접한 관련이 있다. 위의 사실로 미루어 볼 때 본 연구에서는 시판 유통되고 있는 두부를 진공동결 시킴으로써 위생화와 장기저장 가능성을 연구하면서 진공동결 건조 후 시료의 수분활성, 재수화 및 일반성분 변화를 검토하고자 한다.

• Korean Journal of Soil Science and Fertilizer
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• v.32 no.2
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• pp.164-170
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• 1999

This experiment was carried out to elucidate change of antioxidant enzymes activities subjected to water stresses in soybean plant. In this study, we measured the activities of ascorbate peroxidase(APDX), monodehydroascorbate reductase(MDHAR), dehydroascorbate reductase (DHAR), glutathione reductase(GR) subjected to drought or flooding stresses for 4days and following recovery for 3days. Leaves of two soybean lines subjected to drought or flooding showed premature senescence as evidenced by the decrease in water content and total soluble protein content but those of soybean leaves was increased when stresses were recovered for 3days. The activities of APDX and GR subjected to drought or flooding were the decrease but those of enzymes were recovered when water stress was recovered. The activities of MDHAR with drought or flooding were on the decrease, whereas those of DHAR were increased, respectively. Antioxidant contents decreased continually subjected to drought or flooding but it recovered after 3 days subjected to water stresses.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.370-374
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• 1994

The effect of water activity(Aw) and storage temperature on retrogradation of pregelatinized corn starch was investigated at various temperature of $4^{\circ}C$, $20^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$. Samples stored at different water activity, i.e., 0.43, 0.52, 0.75, 0.83, 0.88 and 0.93 by means of saturated salt solutions. The rate of retrogradation was determines. by enzymic digestibility, and evaluated by Avrami equation. The degree of retrogradation during storage showed a great difference around Aw 0.8. At Aw 0.52 and 0.75 at all temperatures, retrogradation occurred slightly. The effect of water activity on retrogradation was much greater at $4^{\circ}C$ than 300. And at Aw 0.43, the degree of retrogradation after 3-week storage was smaller than 3.9%. The critical water activity of retrogradation was inferred as Aw 0.43. At each temperature, the degrees of retrogradation of gelatinized corn starch after 24-day storage were 30% at Aw 0.8 and Aw 0.9, and greater than 50% at the Aw above 0.9. At Aw below 0.8 the degree of retrogradation was about 20%. The rate constants of retrogradation according to Aw showed small differences at $20^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$, but showed a great difference at $4^{\circ}C$. The value of exponent of Avrami was 1.0 regardless of temperature and water activity. And the rate constants of retrogradation increased with increasing Aw, but decreased with increasing temperature.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.74-82
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• 1982

In the previous study, we have reported the effect of lowering water activity of sodium chloride, sugars and polyols. In this study, water activity($a_w$)of various model Preparations of Kamaboko was measured and ability of lowering $a_w$ of starch, glycine and sodium lactate was discussed. In addition, the aw measurements were also compared to the predicted values of au which were derived from the equation of Raoult's law and the linear slope method by Sloan ana Labuza. The effect of starch on lowering $a_w$ was very low, and glycine was more effective than starch. Sodium lactate was shown to be the most effective among humectants examined. When it was added by $7.5\%$, the $a_w$ of model Kamaboko A was reduced to 0.93-0.94. Generally, prediction by the equation of Raoult's law turned out to be useful for determining $a_w$ lowering effect of humectants, excepting sodium chloride and sodium lactate. The equation of regression derived from the least squares could be applied to Predicting au in the model Kamaboko.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.29 no.5
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• pp.1033-1037
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• 1997

The occurrence of mold growth due to moisture migration in a composite chocolate product filled with marshmallow during storage was investigated. The correlation between water activities and water contents of dark chocolate coating and filling marshmallow at $25^{\circ}C$ was well applied to Kuhn's equation. The marshmallow was found to be more hydrogroscopic than the chocolate. Since the moisture transferred from marshmallow to chocolate, the water activity of marshmallow decreased from 0.88 to 0.80 and that of chocolate increased from 0.22 to 0.76 at $25^{\circ}C$ for 30 days. This water activity, 0.76, can allow mold growth. A mold was isolated on the surface of a composite chocolate product at $25^{\circ}C$after 3 months and then was identified as Aspergillus repens. Growth experiments at varied water activities with A. repens were performed. When the water activity in a chocolate solid medium increased from 0.73 to 0.93, the occurrence time of mold growth decreased from 62 to 15 days. These results suggested that the occurrence of mold growth was due to the increased water activity of the chocolate resulting from the moisture transfer from filling marshmallow dark to chocolate coating.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.13 no.2
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• pp.77-82
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• 1998

As a fundermental research for quality stailization of herb extract, the effects of water activity on microbial growth in herb extract were investigated. Herbs-Panax ginseng, Cinnamomum cassia, Lycium chinense, Zyzyphus jujuba, Lindera obtusilobum-were mixed and extracted with water at $80^{\circ}C$ and concentrated at $75^{\circ}C$. Water activity of the herb extract was adjusted to 0.86, 0.80 and 0.69, using water activity analyzer. The extracts were incubated for 180 days at $40^{\circ}C$ and then examined microbial cell counts and some physicochemical properties. In the extract of $a_{w}$ 0.86, 18 CFU/g of initial viable cell was increased to 80 CFU/g with 90 days of incubation and to 190 CFU/g 180 days of incubation. In the extract of $a_{w}$ 0.80, 24 CFU/g of initial viable cell was also increased to 83 CFU/g during the 90 days of incubation and to 170 CFU/ g for the 180 days of incubation. However, in the extract of $a_{w}$ 0.69, viable cell after 180 days of incubation was remained at almost the same level as initial viable cell. pH of herb extract was reduced in proportion to the decrease in water activity. The TLC (thin layer chromatography) patterns of ginseng saponins of herb extract did not show any significant changes after 180 days of incubation. Growth of pathogenic microorganisms was inhibited more with lower water activity of the herb extracts. In the herb extract inoculated with Candida albicans and Aspergillus niger, initial viable cells of 150 and 140 CFU/g were decreased to 30 and 20 CFU/g, repectively, after 30 days of incubation at $28^{\circ}C$. In the case of herb extract inoculated with Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, growth of the bacteria was totally inhibited even after 30 days of incubation at $37^{\circ}C$.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.532-536
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• 1995

Effect of water activity $(0.32{\sim}0.89)$ on the physicochemical properties of sweet potato starch during the storage for 5, 15 and 30 days at $40^{\circ}C$ was investigated. Shapes and sizes of starch granules were not changed. X-ray diffraction patterns of the starches appeared equally Ca-crystal structure. Sorption isotherm with storage day was sigmoidal. A slight loss of iodine affinity, increase in water binding capacity, and decrease in swelling power at $80^{\circ}C$ occurred as water activities increased. Viscosity pattern under Brabender Amylogram was not significantly changed with water activity, but initial pasting temperature decreased as water activity increased. The viscosity at $50^{\circ}C$, consistency and setback were increased with increasing storage day and water activity.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.17 no.4
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• pp.283-289
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• 1988

Lysine is known as a limiting amino acid in barley and easily inactivated by the browning reaction during processing or storage. The barley powders ground to 120 mesh in particle size were controlled at water activity of 0.44, 0.52, 0.65 and 0.75 by using saturated salt solutions and then stored at 35, 45 $55^{\circ}C$. Another portion of the sample of which the water activities were controlled as same above was stored at 35, 45, and $55^{\circ}C$ alternately with 7days interval. The reaction of available lysine loss in barley powders was found to be first order. The activation energies calculated from Arrhenius plot ranged $6.02{\sim}10.32Kcal/mole$, and $Q_10$ values were between 1.34 and 1.65. These kinetic parameters were used to predict the available lysine loss of barley powders under the fluctuating temperature storage The predicted shelf-life at various water activities tested was a little higher than the actual values.