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Industry and Consumers Awareness for Effective Management of Functional Animal-based Foods in South Korea

  • Wi, Seo-Hyun;Park, Jung-Min;Wee, Sung-Hwan;Park, Jae-Woo;Kim, Jin-Man
    • Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.242-248
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    • 2013
  • In recent years, manufacturers of animal-based foods with health claims have encountered difficulties in the labeling of their products because of a lack of regulation on defining the functionality of animal-based foods. Therefore, this study was conducted to establish the basic requirements for the development of a definition for functional animal-based foods by investigating consumer and industry awareness. Survey data were collected from 114 industry representatives and 1,100 consumers. The questions of the survey included items on production status and future production plans, functionality labeling, promotion plans, establishment of definition, the role of the government, consumer perception, and selection of products. The results show that both industry representatives and consumers believe that legislation and the provision of scientific evidence should be improved for the development of a functional animal-based foods market. The results obtained from this study will contribute to consumer trust by supplying correct information and can be utilized in the industry as basic data for the development of functional animal-based food products.

Antitumor Activity of Lactobacillus plantarum Cytoplasm on Teratocarcinoma-Bearing Mice

  • Kim, Ji-Yeon;Woo, Hee-Jong;Kim, Kyoung-Heon;Kim, Eung-Ryool;Jung, Hoo-Kil;Juhn, Ho-Nam;Lee, Hyong-Joo
    • Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.998-1001
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    • 2002
  • Potential antitumor activity of Lactobacillus plantarum cytoplasm was examined using F9 teratocarcinoma-bearing BALB/C mice. The cytoplasmic fraction of L. plantarum was separated by sonication followed by ultracentrifugation. The fraction at a dose of 100 or 200 mg/kg/day was orally administered for 7 consecutive days before or after tumor inoculation to 16 mice. As a control, heat-killed whole cell was used at a dose of 100 mg/kg/day. Upon oral administrations of both the cytoplasm and heat-killed whole cell, when performed after and before tumor inoculation, the survival of F9-bearing mice prolonged more effectively. Administration of the cytoplasm after tumor inoculation extended the average survival days by 30 and $40\%$ at daily dosages of 100 and 200 mg/kg/day, respectively. This result suggests that the cytoplasmic fraction of L. plantarum has strong antitumor activity against mouse F9 teratocarcinoma in vivo.

Antioxidant Activities of Phenolic Compounds from Medicinal Plants (Hibiscus esculentus, Cirsium japonicum, Zizania latifolia and Kalopanax pictus) (약용식물(오크라, 엉컹퀴, 엄나무, 줄풀) 유래 페놀성 물질의 항산화 활성)

  • Choi, Jin-Young;Jo, Min-Kyeong;Goo, Young-Mi;Kim, Hyun-Kyung;Shin, Jin-Won;Kim, Dong-Yeong;Kim, Hye-Jin;Lee, Eun-Ho;Kim, Na-Hyun;Cho, Young-Je
    • Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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    • v.33 no.2
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    • pp.57-63
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    • 2015
  • In this study, the antioxidant activity of water and ethanol extracts from Hibiscus esculentus, Cirsium japonicum, Zizania latifolia and Kalopanax pictus for functional food source were examined. The optimal conditions for phenolic compounds extraction from medicinal plants were at 50% ethanol with Hibiscus esculentus and Cirsium japonicum var. ussuriense, at 40% ethanol with Kalopanax pictus and at 60% ethanol with Zizania latifolia. The total phenolic contents from the extracts of medical plants were determined to be 2.72~34.15 mg/g in the water extracts and 2.83~34.23 mg/g in the ethanol extracts. The electron-donating abilities (EDA) of the water and ethanol extracts were both above 74% at the low concentration of $50{\mu}g/mL$. The ABTS radical-cation decolorization was above 88% at $100{\mu}g/mL$ concentration in all the extracts of various medicinal plants. The antioxidant protection factor (PF) in the water and ethanol extracts of the Cirsium japonicum var. ussuriense extracts was $1.73{\pm}0.02PF$ and $1.76{\pm}0.01PF$ at $50{\mu}g/mL$ concentration respectively, and was higher than those of the other medicinal-plant extracts. The TBARs inhibition rates of all the medicinal-plant extracts, were above 80% at the $50{\mu}g/mL$ concentration except Hibiscus esculentus. These results confirmed that the various oriental medicinal plants (Hibiscus esculentus, Cirsium japonicum var. ussuriense, Kalopanax pictus and Zizania latifolia) that were included in this study are useful anti-oxidant and functional-food resources.

Effects of rhamnolipid on the quality of surimi gel

  • Jun, Byung-Jin;Hwang, Sun-Hee;Lim, Dong-Jung;Yun, Soo-Sung;Choi, Yeung-Jun;Kong, Jai-Yul
    • 한국생물공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2003.10a
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    • pp.770-774
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    • 2003
  • The effects of pH and/or NaCl concentration on the Fat Binding Capacity (FBC) of rhamnolipid and the physical properties of surimi gel containing rhamnolipid were investigated. The FBC of rhamnolipid was measured 162% of value at pH 7 and 0% NaCl concentration. The whiteness of surimi gel containing rhamnolipid significantly (p< 0.05) lower than control. In contrast, surimi gel containing rhamnolipid compare with control were enhanced significantly(p < 0.05) breaking force and deformation.

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