• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• v.24 no.1
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• pp.29-42
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• 2006

Recent trend of consumers' for health give rise to the interest in health and functional foods. Functional yogurt is a primary item in USA, EU, and Japan that are leaders in health and functional food industry and its market is going to be enlarged. Also in Korea, functional yogurt has been recognized as health food by consumers. Concept of functional yogurt is various by health of intestine, stomach, and liver, and lowering blood pressure in Korean market. However, functional yogurt is not registered as health and functional foods in Health/Functional Food Act of Korea. Under these circumstances, the results of trustable and scientific research on the efficacy of functional yogurt should be accumulated to obtain the consumers' solid recognition of functional yogurt as health and functional food.

• Food Quality and Culture
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.74-81
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• 2009

This study investigated consumers' recognition on shelf life of health functional foods to set up their rational expiration date. For this study 107 male and female adults aged 20 to 59 years were randomly selected as major consumers of health functional foods. And their data were analyzed with SPSS 17.0. The questionnaire included questions asking a consumer's recognition on the shelf life of health functional foods and how to treat health function food passing its shelf life. In this study, the consumers were found to pay attentions considerably to the shelf life. But most of them did not know an accurate meaning of the shelf life of health functional food and mistook it for expiry date. In addition, the consumers doubted safety of health functional foods passing the shelf life. Therefore, education for consumers about an accurate meaning of the shelf life was needed. The results of this study were considered to be helpful to set up a reasonable expiration date for health functional food.

• The Journal of Korean Medicine
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• v.35 no.1
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• pp.68-74
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• 2014

Objectives: To analyze the growth pattern of the functional food market in Korea, and thus produce essential information in mapping out a strategy for Korean medicine. Methods: A survey of literature or analysis reports about market changes related to functional foods in Korea was undertaken. Results: The Korean functional food market has been growing rapidly, to 1.4 trillion won in 2012 compared to 250 billion won in 2004, which is an annual growth rate of about 14%. In particular, individually-approved functional food is worthy of notice regarding its growth rate and functional position, which is similar to herbal drugs. The expanding growth of functional food affects negatively the decrease of herbal drug industry in Korea to date. Conclusions: To compete with functional foods, the Korean medicine community needs to develop patient-friendly and cost-effective herbal drugs, and strategies to adopt them as therapeutic modalities.

• Proceedings of the PSK Conference
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• 2003.04a
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• pp.96-98
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• 2003

1. Standard and regulations for functional food evaluation cases form overseas (1) Japan For food function indication, Food Nutrition Improvement Act was amended in September 1991 and they managed functional food after setting specific health food in one of classification of special functional foods. For manification of raw material usage, the classification of health functional foods was performed by their application on: the control of internal organ status, cholesterol, blood pressure, mineral absorption, and prevention of dental caries. (omitted)

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• v.5 no.4
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• pp.313-321
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• 2011

The Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) revised the Health Functional Food Act in 2008 and extended the form of health functional foods to general food types. Therefore, this study was performed to investigate consumers' perceptions of the expanded form of health functional food and to predict consumption patterns. For this study, 1,006 male and female adults aged 19 years and older were selected nationwide by multi-stage stratified random sampling and were surveyed in 1:1 interviews. The questionnaire survey was conducted by Korea Gallup. The subjects consisted of 497 (49.4%) males and 509 (50.6%) females. About 57.9% of the subjects recognized the KFDA's permission procedures for health functional foods. Regarding the health functional foods that the subjects had consumed, red ginseng products were the highest (45.3%), followed by nutritional supplements (34.9%), ginseng products (27.9%), lactobacillus-containing products (21.0%), aloe products (20.3%), and Japanese apricot extract products (18.4%). Opinions on expanding the form of health functional foods to general food types scored 4.7 points on a 7-point scale, showing positive responses. In terms of the effects of medicine-type health functional foods versus generic health functional foods, the highest response was 'same effects if the same ingredients are contained' at a rate of 34.7%. For intake frequency by food type, the response of 'daily consistent intake' was 31.7% for capsules, tablets, and pills, and 21.7% for extracts. For general food types, 'daily consistent intake' was 44.5% for rice and 22.8% for beverages, which were higher rates than those for medicine types. From the above results, consumers had positive opinions of the expansion of health functional foods to generic forms but are not expected to maintain accurate intake frequencies or amounts. Thus, continuous promotion and education are needed for proper intake of generic health functional foods.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.45 no.1
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• pp.60-69
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• 2012

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.151-159
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• 2001

This study was conducted to determine the image of functional foods and the meal patterns for health behavior of 242 persons in Daegu area. Anthropometric data showed that female and male were 38, and 204 respectively. The most BMI group was standard group(55.4% )The most eaten functional foods were Lactobicilli goods while the lowest functional foods were Taurine goods. The highest functional food image score on the basis of Likert's 5 scales was 3.89(expensive) and the lowest score was 2.98 (experienced in eating functional food). Accepted food groups were significantly associated with eating rate of protein food and age(p < 0.01),eating rate of cabohydrate foods and sex(p < 0.05), eating rate of mineral foods and monthly average income, eating rate of vitamin foods and sex.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.40 no.4
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• pp.55-60
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• 2007

식품에 사용되는 식품첨가물의 지정 확대화 및 국제적 조화를 위한 사업으로 한시적 기준규격으로 기 인정된 효소제인 탄나아제, 알파갈락토시다아제, 베타글리코시다아제, 글루타미나아제와 증점안정제의 용도로 사용되는 롤리감마글루탐산 등 총 5품목에 대하여 기준 규격을 신설하였으며, 식품 중 알루미늄 저감화 방안 마련의 일환으로 화학적합성품 중 염기성알루미늄탄산나트륨 1품목을 지정취소하고, 글루콘산칼슘 등 40 품목의 사용기준을 개정하였으며, 황산칼슘 등 6품목의 성분규격을 개정하였다. 또한, 식품첨가물로 인한 통상무역 마찰을 해소하고 식품첨가물 수출입관련 종사자의 편의를 도모하고자 식품첨가물 수출입관련 종사자의 편의를 도모하고자 식품첨가물 영문공전에 미 반영된 품목에 대해 영문화작업을 수행하였으며, 식품첨가물의 국제기준과 조화를 위해 CCFAC(식품첨가물및오염물질분과회의) 및 CCCPL(곡류및두류분과위원회)에서 논의중인 즉석면(instant noodle) 등의 식품첨가물 국제기준 작성 및 제안을 위한 작업을 수행하고 아국의 최종안을 만들어 Codex회의에 즉석면 식품첨가물 목록을 총회에 8단계로 상정하였으며, 즉석면 식품첨가물 목록에서 감미료(아세설팜칼륨, 알리타임 등)삭제 및 타르색소(Tartrazine, Sunset Yellow FCF, amaranth, Fast Green FCF, curcurmin, carmines) 최대허용기준 설정에 대한 아국의 의견을 반영하였으며, CCNFSDU(영양 및 특수용도식품 분과위원회)의 영양강화제와 관련하여 식품첨가물에 관한 내용검토 및 의견 제출, CCASIA(아시아지역 조정위원회)에서 논의 중인 고추장 및 발효 콩제품의 식품 첨가물 내용을 검토하여 아국의 검토의견을 반영하였다.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.1092-1098
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• 2012

Aroma compounds in sun-dried salt according to saltern material and packaging box were extracted by the headspace and were isolated by using GC-MS. These compounds were identified including ketones, heterocyclic compounds and six other compounds. Major aroma compounds in salts were identified as 4-methyl-2-pentanone, 5-methyl-3-hexanone, 4-methyl-3-penten-2-one, 2-hexanol, benzothiazole, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl)-phenol, and 1,3,5-tri-tert-butyl benzene. However, we found no significant differences according to the saltern materials in three salts. Salts stored in Chamaceyparis obtusa (Sieb. et Zucc.) had more diverse aroma profiling than those in Pinus densiflora and Paulownia coreana. We consider that it need to research the development of high value added products for new aromatic salt.

• Food Science and Industry
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• v.44 no.1
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• pp.2-20
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• 2011