• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.5 no.3
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• pp.217-223
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• 1998

Quality and component of dry Omija during storage and shelf-life of fresh Omija were investigated. Acidity and pH of dry Omija were not significantly different among drying methods, but reducing sugar(3.77%) of field (drying was much lower than that of hot air drying(11.02%) and freeze drying(10.12%). Crude protein was higher in order of freeze drying> hot air drying> field drying, and the optical density of freeze drying at 520nm were higher up to about 3 times than field drying and hot air drying, respectively. Moisture content of dry Omija during the storage was increased, whereas acidity decreased at 25$^{\circ}C$. However changed little at 4, -5, -20$^{\circ}C$ Reducing sugar increased until 8 mouth, and thereafter decreased continuously. Optical density and color(L,a,b) decreased at 25$^{\circ}C$ but increased at 4, -5, -20$^{\circ}C$. Shelf-life of flesh Omija at 4$^{\circ}C$ was limited to 9 days because staring decay. Acidity and reducing sugar of flesh Omija continuously decreased during storage at -5, -60$^{\circ}C$. Optical density increased until 8 month and then decreased, and especially the optical density of 8 month storage at -60$^{\circ}C$ was higher than initial's.