• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.32-37
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• 2002

In order to promote the utilization of persimmon leaf as food, chemical components in freeze dried Persimmon leaves were analyzed. The proximate composition was composed of moisture(79.65%), crude protein(17.97%), crude fat(1.33%), ash(2.37%), crude fiber(2.01%). During growth, moisture content was decreased and crude fat, crude fiber and ash were increased, respectively. Free sugar was composed of glucose, fructose, sucrose, raffinose. Nonvolatile organic acid contents were composed of oxalic acid, levulenic acid, magic acid and citric acid in the order. 18 amino acids of total amino acid in persimmon leaves were detected and major amino acid were glutamic acid, aspartic acid, leucine, phenylalanine, arginine and valine. The soluble tannin and vitamin C of persimmon leaves were 6859.37 mg% and 1487.12 mg%. During growth, its contents increased and then decreased after 20th June.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.40 no.5
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• pp.400-403
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to investigate the differences in proximate composition, free sugars, amino acids, fatty acids and Hunter color vaules between fresh and odorless garlic. The contents of crude fiber, crude fat and ash in odorless garlic were silmilar to those in fresh garlic. Sugars and crude protein decreased during manufacture of odorless garlic. Among the free sugars, sucrose, maltose and fructose decreased in odorless garlic, while the content of glucose increased. Total amino acid content decreased by about 30% in odorless garlic. Among the amino acids decreased arginine, isoleucine etc. The contents of linoleic acid, palmitic acid and oleic acid were higher than those of other fatty acids in fresh garlic and odorless garlic, but laruric acid was in little quantity. There were no singnificant differences in the Hunter L and b value between the fresh and odorless garlic, but value for greeness(-a) was lower in odorless garlic.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.11 no.5
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• pp.635-641
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• 1996

As a basic study for preparing pine sprout tea, chemical components in pine sprouts and pine needles were analyzed as follows: In proximate composition the contents of most components except for crude fat were different between in pine sprouts and pine needles. Moisture content in pine sprouts was higher than that in pine needles. Calcium and potassium were major minerals contained in pine sprouts and needles, and their contents in pine needles picked in December were higher than those picked in June. Soluble tannin and vitamin C contents in leaf part of pine sprouts were much higher than those in stem part and their contents in pine needles were increased according to their growth. Free sugars like fructose, glucose and sucrose were contained in both pine sprouts and needles, and their contents in pine sprouts were higher in stem part as compared that in leaf part. Although fourteen kinds of amino acids were detected in pine sprouts and pine needles, their contents were extremely low. Amino acid composition between pine sprouts and pine needles was different each other, but major amino acids contained in them were same, those are acidic amino acids such as aspartic acid and glutamic acid. Amino acid contents in pine needles were increased according to the growth. In fatty acid composition in leaf part of pine sprouts, saturated fatty acid contents were higher than unsaturated fatty acid contents, but in stem part unsaturated fatty acid contents were higher. In pine needles the amount of saturated fatty acid was increased with the growth, but the amount of unsaturated fatty acid was rather decreased.

• Geosciences Journal
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.989-1000
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• 2018

The provenance of the Central Yellow Sea Mud (CYSM) in the Yellow Sea has been attracted a great deal of attention over the last three decades, but a consensus is not yet reached. In this study, 101 surface sediment samples collected from the CYSM were investigated to determine provenance and transport mechanisms in the area using the clay minerals and major element components. The Huanghe sediments are characterized by higher smectite, but the Changjiang sediments are more abundant illite contents. Western Korean rivers contain more kaolinite and chlorite than do Chinese rivers. The Chinese rivers have higher $Fe_2O_3$, MgO, and CaO than the Korean rivers at the same $Al_2O_3$ concentration. Therefore, the clay minerals and major element concentrations can be useful indicator for the source. Based on our results, we suggest that the surface sediments in CYSM were composed mainly of Changjiang sediments, mixed a partly with sediments from the Huanghe and the western Korean rivers. Although the northwestern part of CYSM is proximate to the Huanghe, the contents of smectite and CaO were extremely low. It could be evidence that the Huanghe materials do not enter directly into the CYSM due to the Shandong Peninsula Front. Considering the oceanic circulation in the Yellow Sea, the Changjiang sediments could be transported eastward with the Changjiang Diluted Water and then mixed in CYSM via the Yellow Sea Warm Current (YSWC). Huanghe sediments could be provided by coastal currents (Shandong Coastal Current and Yellow Sea Coastal Current) and the YSWC. In addition, sediments from western Korean rivers might be supplied into the CYSM deposit via the Korean Coastal Current, Transversal Current, and YSWC.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.103-110
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• 2005

Opuntia ficus-indica, commonly known as prickly pear cactus, is commercially grown as a food and medicinal plant in Jeju Island, Korea. The crushed pads and fruits of Opuntia ficus-indica were dried in a freeze-dryer and ground into flour to be used for food materials. The major components of proximate compositions were part of a nitrogen free extract. The major minerals were Ca (4391.2-2086.9㎎%), K (1932.1-2608.7㎎%), and Mg (800.6-1984.8㎎%). The major amino acid was glutamic acid, comprising 16.3% of total amino acids in fruit and 25.2% in pad. Dihydroflavonols were identified as (+)-trans-dihydrokaempferol and (+)-trans-dihydroquercetin. Citric acid methyl esters extracted from fruits showed inhibitory activities against monoamine oxidase-B. The presence of trimethyl citrate has been reported in other plants, but 1,3-dimethyl citrate and 1-monomethyl citrate have not been previously reported. The results of pharmacological efficacy tests, including serum biochemical and hematological parameters, autonomic nervous system, anti-inflammatory, analgestic activity, anti-diabetic activity, antithrombotic, anticoagulant, dopamine beta-hydroxylase, monoamine oxidase activity, hyperlipidemia, the respiratory system, antigastic, and anti-ulcerative actions indicate that the fruit and pad of the Opuntia ficus-indica are rich sources of food and medicinal materials.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.79-85
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• 2000

Proximate composition of concentrated oyster cooker effluent (COCE) was $70{\%}$ moisture, $8.55{\%}$ total nitrogen, and $18.6{\%}$ ash. Optimum conditions for enzymatic hydrolysis of COCE ($200 ml$) weve $pH 7.0{\~}7.5\;and 50{\~}60{\circ}C$ for 8 h reaction time with 0.128 U of Aspergillus oryzae PE protease(AOP), Hydrolysis of COCE led to an increase in free amino acids to 1.41 fold, with taurine comprising about $17.62{\%}$ of the total free amino acid. Fifty volatile flavor components were identified in COCE and 63 in enzyme treated COCE (HCOCE). Volatile flayer compounds we increased significantly in HCOCE when compared with untreated COCE. Results of this study might help to alleviate the current wastewater disposal problem caused by oyster cooker effluent.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.2 no.4
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• pp.304-309
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• 1997

Chemical compositions of petals of Chrysanthemum spp. were determined to renew its interest as a food material. The moisture contents of wild Chrysanthemum boreale and holticulturized Chrysanthemum morifolium were 11.7% and 11.0%. The proximate chemical ompositions were 6.1% and 11.7% in protein, 3.7% and 5.2% in ash, 11.1% and 12.8% in reducing sugar, of C. boreale and C. morifolium, respectively. Free sugars were mainly composed of fructose, glucose and sucrose. In fatty acid composition, the ratios of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids were 1.2:1 and 3.0:1, respectively. The amino acids determined were found 0.18 and 0.26 in the ratio of essential to total amino acids in each sample. Major elements of Chrysanthemum petals were Ca, K, Fe, Mg and Na, but the contents of Ca and Fe were more than twice higher in C. boreale than c. morifolium, Major volatile flavor components were 28.22% of epi-bicyclophellandrene and 24.55% of camphor in C. boreale, and 14.24% of 4-methyl-1-(10methylethyl)-3-cyclhexen-1-ol, 10.74% of camphor and 7.64% of 1,8-cineol in C. morifolium.

• The Korean Journal of Community Living Science
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• v.15 no.3
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• pp.57-61
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• 2004

Many studies have presented results about the antioxidative and antimicrobial activities of Dandelions (Taraxacum officinale). There has yet to be a study which makes comparisons of nutrients based on the parts of the Dandelion. To identify the nutrient composition by part of dandelion, nutrient contents were analyzed. Dandelions were taken from Songpa-gu in Seoul and the nutrient composition of the flower, leaf and root were measured. The nutrient content of each part was analysed by using the method developed by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC). The proximate components(moisture, protein, fat, fiber, ash, and carbohydrates), minerals and vitamins of the dandelion were analysed. The nutrient composition of the dandelions showed many significant differences among the parts when the differences were determined by using Duncan's multiple range test. The leaf contains more protein, ash, Ca, K, Mg, Zn, vitamin A, B$_1$, B$_2$, and C than the other parts. The root has much more fiber, carbohydrate, P and Fe content. The results demonstrate that dandelions could be used as a food source supplement for fiber, Ca, Fe and vitamin B$_2$ which are common nutritional deficiencies in Korea. It is recommended that more research for other bio-functional factors besides nutrients composition is needed to enhance the utilization of the dandelion.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.6 no.1
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• pp.11-13
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• 1973

The nutritive value of foods is the most essential and fundamental data in food administration, nutrition surveys, dietary clinic, and in the conduct of nutritional education. The nutritive values of 283 different kinds of selected Korean foods were investigated and reported in our previous reports already. In this report, another 21 kinds of Korean foods are studied for their proximate components, minerals and vitamins. The foods were sampled at random from the markets or from cultivating fields. The methods of sampling and of chemical analysis were same as employed in the previous reports. The results are shown in the table. The nutritive value of the rest of Korean foods will be studied continuously.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.25 no.6
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• pp.928-931
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• 1996

The present study was carried out to compare the difference of proximate composition and lipid peroxides in juvenile(80~120g) and adult(670~690g) rainbow trout(Oncorhynchus mykiss). There was a marked increase in lipid content with growth. The fatty acids of juvenile rainbow trout was composed of saturates, monoenes and polyenes of 30.18%, 37.81% and 25.09%, respectively. Adult rainbowtrout showed higher content in monoenes and lower content in polyenes. The composition of amino acid was similar. In both groups, glutamic acid, aspaitic acid, histidine were abundant. The lipid peroxides, malondialdehydes and lipofuscin, were not increased significantly with growth.