• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.837-842
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• 1995

Hot red pepper(Capsicum annum L.) has been extensively used as a spicy food additive and preservative in Korea. In this study, we investigated the effect of dietary hot red pepper powder on humoral immune response in rats. Sprague-Dawley rats were divided into 4 groups and fed experimental diets containing 0, 2, 5, 10% hot red pepper powder for 27 days. All groups were immunized with sheep red blood cells. In order to measure the immune response, plaque-forming cell number, agglutination titer, and serum antibody level were measured. Tissue ascorbic acid contents were also determined by high-performance liquid chromatogrphy. There was an increased plaque-forming cell number, agglutination titer, and serum IgG level in the groups supplemented with hot red pepper powder as compared to control. Tissure ascorbic acid contents in the hot pepper powder supplemented group were higher than those of control. The results suggest that the dietary hot red pepper powder enhances humoral immune response in rats, indicating that the hot pepper contains biological response modifier.

• Journal of Radiation Industry
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• v.8 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 2014

This study investigated the reduction of microbial population and sensory properties in red pepper powders irradiated by gamma ray, electron beam, and X-ray. Populations of total aerobic bacteria and yeast & molds in red pepper powders were decreased by irradiation treatment in a dose-dependent manner. Gamma ray, electron beam, and X-ray at doses above 8 kGy caused 100% inhibition on growth of aerobic bacteria in red pepper powders. Inhibitory activity of X-ray on sterilization of red pepper powders was significantly equal to or higher compared to gamma ray and electron beam. Color and off flavor in red pepper powders were no significant difference among the control and samples irradiated with gamma ray, electron beam, and X-ray. As a result, the gamma ray, electron beam, and X-ray irradiation can be used to sterilize the microbial growth in red pepper powders without quality loss.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• v.18 no.1
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• pp.48-59
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• 1993

Pepper is considered as one of main crops not only in the agricultural production but also in farmer's income. Red-pepper is much consumed by Koreans everyday in the form of powder, but its processing processes such as drying and grinding cause many problems. Consequently, it is required to improve the quality of red-pepper powder for high dietary life. This study was conducted to investigate the heat and mass transfer characteristics of red-pepper powder by convection and radiation conditioning. Physical and thermal properties such as specific heat, thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity were also determined in terms of moisture content of the powder.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.255-260
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• 2016

This study aimed to investigate the effect of red pepper seed powder addition on the chemical compositions, cooking characteristics, and sensory properties of tteokgalbi. Tteokgalbi was prepared by addition of 0% (control), 1%, 2%, 3%, and 4% red pepper seed powder. The moisture and ash contents of samples increased with increased content of red pepper seed powder. In addition, the pH value, CIE $a^*$ value, and CIE $b^*$ value of uncooked and cooked samples increased with higher content of red pepper seed powder. However, cooking loss, diameter reduction, and thickness reduction of samples decreased with increasing content of red pepper seed powder. The hardness, gumminess, and chewiness of samples increased with higher content of red pepper seed powder, and the sensory evaluation of tteokgalbi containing 3% red pepper seed powder was the highest. Therefore, usages of red pepper seed powder can improve quality characteristics of tteokgalbi.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.48 no.4
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• pp.372-377
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• 2016

The quality characteristics of chicken thigh frankfurters prepared with various concentrations of red pepper seed powder (0, 0.5, 1.0, and 1.5%) were examined. With increasing levels of red pepper seed powder, moisture and ash contents of samples increased but protein contents significantly decreased (p<0.05). Moreover, the lightness of uncooked and cooked samples decreased with increasing concentrations of red pepper seed powder. Redness and yellowness values of uncooked and cooked samples containing 1.0% and 1.5% red pepper seed powder were significantly higher than those of control samples and samples containing 0.5% red pepper seed powder (p<0.05). The cooking yield and viscosity of the samples increased with increasing red pepper seed powder content. In conclusion, chicken thigh frankfurters containing 1.5% red pepper seed powder had better physicochemical properties than the other samples tested. Therefore, 1.5% red pepper seed powder is suitable additive for chicken thigh products.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.454-458
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• 2009

The effect of UV-C irradiation on microbial growth and quality of red pepper powder during storage was examined. Red pepper powder was irradiated with doses of 27, 54, or $108\;kJ/m^2$ and stored at $20^{\circ}C$ for 4 weeks. UV-C treatment of red pepper powder decreased the populations of total aerobic bacteria and Bacillus cereus in proportion to radiation dose. In particular, total aerobic bacteria and B. cereus populations decreased by 1.03 and 0.90 log CFU/g after irradiation at $108\;kJ/m^2$, respectively, compared with control values. UV-C irradiation caused negligible changes in the Hunter color L, a, or b values. Sensory quality results on red pepper powder were not significantly different between treatments. Therefore, UV-C irradiation can be used to inhibit microbial growth in red pepper powder, without impairing quality during storage.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.828-831
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• 2013

Fermentation patterns of apple Gochujang mash prepared with different addition times of red pepper powder were investigated. Red pepper powder was added into Gochujang mash before and after fermentation of the mash. In the apple Gochujang mash without red pepper powder, viable yeast cell counts of Zygosaccharomyces rouxii Y-80 increased to 6.5 log CFU/g shortly after five days of fermentation, and ethanol concentration reached its maximum value (3.8% of the total volume) after 15 days of fermentation. On the other hand, in apple Gochujang mash prepared by the initial addition of red pepper powder before fermentation, viable yeast cell counts increased to 7 log CFU/g after 20 days of fermentation, and ethanol concentration reached 1.3% after 25 days of fermentation. Yeast growth and ethanol production were stimulated in the Gochujang mash without red pepper powder. Sensory evaluation scores were similar in the apple Gochujang regardless of addition time of red pepper powder.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• v.29 no.10
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• pp.1580-1590
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• 2019

Capsaicinoids in red pepper powder are known to show anti-bacterial effects; however, their effects during kimchi fermentation are not known. This study aimed to investigate the effects of various concentrations of capsaicinoids on kimchi fermentation. Five sets of kimchi samples were prepared using 0 mg/kg (control), $98.34{\pm}5.34mg/kg$ (mild), $243.47{\pm}3.71mg/kg$ (medium), $428.63{\pm}30.78mg/kg$ (hot), and $1,320.49{\pm}28.27mg/kg$ (extreme) capsaicinoid. The characteristics of each kimchi sample, including pH, acidity, organic acid, sugars, sugar alcohol, capsaicinoid content, and microbial community were periodically investigated during fermentation. Kimchi with red pepper powder shows significantly higher acidity than control kimchi, whereas pH values were the same. Organic acid in kimchi with red pepper powder was higher than in control kimchi, probably caused by higher lactic acid bacteria (LAB) counts in kimchi samples with red pepper powder. Our results show that addition of red pepper powder decreased Leuconostoc spp. counts in the bacterial community. In particular, Lactobacillus sakei and Leuconostoc gelidum counts increased and decreased, respectively, with increasing capsaicinoid content of red pepper powder added to kimchi. Overall, the results of this study indicate that physicochemical properties and LAB such as L. sakei and L. gelidum are influenced by capsaicinoid content. However, further studies are necessary to investigate the effects of the percentage of red pepper powder in kimchi on fermentation to provide practical guidelines for producing standardized kimchi.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.146-154
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• 2005

We compared two kinds of red peppers, semi-dry red popper and hot air dry red pepper, and made two kinds of Kimchies with them for this study. The semi-dry red pepper is better to maintain natural color of raw red pepper, to keep hygenity and to protect its loss of the nutrition, than the hot air dry red pepper. The results are as follows: The content of vitamin C and ASTA color value in semi-dry red pepper powder were much higher than those in hot air dry red pepper The cell numbers of total bacteria in semi-dry red pepper powder were much lower than those in hot air dry red pepper. The changes in quality of the two Kimchies were evaluated by pH, acidity, total microbes, lactic acid bacteria cells count and sensory. The patterns of changes in pH, acidity, total microbes and lactic acid bacteria cells count of two kinds of samples were the same. But in case of sensory evaluation, Kimchi made with semi-dry red powder showed best sensory scores than of all in overall acceptability.

• The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science
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• v.10 no.1
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• pp.15-21
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• 2006

In order to monitor the pesticide residues in/on peppers and pepper powder and to assess their risk, pesticides in/on green pepper from 10 farmgates and fresh red pepper from 9 farmgates in Chungbuk area and pepper powder from 6 wholesale markets in Cheongju city were analyzed with a GLC and an HPLC. Also, pepper powder made by pulverization of the dried red pepper was analyzed to elucidate the change of pesticide residues in fresh red pepper by oven-drying. The number of pesticides detected from peen pepper, fresh red pepper, dried red pepper and pepper powder were 9, 12, 12, and 17, respectively, including 10 pesticides (one fungicide and nine insecticides) which were exceeded the maximum residue limits (MRLs). The exceeding rate of the MRL were higher in dried red pepper and pepper powder than in green pepper and fresh red pepper. Although some pesticides in peppers and pepper powder exceeded the MRLs, their estimated daily intake(EDI) were less than 1.6% of their acceptable daily intakes(ADIs), suggesting that it would be estimated to safe. By oven-drying of fresh red pepper at $65^{\circ}C$ for 72 hours, the weight of dried red pepper was from 1/5.9 from 1/7.8 of fresh red pepper, while the concentration of pesticide residue in dried red pepper increased from 1.7 to 8.2 times, suggesting that further reconsideration was required for the MRL of pepper powder.