• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.14 no.4
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• pp.408-413
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• 2007

This study evaluated the sensory quality characteristics of gamma-irradiated Sujeonggwa a Korean traditional cinnamon beverage during storage, and the mutagenicity of the beverage. The minimum irradiation dose required to ensure the microbiological safety of powdered Sujeonggwa was 4.5 kGy. Sensory characteristics, and the Hunter's color value, of Sujeonggwa, deteriorated with increased irradiation doses, but no significant changes in sensory qualities were found during storage. The Ames test yielded no evidence that gamma irradiation induced mutagenicity in Sujeonggwa powder.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.36 no.5
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• pp.609-615
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• 2007

This study was conducted to develop the method for the safe supply of Sujeonggwa (cinnamon flavored persimmon punch) in severe environments such as space, desert or deep sea, by the combined treatment of gamma irradiation with other food technologies. Commercially prepared Sujeonggwa powder could be sterilized at 4.5 kGy or above doses. However, sensory characteristics of gamma-irradiated Sujeonggwa decreased depending upon the dose. The combined treatment of vacuum packaging with the addition of vitamin C and cinnamic aldehyde in Sujeonggwa powder could minimize the change of sensory qualities induced by ionizing irradiation.