• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.3
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• pp.229-233
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• 1990

The thermal analysis method has been proposed for the evaluation of the relative qualities of different ginger oleoresin samples and discussed to demonstrate its simple applicability. TGA measurement to compare characteristics of ginger oleoresins give more sensitive indication on the thermal decomposition than that of DSC. The results show that the quality of oleoresin obtained from sliced sun dried ginger is better than that from hot air dried whole ginger.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.22 no.6
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• pp.915-919
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• 2015

This study was performed in order to provide basic data for predicting the usefulness of Jicama (Pachyrhizus erosus) as a food raw material. The changes in the physicochemical properties of freeze-dried and hot air-dried Jicama were investigated and analyzed. The moisture content of raw Jicama was 81.84%. The crude protein, crude fat, crude ash and carbohydrate content of hot air-dried Jicama powder were 2.85, 0.79, 7.93 and 88.44%, while those of freeze-dried Jicama powder were 3.93, 0.83, 7.92 and 87.32%, respectively on dry basis. Regarding the color values, the lightness of freeze-dried Jicama (92.86) was higher than that of the hot air-dried Jicama (88.01), whereas the redness (-0.67) and yellowness (3.21) of freeze-dried Jicama were lower than those of the hot air-dried Jicama (0.43) and (11.96), respectively. The brown index was lower in the freeze-dried Jicama (0.029) than in hot air-dried Jicama (0.107). The total sugar content showed no significant differences between freeze (46.49 mg/g) and hot air-dried Jicama (45.11 mg/g). Finally, the amylose content was higher in freeze-dried Jicama (5.66%) than in hot air-dried Jicama (6.63%).

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.477-484
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• 2017

This study was conducted to investigate the content of sulfur dioxide, carotenoids and the degree of contamination of Bacillus cereus in 33 kinds of dried sweet potato from domestic mainly dried agricultural products in Korea. According to the characteristics of dried sweet potato samples, it was classified into four clusters and as a result of analyzing the contents of sulfur dioxide, carotenoids and the degree of contamination B. cereus was no significant difference among the clusters. The detection ranges of residual sulfur dioxide from 33 dried sweet potatoes ranged from 0.38 to 28.16 mg/kg, three cases (9.09%) were detected at the reference level of 10 mg/kg or more. But no samples exceeding 30 mg/kg, the tolerance level of sulfur dioxide in dried sweet potatoes were detected. Since dried sweet potato does not have a standard for carotenoids, when comparing the national and international standards of carotenoids, the range of detection of carotenoids in dried sweet potato was $46{\sim}2,663{\mu}g$/100 g, which was within the reference range of $0{\sim}9,826{\mu}g$/100 g. In principle colonies suspected to be B. cereus in dried sweet potato were not detected. In 7 cases (21.21%), there were detected in the range of 0.05~1.59 log CFU/g but not more than 3 log CFU/g as the reference value. The results of this study are expected to be used as basic data to establish quality standard for dried sweet potatoes. In order to control the quality of dried sweet potatoes in domestic market, raw materials, drying method and packaging after distribution, it is necessary to maintain and maintain the process steadily.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.83-93
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• 1982

In this work, lipid oxidation and the kinetics of the oxidation reaction in fried file-fish meat were investigated when sun-dried file-fish was stored under the conditions of various water activities and temperature, 35, 45, 55 and $35/55^{\circ}C$. The storage stability and the development of browning by oxidative rancidity were also discussed. Monolayer coverage value of water content in dried file-fish was $8.03\%$ at $0.21\;a_w$Lipid oxidation at $35^{\circ}C$ was developed with increasing water activity but at $45^{\circ}C$and $55^{\circ}C$ it was rapidly progressed without clear differences between water activities except $0.44\;a_w$. The rate of reaction was more sensitive to storage temperature than to water activity. Browning in methanol-chloroform fraction was developed linearly by the progress of lipid oxidation which suggested that lipid oxidation was greatly influential to the development of browning in dried fish meat. In kinetical analysis the oxidation followed a zero order reaction mechanism as a function of carbonyl value. The activation energies obtained from the Arrhenius plot ranged 9.0 to 10.8 Kcal/mol and $Q_10$ values, 1.6-1.7. Shelf-lives at the storage of 35,45 and $55^{\circ}C$ ranged 58 days to 8 days. And in the fluctuating temperature storage at $35/55^{\circ}C$, shelf-lives were 17, 16, 15 and 13 days at 0.44, 0.52, 0.65 and $0.75\;a_w$, respectively. The shelf-lives for assessed from the accelerated shelf-life test were 125, 123, 120 and 106 days at 0.44, 0.52, 0.65 and $0.75\;a_w$, respectively, in the case of storage at $25^{\circ}C$.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.43 no.5
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• pp.603-610
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• 2011

This study was performed to examine the physicochemical characteristics and sensory properties of makgeolli with dried citron peel and levels (3, 6, and 9%) of citron (Citrus junos) in makgeolli during fermentation with two-step-brewing. The pH of makgeolli with citron dried peel increased within 5 days of fermentation, and decreased until 11 days of fermentation. Total acidity increased after 3 days of fermentation then decreased after 5 days of fermentation, but continued to increase slightly up to 12 days. Changes in alcohol content and amino acidity increased during fermentation. A sensoryevaluation of appearance, flavor, sourness, sweetness, bitterness, and overall acceptance of makgeolli with citron dried peel showed lower values than those of the control.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.38 no.1
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• pp.11-19
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• 2005

There has been increasing research interests that green vegetables play beneficial roles in human health. This study was performed to investigate the effects of freeze-dried green vegetable extract of Angelica keiskei Koidz (A) and Brassica oleracea acephala (B) on lipid profiles and antioxidant status in rats. Seven-weeks old male Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 6 groups and fed diets containing 5% A & B and 0.5% cholesterol (cho) for 8 weeks [Control Diet (C) & C + chol (CC), A & A + chol (AC), B & B + chol (BC)]. Lipid profiles and antioxidant status were determined by enzyme assay methods. The serum levels of [LDL + VLDLJ-cholesterol of the rats fed vegetable extract diets A and B were significantly lower than that of group C and the ratios of HDL/[LDL + VLDL] were significantly higher in groups A and B. Addition of cholesterol in the diet, however, abolished this effect. The Brassica oleracea acephala juice lowered serum TG level even when cholesterol was added to the diet. Serum total antioxidant status(TAS) were significantly higher in groups A and B as compared to the control group and the ratios of [GSH-Px +Catalase]/total-SOD in the liver were also significantly higher in groups A and B indicating that H202 produced be efficiently removed. In conclusion, freeze-dried green vegetable extract diets (A and B) improved serum lipid profiles by increasing the HDL/[LDL + VLDL〕 ratio and exerted favorable influences on antioxidant systems by improving total antioxidant status (TAS) in serum and by significantly increasing the ratio of [GSH-Px + Catalase]/total-SOD in the liver.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.18 no.2
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• pp.145-149
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• 2013

We tested for residual pesticide levels in dried vegetables in Seoul, Korea. A total of 100 samples of 13 different types of agricultural products were analyzed by a gas chromatography-nitrogen phosphate detector (GC-NPD), an electron capture detector (GC-${\mu}ECD$), a mass spectrometry detector (GC-MSD), and a high performance liquid chromatography- ultraviolet detector (HPLC-UV). We used multi-analysis methods to analyze for 253 different pesticide types. Among the selected agricultural products, residual pesticides were detected in 11 samples, of which 2 samples (2.0%) exceeded the Korea Maximum Residue limits (MRLs). We detected pesticide residue in 6 of 9 analyzed dried pepper leaves and 1 sample exceeded the Korea MRLs. Data obtained were then used for estimating the potential health risks associated with the exposures to these pesticides. The estimated daily intakes (EDIs) range from 0.1% of the acceptable daily intake (ADI) for bifenthrin to 8.4% of the ADI for cadusafos. The most critical commodity is cadusafos in chwinamul, contributing 8.4% to the hazard index (HI). This results show that the detected pesticides could not be considered a serious public health problem. Nevertheless, an investigation into continuous monitoring is recommended.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.29 no.4
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• pp.764-770
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• 1997

For the purpose of improving hygienic quality of dried-spirullina and dried-sea tangle powders as raw materials of health food, the comparative effects of ozone treatment and gamma irradiation on the microbial and physicochemical properties were investigated. Gamma irradiation at 7.5 kGy resulted in sterilization of total aerobic bacteria, coliforms and molds below detective levels $(<10^{1}\;CFU/g\;sample)$, while ozone treatment for 8 hr up to 18 ppm could not sufficiently eliminate the microorganisms of the samples. Physicochemical properties including compositions of fatty acid and amino acid, minerals, pH and natural pigments were not changed by gamma irradaition up to 10 kGy, whereas, ozone treatment caused changes in pH, TBA value, natural pigments and fatty acid compositions. Especially, ozone treatment markedly decreased unsaturated fatty acid of the samples.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.2
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• pp.245-251
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• 2001

This research was conducted to study the changes in physical characteristics of mushrooms (Agaricus bisporus) as influenced by drying methods. Samples were dried using either hot air drying, vacuum drying, or freeze drying and changes in the color, browning index, hardness and rehydration rate were evaluated by response surface methodology. Hot air drying resulted in the fastest drying of sample as compared to other methods. The rate of drying was most affected by the environmental temperature rather than air velocity or vacuum pressure. The overall color difference increased as the temperature and air velocity increased. The overall color changes of the freeze dried samples were minimal as compared to those of fresh mushrooms. The hot air dried samples showed the greatest changes in the overall color, browning index as well as hardness. The freeze dried samples showed the best rehydration characteristic and maintained the best overall quality after drying.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.18 no.5
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• pp.766-772
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• 2008

The objective of this investigation was to develop iced cookies with freeze-dried yellow onion powder (YP) and red onion powder (RP) at composition levels of 0, 1, 3, 5 and 10%. The moisture (13.61%) and crude ash contents (3.43%) of YP was higher than RP, while the crude protein (7.58%) and crude fat contents (0.65%) of RP was higher than YP. Freeze-dried YP showed a higher lightness and yellowness value compared to RP, because of the unique color of the onion. The browning index was lower in YP. The pH of the dough significantly decreased by addition of onion powder, while the density of the dough was significantly increased in RP samples than the others. The iced cookies showed a lower lightness value, and a higher redness value with increase of onion powder contents. Hardness of YP cookies up to 5% and RP cookies up to 3%, were lower compared to the control. With regards to the sensory characteristics, $3{\sim}5%$ YP cookies and 3% RP cookies were more acceptable than the others. As a result, the optimal ratio of freeze-dried YP and RP iced cookies were calculated at 5% YP and 3% RP levels.