• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.428-440
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• 2023

Global meat consumption is increasing worldwide, however, supply remains lacking. Several alternative protein sources, such as cultured meat, plant-based protein production, and edible insects, have been proposed to overcome this shortage. Interestingly, edible insects are characterized by superior digestive and absorptive qualities that make them the ideal replacement for traditional protein production. This study aims to further the processing ability of insect protein by investigating the effects of various pre-treatment methods, such as blanching (HB), roasting (HR), and superheated steam (HS), on the nutritional properties and physicochemical characteristics of proteins extracted from Hermetia illucens larvae. The drying rate, pH value, color analysis, amino and fatty acid profile, as well as bulk density, shear force, and rehydration ratios of the above pre-treatment methods, were explored. HS was found to have the highest drying rate and pH value analysis showed that HB and HS samples have significantly higher values compared to the other modalities. Raw edible insects had the highest value in the sum of essential amino acid (EAA) and EAA index when compared to EAAs. HB and HS showed significantly lower bulk density results, and HS showed the highest shear force and the highest value in rehydration ratio, regardless of immersion time. Therefore, taking the above results together, it was found that blanching and superheated steam blanching pre-treatment were the most effective methods to improve the processing properties of H. illucens after hot-air drying.

• 한국수산과학회지
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• 제55권5호
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• pp.645-654
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• 2022

This study was conducted to prepare superheated steam roasted (SSR) small yellow croaker Larimichthys polyactis sweet potato salad (SPS) and tomato mousse (TM), as senior-friendly seafoods (SFS) and to examine their quality characteristics. The hardness values of SSR, SPS and TM were 110.5×1.0³, 22.4×1.0³ and 14.5×1.0³ N/m², respectively. The nutritional properties of SSR, SPS and TM were 22.4, 6.7 and 10.2 g/100 g, respectively, for protein, 97.01, 3.40 and 17.00 ㎍/100 g, respectively, for vitamin A, 10.26, 2.79 ㎍/100 g and not detected (ND), respectively, for vitamin D, 60.68 mg/100 g, ND and 4.17 mg/100 g, respectively, for vitamin C, 0.18, 0.10 and 0.33 mg/100 g, respectively, for riboflavin 24.28, 10.91 and 13.77 mg/100 g, respectively, for niacin, 76.3, 53.0 and 48.5 mg/100 g, respectively, for calcium, 258.2, 231.3 and 145.2 mg/100 g, respectively, for potassium, and ND, 0.70 mg/100 g and ND, respectively, for dietary fiber. Escherichia coli was not detected in any of the products. These results suggested that the products should be classified as step 1 for SSR, step 2 for SPS and step 3 for TM based on the SFS standard of the Korean industrial standards. Moreover, the nutritional and physical properties of the foods were improved.