• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.45 no.7
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• pp.1010-1016
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• 2016

The quality characteristics of seasoned pork with sauces containing different concentrations of fermented Oenothera biennis juice such as 5% (5-SP), 10% (10-SP) and 15% (15-SP) during storage for 15 days at $10^{\circ}C$ were investigated. The pH level decreased after storage for 6 days and pH 4.83~4.90 after storage for 15 days in all tested seasoned pork. The titratable acidity increased significantly after 6 days but did not show significant differences between seasoned pork. The total bacteria of seasoned pork were $10^7CFU/g$ (control) and $10^6CFU/g$ (5-SP and 10-SP) after storage for 9 days. The total bacteria showed a lower 1~2 log cycle in seasoned pork with fermented Oenothera biennis juice compared to control. The volatile basic nitrogen contents of seasoned pork were 18.02 mg% (control), 15.41 mg% (5-SP), 14.47 mg% (10-SP), and 17.51 mg% (15-SP) after storage for 15 days at $10^{\circ}C$, respectively. The a value (red) of pork seasoned with fermented Oenothera biennis juice was higher than that of control and decreased during storage. Cooking loss and water holding capacity of 5-SP and 10-SP were better than those of control and 15-SP during storage. The 5-SP showed the best sensory score in taste (4.00), color (4.00), flavor (3.91), and overall acceptability (4.09) among various seasoned pork groups.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.227-232
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• 2012

Quality characteristics of tomato jam added with 15, 25, 35 and 50% fructo-oligosaccharide substituted for sucrose were evaluated. As the amount of fructo-oligosaccharide increased, the moisture content and total titratable acidity of tomato jam increased, whereas pH and spreadness decreased. In the results of color and texture analysis, lightness ($L^*$), redness ($a^*$) and yellowness ($b^*$) in addition to adhesiveness and resilience increased when fructo-oligosaccharide was added up to 50% of the total tomato weight. In the sensory evaluation, values of flavor, transparency, sweetness, and off-flavor decreased as fructo-oligosaccharide content increased, whereas tomato flavor, sourness and stickiness increased. Overall acceptance of tomato jam added with 25~35% fructo-oligosaccharide was the highest among all of the samples.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.9
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• pp.1229-1236
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• 2009

This study was performed to examine the quality characteristics of the curd yogurt with different contents (0.5$\sim$2.0% (w/v)) of cherry powder (obtained from freeze-dried fruit of Prunus serrulata L. var. spontanea Max. wils.). Yogurt was fermented with two kinds of lactic acid bacteria (Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus bulgalicus) at $40^{\circ}C$ for 18h. During the period of 14 days of storage ($4^{\circ}C$, 14 days), acid production (pH and titratable acidity) of the yogurts increased significantly with the addition of cherry powder. The sugar content of the yogurts prepared with cherry powder increased but cherry powder yogurts presented lower viscosity values than the control. Hunter color values, lightness (L) and yellowness (b) of yogurt colors decreased as the concentration of cherry powder increased, whereas the redness (a) increased. Lactic acid bacteria of yogurts increased with the addition of cherry powder and all samples had increasing levels of lactic bacteria over the storage period. The sensory properties, such as flavor, taste, viscosity, and overall acceptability, of the yogurts containing the 1.0% cherry powder were superior to the control sample. Consequently, the optimal quality achieved in these experiments was yogurt with 1.0% cherry powder added.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.310-316
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• 2017

This study was analyzed the effects of boron (B), calcium (Ca), silicon (Si) on quality and shelf life of 'Unicorn' cherry tomato at the light red maturity-stage. The storage conditions were modified atmosphere packaging (MAP) by oxygen transmission rate (OTR) packaging film at $5^{\circ}C$, $11^{\circ}C$, and $24^{\circ}C$. Respiration and ethylene production were the lowest in B + Ca + Si -treated tomato fruits. The lowest fresh weight loss and the longest shelf life resulted from the B + Ca + Si treatment. And the firmness was enhanced by B + Ca + Si treatment at harvest time, and it was retained after storage at $5^{\circ}C$, $11^{\circ}C$, and $24^{\circ}C$. Significantly lower soluble solids, lycopene, and color development were found at B + Ca + Si-treated tomato fruits compared with control after storage. Moreover, the highest titratable acidity and vitamin C content were observed in B + Ca + Si-treated tomato fruits after storage. From the above results, it was concluded that B + Ca + Si combined treatment can delay the maturity of cherry tomato after harvesting, and retained the firmness and prolong the shelf life.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.14 no.5
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• pp.788-793
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• 2004

Fermented milk was prepared from skim milk supplemented with Salicornia herbacea extract powder (SHEP) at the levels of 0∼0.4% (wi v) and was fermented with Lactobacillus acidophilus, Streptococcus thermophillus and Bifidobacterium longum. Quality characteristics of prepared fermented milk were evaluated for acid production, visible cell numbers, viscosity and sensory property during fermentation at 37$^{\circ}C$ for 6 hr. Supplementation of 0.1% SHEP stimulated the growth of lactic acid bacteria which showed the highest number of viable cell counts (9.23 log CFU/ml), and also enhanced the acid production which was pH 4.23 and titratable acidity 0.64%, and increased the viscosity (1,365 cps) after 6 hr incubation. The sensory scores of fermented milk supplemented with 0.1% SHEP were higher than other supplemented contents in taste, texture, flavor, aftertaste and overall acceptability. When the storage abilities of fermented milk supplemented SHEP at 6$^{\circ}C$ for 12 days were evaluated, its quality-keeping properties were relatively good in the fermented milk supplemented with 0.1% SHEP.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.849-859
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• 2016

Edible insects have gained recognition worldwide as complementary protein sources. Recently, four edible insects were newly allowed to be used as food materials in Korea: the mealworm (Tenebrio molitor), the cricket (Velarifictorus asperses), the white-spotted flower chaffer beetle larva (Protaetia brevitarsis seulensis), and the rhinoceros beetle larva (Allomyrina dichotoma). In this study, we evaluated the oxidative stabilities of these four edible insects during cold storage. The insects were sacrificed by blanching for 3 minutes in boiling water. The blanched insects were then stored at $4^{\circ}C$ in an incubator for 42 days. The color values, titratable acidity, peroxide values, acid values, TBARS, contents of VBN, and total plate counts of the insects were measured at days 0, 2, 4, 7, 10, 14, 21, 28, 35, and 42, respectively. Blanching decreases oxidative stresses during storage. At day 0, the white-spotted flower chaffer beetle larva showed the highest values for acid value, TBARS, VBN, and microbial counts. Most of the oxidative indicators were significantly changed at day 14 in all four insects, possibly related with the growth on all microbial plates. Based on microbial safety and the oxidative stabilities of lipids and proteins, optimal storage conditions for the cricket, the white-spotted flower chaffer beetle larva, and the rhinoceros beetle larva were 10~14 days at $4^{\circ}C$. Likewise, the mealworm showed rapid oxidation after day 14, but poor qualities were not observed until day 28.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.5
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• pp.888-896
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• 1996

This study was conducted to investigate the preservative effects of low molecular weight chitosan with and without other preservatives on kimchi at $10^{\circ}C$ during 12 days of fermentation. The pH and titratable acidity of kimchi with preservatives (PSV) were higher and lower, respectively, than those of control kimchi (CON). The decrease in reducing sugar content was more remarkable in CON than in PSV as the fermentation proceeded. Contents of lactic acid and acetic acid were lower in PSV, especially in kimchi with chitosan dissolved in acetic acid (CH-B) and in the one containing both chitosan and Na-benzoate (CHS) than those in CON. The numbers of total viable cells, Leuconostoc sp. and Lactobacillus plantarum were higher in CON than those in PSV. Sensory firmness and green flavor were significantly lower in CON than in CH-B and CHS. Sourness and staled flavor of CH-B and CHS tended to be lower than those of other kimchi samples.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.28 no.4
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• pp.736-742
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• 1996

This study was carried out to investigate the effect of the lactoperoxidase (LP) system on the acid production of gel type yogurt. The LP system was activated by adding freshly prepared solutions of 1 ppm (v/w) lactoperoxidase and three different concentrations (0.125 mM, 0.25 mM, 0.5 mM) in equimolar ratios of KSCN and $(H_{2}O_{2}$, In 0.25 mM treated samples for the 4 hr fermentation resulted in titratable acidity of $0.4{\%}$, pH of 5.06, lactic acid bacterial count of $3.0{\times}10^{8}\;CFU/ml and acetaldehyde concentration of 10.2 ppm, whereas the untreated samples were 1.0%, 4.54, $4.7{\times}10^{9}\;CFU/ml and 18.0 ppm, respectively. The residual amount of KSCN in 0.25 mM treated samples was determined during the experiments, which decreased to 4.4 ppm. There was no detectable $(H_{2}O_{2}$ for 6 hr fermentation. However, residual KSCN and $(H_{2}O_{2}$ concentrations in 0.5mM treated samples were 5.7 and 8.4 ppm, respectively. These results have indicated that the optimum concentration of $(H_{2}O_{2}$ and KSCN to activate the LP system was 0.25 mM each.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.4
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• pp.386-390
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• 1993

Addition of starch syrup, table sugar, potato powder, skim milk powder an parched soybean powder to melon flesh was suitable as fermented melon base. The manufacturing process of fermented melon was as follows: Pasteurization for 10 min at $95^{\circ}C$, use of 1% starter culture, fermentation for 12 hours at $35^{\circ}C$ and ripening for 3 days at $8^{\circ}C$. The growth and acid production of Pediococcus acidilactici among several starter cultures were most active for the first 12 hours, but such activities were disappeared during ripening. In the case of Lactobacillus plantarum, the activities were not high during fermentation, which, however, increased during ripening. Throughout the whole manufacturing process, the fermented melon with a mixed culture of P. acidilactici and L. plantarum showed more cell number of each bacterium and higher titratable acidity than that with single cultures. Also P. acidilactici surpressed the growth of L. plantarum during ripening.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.655-658
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• 2006

This study was conducted to investigate the potential use of tomato ketchup as an ingredient to improve color and taste in kimchi with reduced red pepper content about 40%. The quality characterisics were studied for kimchi with or without tomato ketchup during fermentation for 25 days at $10^{\circ}C$. The pH of kimchi with tomato ketchup (KWT) decreased with increasing tomato ketchup content from 5% to 20%. The pH of KWT was lower than that of kimchi without tomato ketchup (KWOT) in the early stage of fermentation and did not show any difference after 10 days of fermentation at $10^{\circ}C$. The tendency of titratable acidity changes in KWT and KWOT was the same as the pH changes. The growth of lactic acid bacteria was more inhibited in KWT than in KWOT until 5 days fermentation and the significant difference between KWT and KWOT did not show after 10 days fermentation at $10^{\circ}C$. In sensory evaluation, the hot taste of the kimchi was decreased but the flavor and overall acceptability were increased significantly by addition of 5 to 10 % tomato ketchup (p<0.05).