• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.8 no.2
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• pp.155-161
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• 1998

Response surface methodology (RSM) was used for optimizing preparation conditions and monitoring the quality of buckwheat mook prepared using buckwheat starch. The textures(hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness and gumminess) of buckwheat mook were decreased in inverse proportion to the increase of water content. the L and b values of Hunter color parameters in buckwheat mook were increased in proportion to the increase of water content. However, The a value of Hunter color parameters of buckwheat mook were decreased in inverse proportion to the increase of water content. Organoleptic properties(color, form, taste and mouth-feel) of buckwheat mook showed a maximum score in 700ml(water content), 14min(gelatinization time)

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.659-663
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• 1998

Mook is a traditional Korean food made from the sediment of mungbean, cowpea, buckwheat or acorn. The air-dried sediment of cowpea(6~9%, dry basis) was heated to 80~95$^{\circ}C$ by continuous(method A) or instantaneous(method B) heating method and held at that temperature for 20min and then cooled at 15$^{\circ}C$ for 3hrs. The optimum deformation rate for the measurements of hardness and cohesiveness of cowpea mook by Instron Universal Testing Machine was 55~65% by method A and 60~70% by method B. The hardness of mook made by method A was the highest at heating temperature of 9$0^{\circ}C$, whereas that by method B was linearly decreased as the heating temperature increased at all concentrations. The mook made by method B had higher cohesiveness than that by method A. The ratio of cohesiveness to hardness was also higher in mook made by method B.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.23 no.5
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• pp.633-641
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• 1991

Mook, a traditional gel food in Korea, has been made from mainly acorn, buckwheat, and mungbean starches (Mook Starches). Corn, rice, wheat starches (Non-Mook Starches) are not used due to their weak gelation power. In order to know the effects of properties of starch on gelation, some physicochemical properties, molecular structure, and starch lipid of these six starches were investigated and compared with gel hardness. Both amylose content and gel hardness of starches were in order of mungbean, acorn, buckwheat, wheat, corn, and rice and these two parameters showed a very good correlation (r=0.95). The amyloses of Mook Starches had larger molecular size (${\overline}D.P._{n}=1,080{\sim}1,580\;vs\;670{\sim}1,120$ for Mook Starches and Non-Mook Starches, respectively), more average number of chain ($2.9{\sim}5.4\;vs\;1.7{\sim}2.5$), and shorter average chain length ($290{\sim}390\;vs\;390{\sim}450$) than those of Non-Mook Starches. Also, Mook Starches had longer average chain length ($22.2{\sim}22.6\;vs\;18.9{\sim}21.3$) of amylopectin and less starch lipid content ($0.12{\sim}0.49\;vs\;0.68{\sim}1.26%$) than Non-Mook Starches. These properties had good correlations with gel hardness (r=0.76-0.84). Consequently, the gelation power of Mook Starches was thought to be derived from their high amylose content and other properties of starches.

• Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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• v.6 no.2
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• pp.157-166
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• 1997

Studies were carried out to investigate formation of Mook and its physical properties as well as the effects of amylose and amylopectin on the texture of Mook which were made from cowpea, mung bean, acorn, buckwheat, kidney bean, potato, rice, corn and wheat starches. Texture parameters of 10% starch gels were significantly different depending on the kind of starches. However, there were no significant differences in those of gels of starches commonly used for the preparation of mook. It was appeared that gel indices of cowpea, mung bean, acorn and buckwheat starch gels were in the range of 2.11-2.37, elastic limits were more than 0.60, gel strength coefficients were in the range of 700-1400 and brittlnesses were 0.23-0.62. It was also appeared that gel index and elastic limit were affected by amylopectin and gel strength coefficient and brittleness, by amylose, and that these two fractions were not able to form gel like Mook unless they were combined with proper proportion. Effect of addition of amylose from cereal and potato starches to cowpea starch or cowpea amylopectin were different from that of cowpea amylose. When cereal starches were supplemented by cowpea starches, gel strength coefficients and brittlenesses of their gels were increased, but gel indices and elastic limits were not changed. However, potato starch gel was improved to be similar to Mook with increasing of gel strength coefficient and appearance of brittleness by addition of cowpea amylose.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.32 no.6
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• pp.1291-1297
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• 2000

Particle size distribution, pasting properties by Rapid Visco Analyser, and textural properties of acorn, mungbean and buckwheat starches, which are the basic raw materials for mook, are compared. The major particle size of mungbean starch was $10{\sim}30$ micron, whereas acorn and buckwheat starches were $5{\sim}20$ micron. At the same starch concentration, mungbean starch had the highest peak viscosity, breakdown and setback. Acorn starch showed the lowest peak viscosity and breakdown. The peak viscosity of buckwheat starch was close to that of mungbean, however the trough and final viscosity were comparable to those of acorn starch. At the same peak viscosity, mungbean starch showed the lowest trough and final viscosity and the highest breakdown and setback. Acorn starch was differentiated from buckwheat starch in that the former had the higher value of setback. The textural properties of mungbean starch gel were significantly different from others. The texture of gels from acorn and buckwheat starches revealed that only the hardness and gumminess were different each other. The hardness of starch gels were negatively correlated with trough and final viscosity, and positively correlated with setback.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.4
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• pp.625-630
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• 1995

In order to know the effects of hot-water extracts of starches on gel formation and gel properties, some physicochemical properties and molecular distribution of the extracts were measured. Also, after acid-hydrolysis of starch gels and extract gels, extent of hydrolysis and $\overline{D.P}._n$, and molecular distribution of hydrolysis-residue were measured. Extraction ratio of grain starches (buckwheat, corn, rice, and wheat) were $4.0{\sim}6.6%$. The ratio of acorn and mungbean starches were 11.7 and 13.5%, respectively. Iodine affinity of the extracts was $17.2{\sim}17.7%$ in starches using for Mook, SM(acorn, buckwheat, and mungbean), $13.7{\sim}14.9%$ in starches not using for Mook, SNM(corn, rice, and wheat). Blue value was also higher in SM than in SNM. $\overline{D.P}._n$. of extracts of SM were bigger than those of SNM. In molecular distribution experiment, amylopectin fraction was not found from the extracts except rice starch extract. The extent of acid hydrolysis of the starch gels were $70{\sim}84%$ after 60 days, and the extent of the extract gels were $22{\sim}35%$. The extent of hydrolysis of starch gels and extract gels made with SM were lower than those of SNM.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.1-8
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• 1989

The physicochemical properties and gel forming properties of mungbean and buckwheat crude starches were investigated. The results were as follows; 1. The granule size and shape of mungbean crude starch were $11~32\mu\textrm{m}$ and oval, and those of buckwheat crude starch were $3~10 \mu\textrm{m}$ and polygonal. 2. The amylose conteut of mungbean crude starch and buckwheat crude starch were 78.0% and 26.4% respectively. 3. The blue value of mungbean crude starch and buckwheat crude starch were 1.030 and 0.409, respectively. 4. Periodate oxidation of mungbean crude starch resulted that amylose had the average molecular weight of 95, 648, degree of polymerization of 590 and amylopectin had the degree of branching of 5.4, glucose unit per segment of 18.6, and periodate oxidation of buckwheat crude starch resulted that amylose had the average molecular weight of 133, 690, degree of polymerization of 825 and amylopectin had the degree of branching of 5.2, glucose unit per segment of 19.2 5. Water binding capacity of mungbean crude starch was 185.1% and that of buckwheat was 209.9% 6. The pattern of change in swelling power of mungbean crude starch for increasing temperature started to increase at $60^{\circ}C$ and increased rapidly from $70^{\circ}C$, and that of buckwheat increased slowly from $60^{\circ}C$ to $90^{\circ}C$ without rapid increase. 7 The ranges of gelatinization temp. of mungbean and buckwheat crude starches were 63. 9-$109^{\circ}C$ and 52.5-84.$2^{\circ}C$, respectively. 8. The gelatinization patterns for 6% munbean crude starch and 8% buckwheat crude starch were investigated by Brabender amglograph. Mungbean crude starch showed the initial pasting temperature of 77.6$^{\circ}C$ without peak height, and buckwheat crude starch showed that of $62.5^{\circ}C$ without peak height. In addition, sensory evaluation for sample starch gels (mungbean, buckwheat, cowpea) was done. 1. The difference of sensory characteristics for each starch gel was significant. 2. The sample starch gels were regarded as 'Mook' by pannels. 3. 74.44% of the degree of Mooklike was explained by hardness.