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Degree of Rancidity and Sensory Characteristics of Frying Oils with Reuse and Storage at Home (가정에서의 튀김유지 재사용과 보관에 따른 산패도 및 관능적 특성 평가)

  • Lee, Seul;Kang, Sun-Hee;Kim, Min-Kyoung;Song, Soon-Ran;Yoon, Hyo-Jin;Lee, Min-Woo;Kang, Hee-Jin;Hwang, In-Kyeong
    • Korean journal of food and cookery science
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.265-273
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    • 2012
  • The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of the duration of frying and storage periods on physicochemical characteristics of various oils using at home. The materials used for the study consisted of four kinds of vegetable oils: soybean, canola, extra virgin olive and pure olive oils, and shortening. Chicken breasts were fried in oils heated at $180^{\circ}C$. The oils were stored with or without filtering and reused 3 times, during the 10 day period. The extra virgin and pure olive oils showed higher acid, peroxide value and yellowness than the other oils (p<0.05), but soybean oil showed the highest increase in acid, peroxide value and yellowness with reusing and storage. In sensory evaluation, the chicken breast fried with soybean oils remarkably decreased the overall acceptance. These results suggested that all frying oils are available because acid and peroxide values of the oils are lower than the standard level. However, reusing soybean oil should be noted with caution in that it is very easy to reduce rancidity, and extra virgin olive oil is not appropriate for frying.

Development of S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM)-reinforced Probiotic Yogurt Using Bifidobacterium bifidum BGN4

  • Kim, Ji-Youn;Seo, Han-Seok;Seo, Min-Jeong;Suh, Joo-Won;Hwang, In-Kyeong;Ji, Geun-Eog
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.17 no.5
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    • pp.1025-1031
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    • 2008
  • S-Adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM) exerts several beneficial effects on depression, chronic diseases, and cognitive impairments. Bifidobactrium bifidum BGN4 reportedly produces higher amounts of SAM than any other lactic acid bacterium used in yogurt. The aim of this study was to develop a SAM-reinforced probiotic yogurt using Bifidobacterium. The sensory aspects of the yogurt via response surface methodology (RSM) and the texture and SAM content of the yogurt were assessed. Based on the sensory assessments for sweetness, sourness, and thickness evaluated by 48 panelists, the optimized conditions for preparation of SAM-reinforced yogurt were 4.0-4.4%(w/w) sugar, 3.2-3.5%(w/w) skim milk, and a pH of 4.7-4.8. The SAM content of the developed yogurt was 0.05 nmol/mL. In conclusion, SAM-reinforced probiotic yogurt may provide a vehicle for the potential exploitation of the benefits of increased dietary SAM.

Diet- Related Behaviors and Food Preference of Indonesian (인도네시아인의 식생활 양상 및 선호음식 분석)

  • Park, Chan Yoon;Han, Sung Nim
    • Korean Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.19 no.1
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    • pp.41-50
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    • 2014
  • As Korea is moving toward multicultural society, the number of Muslim, whose religion has a great influence on diet-related behaviors, is increasing in Korea. Since the number of immigrants from Indonesia ranks within top ten in Korea and Indonesia is one of the most representative Islamic countries in Asia, understanding the diet-related behaviors and food preferences of Indonesians is needed. This study was conducted to investigate diet-related behaviors, factors affecting the diet-related perceptions, and food preferences of the Indonesians. The subjects included 500 Indonesians dwelling in Jakarta, Indonesia. About ninety % of the subjects in this study were Muslims. They did not eat pork and dog meat for religious reason and they practiced fasting during Ramadan period. Indonesians avoided pineapple, durian, and hot foods during pregnancy and usually ate vegetables and fruits after birth, which seemed to be due to sociocultural influence. Among the subjects, 21.5% were obese and major health problems reported were hypertension and hyperlipidemia. Their preference for fried food items might have contributed to health problems. Subjects had meals mostly at home (2.3 times/day) and dined out occasionally (1.2 times/week) at Indonesian restaurants (56.6%) or family restaurants (21.0%). In conclusion, Indonesians had home-based and native food-oriented dietary life with strong religious and sociocultural influence on food choices. Further research on specific nutrient intake analysis is needed to better understand and to improve dietary life of Indonesians in Korea.

A Study on the Sanitary Education Program at School Foodservice Operations in Jeonju (전주지역 학교급식에서의 위생교육 실시현황에 대한 연구)

  • Yang, Hyang-Sook;Han, Eun-Hui;Sohn, Hee-Sook;Rho, Jeong-Ok
    • Korean Journal of Human Ecology
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    • v.9 no.3
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    • pp.81-87
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    • 2006
  • The purpose of this study was to assess the sanitary education performance for employee through school foodservice dietitians in Jeonju area. Questionaires were distributed to 67 dietitians of school foodservice. The statistical analysis of data was completed using SPSS 10.0 program. The results were summarized as follows: 47.8% of dietitians were $31{\sim}35$ years old and 73.1% were regular employee. 37.3% had a dietitian career less $5{\sim}10$ years old. Most dietitians(74.6%) provided verbal training to the school foodservice employees at least once every month. This training included details of personal, facility and food processing hygiene, food poisoning and microorganism. Because of 'missing time' had 65.7% of dietitian a problem to conduct the sanitary training. The working experience and academic background of dietitians influenced on the item of sanitary training, not on the frequency of training.

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Food Habits, Nutritional Knowledge, Nutritional Risk Factors and Health-Related Lifestyle of Korean Outpatients Aged Over 50 Years Taking Supplements

  • Kim, Jin-Sook;Lee, Mi-Young;Lee, Jeong-Hee;Cheong, Sun-Hee;You, Hae-Eun;Chang, Kyune-Ja
    • Journal of Community Nutrition
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    • v.4 no.2
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    • pp.109-117
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    • 2002
  • The purpose of this study was to investigate food habits, nutritional knowledge, nutritional risk factors, health-related lifestyle, health status and dietetic therapy in Korean middle-aged and elderly outpatients taking supplements. A cross-sectional survey was conducted from July to December in 2001. Subjects were 1702 (male 731, female 971) age-related chronic disease outpatients aged over 50 years. Data was collected using a standardized Questionnaire by in-person interview and analyzed by SPSS system. The subjects with supplement had significantly lower nutritional knowledge, higher nutritional risk factors, undesirable lifestyle, and lower self-reported health status compared to those without supplement. However, the subjects with supplement had desirable (cod habits and more concern about health compared to those without supplement. Age-related chronic disease group with supplement had significantly undesirable food habits, lower nutritional knowledge and higher nutritional risk factors compared to control group with supplement. Age-related chronic disease group without supplement had significantly desirable food habits, higher nutritional knowledge, lower self-reported health status and higher stress compared to control group without supplement. Therefore, these results may provide basic information for proper supplement of Korean middle-aged and elderly outpatients.

Antioxidative Effects of Delphinidin under in vitro and Cellular System

  • Noh, Jeong-Sook;Cho, Yun-Ju;Kim, Boh-Kyung;Park, Kun-Young;Cho, Eun-Ju
    • Food Science and Biotechnology
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    • v.18 no.1
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    • pp.167-171
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    • 2009
  • This study examined the antioxidative activity of delphinidin, a kind of anthocyanidin from eggplant. Cellular protective potential from oxidative damage by nitric oxide (NO), superoxide anion ($O_2^-$), and peroxynitrite ($ONOO^-$) using epithelial cell line LLC-PK1 cell as well as in vitro radical scavenging effects were investigated. Delphinidin showed strong in vitro radical scavenging effects against NO, $O_2^-$, and hydroxyl radical (${\cdot}OH$) in dose-dependent manners. In addition, delphinidin increased cell viability in LLC-PK1 cells in a concentration-dependent manner when viability was reduced by $ONOO^-$-induced oxidative damage. To elucidate the protective mechanisms of delphinidin from $ONOO^-$, sodium nitroprusside (SNP), and pyrogallol were also employed to generate NO and $O_2^-$, respectively. The treatment of delphinidin recovered reductions in cell viability caused by SNP and pyrogallol, indicating that delphinidin can attenuate oxidative stress induced by NO and $O_2^-$. The present study suggests that delphinidin is a promising anti oxidative agent.