• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제39권4호
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• pp.330-335
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• 2014

Purpose: This study was conducted for enhancing the performance of a conventional quick freezer by introducing the supercooling state, using a low-temperature coolant. Methods: In the present investigation, the supercooling process was executed prior to quick freezing for reducing the time by which the temperature passes the zone of maximum ice crystal formation. Every food has different nucleation points and hence, we used silicone oil as the coolant for supercooling for easy modification of temperature. Additionally, for quick freezing, we used liquid nitrogen spray. Results: Using the heat exchanger-type precooler with silicone oil, the temperature of the chamber was easily changed for enabling supercooling. Particularly, the results of the freezing test with garlic indicated that this system improved the hardness of garlic after it was thawed, compared to the conventional freezing method. Conclusions: Before quick freezing, if the food item is subjected to the supercooling state, the time from nucleation to the temperature reaching the frozen state ($-5^{\circ}C$, which is the maximum ice crystal formation zone) will be shorter than that incurred using quick freezing alone. The combination of the heat exchanger-type supercooler and liquid nitrogen sprayer is expected to serve as a promising technology for improving the physicochemical qualities of frozen foods.

• 급식외식위생학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.27-35
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• 2020

Salt is a common seasoning agent used in various processed foods, especially in kimchi and salted seafood (jeotgal). This study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of salt with antimicrobial substances (acetic acid, garlic extract, carvacrol, nisin, thymol, and their combination (acetic acid+nisin+thymol)) on improvement of antibacterial effects of salt against foodborne pathogens. Salt (10%) was prepared using six different types of 0.2% natural antimicrobial substances. The antibacterial effect of salt combined with natural antimicrobial substances was evaluated against foodborne pathogens using the broth micro-dilution method and growth curve plotted using absorbance measurements. For the five foodborne pathogens, the minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) and minimum bactericidal concentration (MBC) of salt without antimicrobial substances as control were in the range of 24~>50,000 ㎍/mL and >50,000 ㎍/mL, respectively. Salt with nisin, thymol, or garlic extract showed strong inhibitory effects and their MIC against L. monocytogenes were 49, 12,500, and 24 ㎍/mL, respectively. In particular, salt with nisin showed inhibitory activities against Gram-positive bacteria. However, all the antimicrobial substances were less effective against Gram-negative bacteria such as E. coli O157:H7 and S. Typhimurium than Gram-positive bacteria. These results could be used for the development of salt with natural antimicrobial substances especially targeted against L. monocytogenes. This would enable the lowering of saline concentration while improving the storability of food.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.607-612
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• 2009

하와이 호놀룰루에서 현지인을 대상으로 돼지갈비, 순두부찌게, 돼지불고기, 닭볶음, 삼계탕 등 전통 한식 10개 품목에 대하여 소비자 기호도 평가를 실시하였다. 참여자들은 총 436명이었으며 인종별로는 일본인 32.8%, 전형적 미국인(코카시언(백인)+아프리카계 미국인(흑인)) 25.3%로 주를 이루었으며 나이별로 거의 고른 분포를 보였고 성별에서는 남성이 여성 보다 20% 많았다. 기호도 평가 결과, 전반적으로 향 7.2~8.2점, 색상 7.0~8.2점, 맛 7.2~8.2점, 종합적 기호도 7.0~8.1점으로 우수하였고 종합적 기호도에서는 돼지갈비 8.2점, 돼지불고기와 감자조림이 8.1점, 닭볶음 8.0점, 김치제육볶음 7.9, 순두부 7.6점, 잡채와 두부조림 7.5점, 오징어볶음 7.2점, 삼계탕은 7.0점의 순으로 우수하게 평가되었다. 한편, 한식 시험운영 2달 후 전체적 기호도, 음식의 양, 음식의 품질, 가격, 조화도, 추천의사, 재구매의사, 민족음식으로서의 유일성, 타민족 음식과의 차별성, take-out의 편리성에 대하여 5점 척도법으로 평가한 바 4.1~4.6의 범위로 매우 우수하였다. 상기 결과를 통하여 평가된 10종의 한식 품목들은 미국 하와이 시장에서 충분한 경쟁력을 가질 수 있을 것으로 기대되었다.

• 한국식생활문화학회지
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.187-193
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• 2001

The residents of institutional settings for the disabled people are likely to be a potentially nutritional at-risk groups. The objective of the present study was to investigate the current nutrition and foodservice management in institutions for the disabled using a survey questionnaire. The majority (85%) of the institutions was using a simple pre-set menu that consists of rice, soup or stew, kimchi, and two other side dishes. Some twelve percent of the institutions served only one side dish. The residents were consuming a diet of a low diversity with insufficient amounts of micronutrient rich foods. As a protein source, legumes and soybean curds, and eggs were served 90% and 94% of the time, while beef, pork or poultry, a better iron source, was served less than 2-3 times per month. Fruits were most infrequently served food items in these facilities with 38% of the facilities serving fruits only 2-3 times per month. With regard to the nutrition and health care management, the physical examination on the residents was conducted annually in 88.8%, routine hemoglobin measurement peformed in 66%, and nutrition education was conducted in 10.9% of the surveyed facilities. The foodservice and nutrition management manual will help ensure a safe and better quality foodservice for the disabled people, which is necessary for the improvement of health and nutrition of these people.

• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• 제39권5호
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• pp.460-466
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• 2006

To investigate the effects of dietary patterns on bone mineral density and its biochemical markers among Korean healthy college women for 2 years, 34 female college students were recruited through convenience sampling. Bone mineral density was measured using Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) twice at baseline and two years later. Osteocalcin and parathyroid hormone were measured in fasting serum and N-teleopeptides of type collagen (NTx) in urine. Dietary intake was assessed by 24-hour recall method 8 times with average 4-month interval. Dietary patterns with percent energy of each food group using cluster analysis were classified into two groups. The first cluster (n = 16) was characterized with high consumption of bread, snack, fast foods, beverage and considerable of rice so it was determined as 'Modified dietary pattern group'. The second cluster was characterized with high consumption of rice and kimchi so determined as 'Traditional dietary pattern group'. There were no significant difference of age, menarcheal age, body mass index but percent of body fat by pattern groups. The traditional group showed higher value of bone mineral density among lumber spine and all femur sites at baseline and 2 years later but it was not significant after adjusted for percent of body fat. Serum osteocalcin and urine NTx was higher among the traditional group at baseline than the modified group. There were similar proportions of carbohydrate:fat:protein between groups but significantly higher intake of protein, iron, vitamin A among the traditional group. In conclusion, there were two distinctive dietary patterns among Korean college women. There was difference of bone mineral density and its biochemical markers between two patterns. Further research would be necessary to explore the relationship between dietary patterns and health risks for larger-sized and various populations.

• 한국조리학회지
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• 제16권5호
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• pp.92-102
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• 2010

본 연구의 목적은 브리즈번 지역 현지인 대학생들을 대상으로 한식에 대한 인식과 선호도를 조사하여 한식의 세계화를 위한 기초 자료로 활용될 수 있도록 제공하는데 있다. 분석 방법은 빈도 분석과 T-test를 실시하였으며, 조사 기간은 2010년 5월 3일부터 6월 18일까지 실시하였다. 연구 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 첫째, 한식에 대한 인식은 한국 음식은 맛이 좋고, 맵고, 건강에 좋고, 이국적인 재료를 사용하고, 메뉴가 다양하고, 곡류 및 채소 위주인 음식으로 인식을 하고 있었다. 한식에 대한 인식 차이는 한국 음식은 건강에 좋다, 한국 음식은 발효식품이 많다, 한국 음식은 곡류 및 채소 위주이다에서 유의적인 차이가 있는 것으로 나타났다. 둘째, 맛에 대한 선호도에서는 가장 좋아하는 맛으로는 단맛, 가장 싫어하는 맛으로는 싱거운 맛으로 나타났으며, 가장 선호하는 메뉴로는 불고기, 비빔밥, 김치찌개, 김밥 순으로 나타났다. 기대효과로는 한식과 관련된 정부 부서 및 교육 기관과 현지에서 한식당을 운영하고 있는 경영자에게 한식의 세계화와 영업 전략에 도움이 될 것으로 기대한다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제29권3호
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• pp.257-265
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• 2013

The purpose of this study was to understand the characteristics of senior consumers' food-related lifestyle and to investigate their demand for menu development of senior' friendly food products. An one-to-one survey method was used for data collection, and the survey was conducted with 490 senior participants who are over 55 years-old living in Seoul and Kyunggi area. The main results of this study were as follows: Most participants usually spend from 60,000 to 150,000won on food a month, and the female participants played a decisive role on food purchasing and preparation. They preferred home meal for their three regular meals to bread, convenience food, or eating-out. For menu development of senior-friendly food products, the demand for food products using moist-heat cooking method was higher than those using dry-heat cooking method. Also, the respondents did not like strong taste such as salty, spicy, or bitterness in senior-friendly foods, and wanted to have a variety of noodle, kimchi, meat, seafood meals.

• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.328-333
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• 2012

This study was performed to investigate the differences in food choice, nutrition labeling perceptions, and prevalence of obesity due to meal skipping in Korean elementary school children. A national survey was performed in 2010 to collect data on food intake frequency, understanding of nutrition labeling, and body mass index from 2,335 fifth grade students in 118 elementary schools selected from 16 metropolitan local governments by stratified cluster sampling. The data were analyzed using the SAS 9.1 and SUDAAN 10.0 packages. Students who consumed three meals for 6-7 days during the past week were classified into the regular meal eating (RM) group (n = 1,476) and those who did not were placed into the meal skipping (MS) group (n = 859). The daily intake frequency of fruits, vegetables, kimchi, and milk was significantly lower in the MS group compared to that in the RM group (P < 0.001), whereas the daily intake frequency of soft drinks and instant noodles (ramyeon) was significantly higher in the MS group than that in the RM group (P < 0.05). The MS group demonstrated a significantly lower degree of understanding with regard to nutrition labeling and high calorie foods containing low nutritional value than that in the RM group. The distribution of obesity based on the percentile criteria using the Korean growth chart was different between the MS and RM groups. The MS group (8.97%) had a higher percentage of obese subjects than that in the RM group (5.38%). In conclusion, meal skipping was related to poor food choice, low perception of nutrition labeling, and a high prevalence of obesity in Korean fifth grade children.

• 산업식품공학
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• 제21권4호
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• pp.383-390
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• 2017

국내 재래시장에서 수집한 발효식품 등에서 우수한 glucansucrase 활성을 나타내는 유산균주를 분리한 후 이 균주를 이용한 올리고당 생성의 최적 조건을 조사하였다. 배추김치로부터 분리된 유산균주 CCK940은 glucansucrase 활성이 918.2 mU/mL로 가장 높아 본 올리고당 생산을 위한 균주로 선정하였고, Leu. lactis CCK940로 동정 및 명명되었다. 선정된 Leu. lactis CCK940는 배지의 pH를 6.0으로 조정하고 공여체인 sucrose와 수용체인 maltose의 초기 농도를 각각 5% (w/v)와 10% (w/v)로 첨가한 후 배양 4시간과 8시간째에 sucrose를 5% (w/v) 첨가하는 것이 최적인 것으로 확인되었다. 최적 조건에 12시간 배양 시 Leu. lactis CCK940는 중합도가 2-4인 올리고당을 최소 4종류 생성하였다. 본 균주는 수용체 분자로서 fructose와 melibiose를 사용할 수 없었다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제42권6호
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• pp.928-941
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• 2022

This study aimed to analyze the microbiological composition and sensory characterization of fermented sausage using strains isolated from Kimchi (GK1, Pediococcus pentosaceus SMFM2016-GK1; NK3, P. pentosaceus SMFM2016-NK3), Doenjang (D1, Debaryomyces hansenii SMFM2021-D1), and spontaneously fermented sausage (S8, D. hansenii SMFM2021-S8; S6, Penicillium nalgiovense SMFM2021-S6). The control was commercial starter culture. Nine treatments were applied [GD (GK1+D1), GS (GK1+S8), GDS (GK1+D1+S8), ND (NK3+D1), NS (NK3+S8), NDS (NK3+D1+S8), GND (GK1+NK3+D1), GNS (GK1+NK3+S8), and GNDS (GK1+NK3+D1+S8)] by mixing lactic acid bacteria and yeast, and S6 was sprayed. The microbial composition of fermented sausage was analyzed [aerobic bacteria (AC), Lactobacillus spp. (LABC), Staphylococcus spp. (STPC), and yeast and mold (YMC)], and pH and electronic nose and tongue measurements were taken. The AC, LABC, STPC, and YMC values of the control and treatment groups tended to increase during fermentation (p>0.05). The STPC values of the GD, GS, ND, and GDS groups were similar to that of the control on day 3. The pH of the control on day 3 was significantly lower than that of the GD, ND, and GND groups (p<0.05). Higher levels of 4-methylpentanol, 2-furanmethanol, and propyl nonanoate, which provide a "fermented" flavor, were detected in the GD group compared to in the control and other treatment groups. GD and ND groups showed higher umami values than the control and other treatment groups. Therefore, it is expected that GD can be valuable as a starter culture unique to Korea when manufacturing fermented sausage.