• Nutrition Research and Practice
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.223-238
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• 2024

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to establish a fruit-cooking method suitable for older adults with masticatory dysfunction. MATERIALS/METHODS: Five types of fruits were selected to make fruit jelly and puree: apple, sweet persimmon, mandarin, Korean melon, and watermelon. Recipes were selected based on the Korean Industrial Standard (KS) for senior-friendly foods (KS H 4897), which classifies foods into 3 levels (L1-L3) based on their hardness and viscosity. RESULTS: In South Korea, senior-friendly foods are classified into 3 stages based on their hardness. Stage 1 is for foods that are able to eat with teeth (hardness greater than 50,000 N and less than 500,000 N), Stage 2 is for foods that are able to eat with gums (hardness greater than 20,000 N and less than 50,000 N), and Stage 3 is for foods that are able to eat with the tongue (hardness less than 20,000 N). As a result of measuring the hardness by varying the shape of the fruit, it was found that nearly all fruits could be eaten fresh by chewing with the teeth (L1) but did not meet the KS for mastication using the gums (L2) or tongue (L3), so the cooking method was selected as fruit jelly and fruit puree. Only sweet persimmon, which had a hardness of 61,624-496,393 N, was not suitable for consumption in fresh fruit, unprocessed form. Based on their hardness measurements, fruit jellies (27,869 to 36,343 N) and fruit purees (315 to 1,156 N) met the L2 and L3 requirements, respectively. The viscosity results of all fruit purees met the L3 requirement. CONCLUSION: These results offer a simple cooking method to prepare texture-modified fruits suitable for safe consumption by older adults living with masticatory difficulties in general households and nursing facilities.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제24권6호
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• pp.785-792
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• 2014

This study investigated the optimal mix ratio of frozen-dried loquat fruit powder and the optimun conditions for making Seolgidduk by analyzing chemical properties, rating moisture contents, color, mechanical quality characteristics and sensory characteristics Seolgidduk was made with 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8% frozen-dried loquat fruit powder, which contains functional components. Chemical analysis showed that loquat fruit powder contained of 12.87% water, 2.23% crude protein, 0.55% crude fat, 3.57% crude ash and 3.89% crude fiber. Water content of Seolgidduk containing loquat fruit ranged from 36.58~39.18%. With more loquat fruit powder L value decreased, while the 'a' value and 'b' values increased. According to scanning electronic microscopy, Seolgidduk containing frozen-dried loquat fruit powder showed weak coherence. Hardness decreased with more frozen-dried loquat fruit powder. In the sensory test, Seolgidduk with 4% loquat fruit powder was the most preferred with less sourness, proper softness, moisture and chewiness. Based on the results of this experiment, Seolgidduk with 4% loquat fruit powder showed less hardness than the control group. These results show that quality and preference increased when 4% loquat fruit powder was added to Seolgidduk. Therefore, Seolgidduk with 4% of loquat fruit powder is expected to increase quality and preference of Seolgidduk.

• Current Research on Agriculture and Life Sciences
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• 제33권2호
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• pp.65-68
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• 2015

Hunter's color value "a" in dried-persimmon of table and full ripe fruit was higher than that in unripe fruit. In case of soluble solid content, full ripe fruit was $50^{\circ}Brix$, the highest degree, while unripe fruit was $40^{\circ}Brix$, the lowest degree. PPO activation of unripe fruit was 4.7, which was higher than table-ripe fruit (0.7) and full ripe (1.0). Polyphenol oxidase activation remained even while drying, but there was no difference in PPO activation degree as drying period increased. Total phenol content of unripe fruit was 101.4, which was higher than table-ripe fruit (57.5) and full ripe fruit (67.4). Total phenol content level increased as drying period increased, which was based on fresh weight. Hardness of unripe and table ripe fruit continued to decrease until three weeks during softening. After that, hardness was high and it started drying. However, in full ripe fruit, hardness increased after two weeks and softening was fast during the drying period, and its weight reduction rate was lower than that of unripe and table ripe fruit.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제10권4호
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• pp.346-350
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• 1994

This investigation was undertaken for the purpose of studying the effect of the addition of the powder(0, 1, 2, 3%)from fruit of paper mulberry(Broussonetia Kazinoki SieboId) on the hardness, cohesiveness, elasticity, gumminess, chewiness, cooking loss and sensory characteristics of cooked ground beef with or without soysauce. The results obtained were summerized as follows; Hardness, gumminess, chewiness, and cooking loss were decreased by increasing the percent of adding the powder from the fruit of paper mulberry. As a result of sensory evaluation for cooked ground beef, sample with powder from the fruit of paper mulberry showed the higher scores in most of the characteristics. And cooked ground beef added the powder from the fruit of paper mulberry with soysauce showed the higher decreasing rate of hardness than those of without soysauce.

• 원예과학기술지
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• 제34권3호
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• pp.396-404
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• 2016

In this study, four cultivars of strawberry commonly grown in South Korea, 'Daewang', 'Seolhyang', 'Maehyang', and 'Ssanta', were evaluated for several qualities, including the presence of phytochemicals, sugar content, organic acids, and fruit hardness. The plants were cultivated on a high-bench bed system in a plastic greenhouse and drip irrigated. Fruit samples were collected three times in February 2013 to analyze the fruit characteristics. We found that the fruit hardness of the 'Daewang', 'Maehyang', and 'Ssanta' cultivars was greater than that of 'Seolhyang', however 'Seolhyang' showed the highest moisture content of all the cultivars, indicating that fruit hardness was negatively associated with moisture content. Furthermore, 'Seolhyang' was found to have the highest levels of phenolic compounds and anthocyanins compared to the other cultivars. 'Maehyang' had the highest amount of total sugars. 'Seolhyang' and 'Maehyang' accumulated higher amounts of total organic acids. As a result, 'Daewang' and 'Maehyang' were expected to be preferred by consumers because they had the highest ratio of sugar to total acid in their fruit.

• 동아시아식생활학회지
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• 제24권5호
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• pp.621-630
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• 2014

This study presents the quality characteristics of blueberry bread. Blueberry fruit powder was added to bread dough at various concentrations ranging from 3~9%, after which physicochemical properties of dough and bread containing blueberry fruit powder were determined. The pH, loaf volume, specific loaf volume, dough volume and baking loss decreased with increasing amount of blueberry fruit powder in bread, whereas loaf weight and hardness were reduced. In particular, hardness appeared to be 1.98 times higher in the control without blueberry powder compared to the bread containing 9% blueberry powder. For color, increasing the amount of blueberry fruit powder reduced L and b values, whereas a value was increased. In the sensory evaluation, the highest overall preference score was observed in bread containing 6% blueberry powder, whereas the lowest score was observed in bread with 9% blueberry powder. From these results, blueberry bread with good acceptability has an optimum blueberry powder concentration of 6%.

• 한국식품영양학회지
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• 제24권1호
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• pp.12-16
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• 2011

This study was conducted to investigate the quality characteristics of soybean curd prepared with Opuntia ficus-indica fruit, freeze-dried Opuntia ficus-indica fruit powder, or heat-dried Opuntia ficus-indica fruit powder, without addition of a coagulant. The yield rates of the soybean curd were slightly decreased for the three curds containing Opuntia ficus-indica fruit; this was accompanied by a significant decrease in pH. Furthermore, the hardness and springiness of soybean curds coagulated with added freeze-dried Opuntia ficus-indica fruit powder or heat-dried Opuntia ficus-indica fruit powder were higher than the hardness and springiness of the coagulated controls. However, the cohesiveness and brittleness of two soybean curds were lower than for the controls, while the gumminess of the four soybean curds containing control fruit was the same. In terms of overall acceptability, the preferred soybean curd was the curd containing freeze-dried Opuntia ficus-indica fruit powder.

• 농업과학연구
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• 제46권4호
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• pp.737-754
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• 2019

Peaches have soft tissues compared to other fruits and are vulnerable to softness, wounds, and loss of marketability due to the weak fruit hardness after harvest. It is necessary to develop a technology to improve the shelf-life of the fruit to expand the distribution of peaches. Calcium compounds and chitosan have an important role in improving the shelf-life of fruit by maintaining the hardness and reducing the respiration rate in peach fruits. In this study, to select useful compounds to improve the shelf-life of peaches, calcium citrate, calcium chloride, calcium nitrate, GH-Ca, OS-Ca, chitosan, and chitosan dissolved in calcium chloride were sprayed onto peach trees. The characteristics of the harvested fruits were investigated after the 'Kumhong' and 'Madoka' peach tree treatments. The hardness of the fruit was kept the highest with the combined treatment and remained high with the calcium citrate, chitosan and calcium nitrate treatments. Ethylene production and respiration were effectively inhibited by the GH-Ca and chitosan treatments. There was no significant difference in soluble solids content and acidity among the fruits treated with the chemicals. The coloration of the fruit skin was not delayed by the calcium and chitosan chemical treatments. Calcium compounds were increased in the fruits and leaves of the peach trees treated with the chemicals compared to the untreated ones. These results suggest that the calcium treatment extended the shelf-life by increasing the calcium content in the leaves and fruits of the peach trees.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.302-310
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• 2019

본 연구는 딸기(Fragaria ${\times}$ ananassa Duch.) 두 품종인 대왕과 설향을 LED 조명으로 일몰 후부터 6시간 동안 2018년 11월부터 이듬해 1월까지 야간 보광 처리한 후, 각각 50%와 100% 착색되었을 때, 과실을 수확하여 딸기 과실의 경도, 식물화합물 및 항산화 활력을 측정하여 LED 광과 성숙도에 따른 과실 품질변화를 확인하고자 실시하였다. 딸기 과일의 경도에서는, 두 품종 모두 적색 LED를 보광했을 때, 50%뿐만 아니라 100% 익은 과실에서 유의하게 높았다. 당도 또한 50% 착색된 과실을 비교한 경우, 적색 LED 광이 품종 모두에서 다른 광처리 보다 유의하게 높게 나타났다. 반면에, 딸기의 산도에서는 LED 광 처리구보다는 대조구에서 50%뿐만 아니라 100% 착색된 과실에서도 높게 나타났다. 페놀화합물의 경우, LED 광을 처리한 딸기보다는 대조구 상태에서 생육한 딸기 과실의 함량이 월등히 높았다. 하지만 플라보노이드와 안토시아닌 함량에서는 LED 광의 영향은 미미하였다. 식물화합물의 경우는 LED 광보다는 익어가면서 성숙도에 따라 그 함량의 변화가 달라지는 경향이 크다. 또한, DPPH 및 ABTS 항산화능의 경우는 성숙도 및 LED 보광에 의한 차이는 없었다. 따라서 본 연구 결과로 미루어 보아, 과실의 당도와 유통 측면에서는, LED 보광이 충분히 과실 품질에 도움 될 것으로 사료된다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제9권3호
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• pp.141-145
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• 2000

참외의 과실비대기 집중호우에 따른 품질 및 수량과의 관계를 구명코자 착과후 20일경 농업용수를 이용하여 참외 재배이랑 표면으로부터 20cm가 될 때까지 흙탕물을 조성한 후 4, 10 15시간 담수구와 무담수구로 나누어 비교한 결과, 처리 7일 후 과육부의 당도는 무담수구의 12.6Brix에 비하여 5, 10, 15시간 담수처리구에서 4.7∼5.6Brix 정도 현저하게 낮았다. 과육의 경도는 처리 7일 후의 조사에서는 무담수구와 5시간 담수구간에는 큰 차이가 없었으나 10, 15시간 담수처리구에서는 현저히 낮았으며, 처리 13일 후의 조사에서는 담수시간과 관계없이 담수처리에서 과실의 경우가 매우 낮았다. 과일의 부패과율은 처리7일 후의조사에서는 처리간은 차이가 없었으나 처리 13일 후의 조사에서는 담수시간이 길수록 부패과율이 높았다. 무담수구에 비하여 담수구에서 노균병과 흰가루병 발생은 증가하였고 작은각시들명나방은 감소하였는데, 담수시간이 길수록 이러한 경향이 뚜렷하였다. 10a당 상품수량은 무담수구의 616.2kg에 비하여 5, 10, 15시간 담수처리에서 각각 33%, 45%, 66% 감소하였다.