• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.32 no.3
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• pp.285-292
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• 2012

This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of brine pre-soaking at different concentrations and drying time on the quality characteristics of pork jerky. The physicochemical properties of pork jerky including final moisture content, water activity ($a_w$), shear force, microstructure, and thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) values were investigated. The sensory attributes of pork jerky were evaluated and used as parameters for determining the optimum drying condition. The sliced pork samples were pre-soaked at salt concentrations ranging from 0 to 10% for 3 h and then dried at $70^{\circ}C$ for up to 10 h. The pre-soaked samples in the salt solution showed higher final moisture content than the control sample after drying for 10 h. The final moisture content of pork jerky increased with increasing salt concentrations. On the other hand, the water activity with regards to the pre-soaked samples in a 10% salt solution showed the lowest value for up to 8 h drying. The shear force values of pork jerky decreased with increasing salt concentration while the TBARS values of the samples increased with increasing salt concentrations. Sensory evaluation suggested that the color, flavor, juiciness, and tenderness of the pork jerky samples were improved by pre-soaking in a 2% salt solution and the highest likeability score of pork jerky among the samples were obtained by pre-soaking in a 2% salt solution prior to drying.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.92-99
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• 1989

The soy milk prepared from soy protein concentrate was treated with pretense of various concentrations. Growth and acid production by Lactobacillus acidophilus or L. bulgaricus in soy milk containing partially hydrolyzed protein were investigated. Sensory evaluation of soy yogurt beverages prepared from pretense treated soy milk was also performed. The treatment of soy milk with pretense markedly enhanced acid production by lactic acid bacteria, particularly by L. acidophilus, whereas pH and number of viable cells were not .affected by pretense treatment. Protease treatment of 15 minutes greatly enhanced acid production by lactic acid bacteria, but further treatment up to three hours did not affect the acidity markedly. The sensory evaluation showed that overall acceptability of soy yogurt beverages was slightly improved when soy milk was treated with pretense of 0.1%. The amount of non-protein nitrogen was considerably increased by pretense treatment of 15 minutes and it reached the maximum value by treatment of two hours.

• Journal of the Korean Dietetic Association
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• v.13 no.3
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• pp.277-294
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• 2007

The purposes of this study were to a) examine using status, b) measure the service quality attributes, c) analyze IPA and customer satisfaction, d) develop the LSM(Local Store Marketing) by location of K theme restaurant such as residential type(A), complex type(B) and downtown type(C). The questionnaires were handed out to 346 of 450(usage rate 76.9%). The statistical data analysis was completed using SPSS(ver 12.0) for descriptive analysis, $X^2$, t-test, ANOVA, reliability analysis, factor analysis, multiple linear regression. From an analysis on service quality attributes, most importance of service quality attributes was more highly perceived than performance of those, except for 'attractive exterior', 'variety of kid's menu', 'convenient facilities for kid' and perceived importance and performance were also significantly different by location of branch restaurant. The attributes to be improved were 'convenience of restaurant's parking lot', 'food tast', 'speedy service' and 'service competency' as branch A(residential type) restaurant, 'convenience of the restaurant location' as branch B(complex type) restaurant and 'convenience of the restaurant location' and 'speedy service' as branch C(downtown type) through IPA analysis. The Overall customer satisfaction was 3.74 and service quality factors had significant effect on overall customer satisfaction. Location of restaurant, which gives a great effect on its operation and marketing, has a important correlation with success or failure of restaurant business enterprises. Therefore, marketing strategy by restaurant location should be developed.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.827-836
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• 2014

In this study, the effects of Mulberry leaves extract (ME) addition on the quality of Kimchi was investigated during 30 days of fermentation at $5^{\circ}C$. ME was added to salted cabbage at concentrations of 0% (C), 0.4% (ME1), 0.8% (ME2) and 1.2% (ME3) (w/w). The pH of Kimchi added above 0.8% ME was higher than that of Kimchi without ME after 12 days of fermentation. During overall fermentation, the titratable acidity of Kimchi with 1.2% ME remained at the lowest level. The degree of salinity decreased with increasing amount of added ME, whereas control groups showed the highest salinity. In L, a and b values of samples, the highest Figures of L and b were observed in control groups, and ME3 showed the highest value of a. In addition, the cutting force during the fermentation period was higher in all treated groups compared with control groups, and ME3 showed the highest hardness value. Moreover, growth of lactic acid bacteria and total bacteria were inhibited by addition of ME. In the sensory assessment, 0.4% ME improved the quality of Kimchi, showing the highest taste score and overall preference. Therefore, addition of 0.4% ME appears to be an acceptable approach to enhance the quality of Kimchi without reduction of acceptability.

• Journal of Ginseng Research
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• v.41 no.2
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• pp.120-126
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• 2017

Background: The present study investigated the effect of ginseng berry hot water extract (GBx) on blood flow via the regulation of lipid metabolites and blood coagulation in rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Methods: Sixty rats were divided into five groups in descending order of body weight. Except for the control group, the other four groups were fed a HFD containing 45% kcal from fat for 11 wk without GBx. GBx groups were then additionally treated by gastric gavage with GBx dissolved in distilled water at 50 (GBx 50) mg/kg, 100 (GBx 100) mg/kg, or 150 (GBx 150) mg/kg body weight for 6 wk along with the HFD. To investigate the effects of GBx on rats fed a HFD, biochemical metabolite, blood coagulation assay, and histological analysis were performed. Results: In the experiments to measure the serum levels of leptin and apolipoprotein B/A, GBx treatment attenuated the HFD-induced increases in these metabolites (p < 0.05). Adiponectin and apolipoprotein E levels in GBx-treated groups were significantly higher than the HFD group. Prothrombin time and activated partial thromboplastin time were increased in all GBx-treated groups. In the GBx-treated groups, the serum levels of thromboxane $A_2$ and serotonin were decreased and concentrations of serum fibrinogen degradation products were increased (p < 0.05). Moreover, histomorphometric dyslipidemia-related atherosclerotic changes were significantly improved by treatment with GBx. Conclusion: These results suggest the possibility that GBx can ameliorate blood flow by decreasing intima-media thickness via the regulation of blood coagulation factors related to lipid metabolites in rats fed a HFD.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.559-564
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• 2017

Yogurt contains many microorganisms that are beneficial to human health, and is a probiotic that supplies many nutrients such as calcium and protein. It is difficult to safety preserve for a long time because it possesses a high content of water. To address this problem, powdered "instant" yogurt has been developed, but it has flaws low flowability and solubility. Therefore, yogurt was granulated using a fluidized bed granulator to increase flowability and solubility. The fluidized bed granulator was designed by using response surface methodology (RSM), whose variables were feeding rate (FR), atomization air pressure (AP) and product temperature (PT). After being granulated, the yogurt was analyzed for yield and lactic acid bacteria count. The maximum yield of yogurt granules was 79.42%, at FR of 0.54 mL/min, AP of 2.64 kPa, and PT of $58.18^{\circ}C$, and the colony count for lactic acid bacteria was more than $6log^{10}\;CFU/g$. Therefore, spherical granulation of yogurt using a fluidized bed granulator could be used for making convenient probiotic products with improved flowability and solubility.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.17 no.5
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• pp.517-522
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• 2001

Changes of nucleotides and their related compounds in raw, cooked and frozen fish muscle were studied with HPLC. Red sea bream(cultured and wild) and flounder(cultured, cultured with Obosan(equation omitted) and wild) were used for this study. In nucleotides, contents of ATP was similar to that of IMP and some of H$\times$R(inosine) and H$\times$(hypoxanthine) were existed in fresh muscle. ATP was decomposed rapidly and contents of IMP became different between cultured and wild fish after 6 hours. The content of IMP was lower in the cultured red sea bream(3.39$\mu$ mole/g) and flounder(3.17$\mu$ mole/g) than in the wi1d red sea bream(7.31$\mu$ mole/g) and flounder(5.03$\mu$ mole/g). But, the flounder cultured with Obosan contained the largest amounts of IMP After 24 hours, K values of cultured fish muscle(27.7%, 28.2%) were higher than that of wild ones(22.8%, 24.3%). The K value of cultured flounder fed with 0.3% Obosan(equation omitted)(25.7%) was between cultured and wild flounder. IMP was the one which existed the most in cooked and frozen muscle. Amounts of H$\times$R and H$\times$ were more in cooked and frozen muscle. than in raw muscle. From these results, we could suggest that the wild one was more palatable and fresher than the cultured one and the palatability of cultured one seemed to be improved depanding on the feed.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.34 no.3
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• pp.307-315
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• 2014

pH adjustment would be of advantage in improving the water holding capacity of muscle proteins. The objective of this study was to evaluate the addition of fish sarcoplasmic protein (SP) solution, which was adjusted to pH 3.0 or 12.0, neutralized to pH 7.0, and lyophilized to obtain the acid- and alkaline-treated SP samples, on the functional properties of the chicken myofibrillar protein induced by microbial transglutaminase (MTG). The solubility of alkaline-treated SP was higher than that of the acid counterpart; however, those values of the two pH-treated samples were lower than that of normal SP (p<0.05). All SP solutions were mixed with myofibrillar proteins (MP) extracted from chicken breast, and incubated with MTG. The shear stresses of MP with acid- and alkaline-treated SP were higher than that of normal SP. The thermal stability of MP mixture reduced upon adding SP, regardless of the pH treatment. The breaking force of MP gels with acid-treated SP increased more than those of alkaline-treated SP, while normal SP showed the highest value. The MP gel lightness increased, but cooking loss reduced, with the addition of SP. Smooth microstructure of the gel surface was observed. These results indicated that adjusting the pH of SP improved the water holding capacity of chicken myofibrillar proteins induced by MTG.

• Membrane Journal
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• v.25 no.2
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• pp.85-98
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• 2015

A global trend of replacing metal or glass containers with polymer-based packaging materials has been prevalent in the food packaging industry due to their ease in processibility, excellent transparency, and good cost efficiency. Barrier polymers tend to show low permeabilities for atmospheric gases such as oxygen, carbon dioxide, and water vapor, which allow them to be utilized in the food and beverage packaging industry. With the current global trend, expansion of polymeric packaging materials to new markets such as oxygen sensitive juices, flavored water, and energy drinks requires improved $CO_2$ and $O_2$ barrier properties. The improvement of the existing polymer-based barrier platform will enable a rapid market impact. In this paper, the current barrier technologies such as (1) antiplasticization-induced barrier materials, (2) synergistic effect of antiplasticization and crystallization, (3) new barrier polymers, (4) nanocomposite materials, and (5) polymer blending are introduced with their characterization techniques for the development of advanced packaging materials.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.29 no.6
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• pp.1035-1041
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• 2000

Gamma irradiation was used to improve sanitation and quality of salted and fermented anchovy sauce. For commercial production, comparison with currently using sterilization methods, such as micro-filtration and heat treatment were also conducted. Control was prepared without irradiation and sterilization process. Microbiological, physiochemical, and sensory qualities were analyzed to observe the Quality changes during the storage. Irradiation at 5 kGy or above and micro-filtration process completely eliminated microorganisms detected in this study As irradiation dose increased, the color appeared brighter and irradiation at 5 kGy or above showed similar color L-value to that of sample treated with microfiltration. The color L, a, b-value of heat-treated sample always showed lower. The pH, salinity, and viscosity were sustained during storage. From the results of sensory evaluation, the samples treated with gamma irradiation and microfiltration obtained better scores than control or heat-sterilized. Gamma irradiation to salted and fermented anchovy sauce presented the best quality products among different sterilizing methods, especially at 5 kGy dose. Therefore, gamma irradiation can be successfully applied to commercial large scale production as a new sanitation technology with improved quality.