• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.320-327
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• 2008

The principal objective of this study was to assess the storage characteristics of the maejakgwa to which herb extracts had been added. Moisture was highest in the rosemary sample, and significantly so. Ash and crude fat levels were highest to a significant degree in the olive and rosemary samples. Crude protein was shown to be significantly high in the rosemary and lavender samples. With regard to our mineral analysis, the rosemary sample evidenced the highest mineral levels, at 1,143.6 mg/100g. In the case of rosemary, lavender, thyme, lemon balm and olive-added samples, the Ca, K and P contents were found to be the highest. A total of 16 amino acids was detected. The rosemary sample had the highest levels, at 9,897.8 mg/100g. With regard to free sugar content, glucose, fructose and sucrose levels were significantly higher. As the result of our measurements of the storage period. However, the rising tendency resulted in a significant difference observed 6 days later. When we assessed changes according to the quantity of herbs added, the acid value was shown to be significantly lower in the group with a 2% addition than in the control, which suggested that the storage characteristics in herbs could be enhanced. With regard to the change in TBA, according to the passage of the storage period, the TBA value increased significantly in all the groups with added herbs. When we assessed the changes according to the amount of herbs added, much lower values were observed in the group with addition than the control, which suggests that the storage characteristics could be enhanced by the addition of herbs. In particular, a high level of anti-oxidative activity was observed in the group to which 2% herbs had been added.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.27 no.2
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• pp.257-263
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• 1995

As a primary step to develop natural preservative for extending the shelf-life of kimchi, the effect of 102 edible plants, 21 antimicrobial agents and related compounds on kimchi fermentation was studied. Among 42 oriental medicinal plants tested, Baical skullcap and Assam indigo were found to be highly effective for maintaining the fresh state of kimchi. Although Bugbane, Red mangolia, Bushy sophora, Szechuan pepper, Chinese quince and Scisandre significantly inhibit the growth of Lactobacilli, their effect was not high enough to be used as raw materials for kimchi preservative. When the effect of 32 herbs and spices was tested, peppermint, cinnamon, lemon balm, clove, hop, rosemary, sage, horseradish and thyme showed high antimicrobial activity against kimchi microorganisms. Among them, the effect of clove ranked top. When it was added to fresh kimchi, initial cfu value ($2.4{\times}10^{6}cfu/g$) changed little even after 2 day's fermentation ($2.6{\times}10^{6}cfu/g$). Sensory test was not a good criteria to evaluate the effect of herbs and spices, since their highly specific flavors affected the taste of kimchies. Twenty eight fruits, vegetables and related plants were tested, but only leaves of pine tree, persimmon and oak leaves showed a significant bactericidal effect, finally contributing to the storage of kimchi. In addition, when 21 natural preservatives and other compounds were added individually to fresh kimchi, nisin and caffeic acid could inhibit fermentation.

• Journal of fish pathology
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• v.30 no.1
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• pp.63-66
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• 2017

Twenty nine edible plants were selected in order to study their exfoliation effect on abalone Haliotis discus hannai from its substrate. Exfoliation was observed in spearmint Mentha spicata, lemon balm Melissa officinalis, rose flower, onion Allium cepa, wasabi powder, mustard powder, omija Schizandra Chinensis, and hibiscus Hibiscus sabdariffa solutions. In particular, both the omija and hibiscus solutions exfoliated over 90% of the abalone. In field tests, 3% and 4% omija solutions exfoliated 93.6% (850/908) and 97.1% (810/834) of abalone, respectively, whereas 3% and 4% hibiscus solutions exfoliated 96.1% (780/812) and 97.4% (700/719), respectively. The detached abalone were recovered within 1 min 39 seconds. These results indicate that the omija and hibiscus solutions (3% and 4%) may be useful in the exfoliation of abalone.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.19 no.2
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• pp.209-215
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• 2012

A new recipe for $mandu$ was developed by adding ripened Korean cabbage $kimchi$. To counter the bad smell of ripened $kimchi$ and to enhance the function of the food, rosemary was added to it. The preference for the herb over $kimchi$ was determined via a sensory evaluation. The preference was in the following order from highest to lowest: rosemary, lemon balm, and thyme. Ripened Korean cabbage $kimchi$ was added to beef or pork stuffing for $mandu$. Sensory evaluation was used to determine the optimal contents of ripened Korean cabbage $kimchi$. The result showed that 75% of the $kimchi$ content was best for beef $mandu$ and 100% for pork $mandu$.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.5
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• pp.691-698
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• 2006

The purpose of this study was to investigate how herb extracts may improve blood circulation. Twenty-six extracts from nine different herbs (marjoram, lavender, dill, rosemary, hyssop, rose, lemon balm, pineapple sage, and echinacea) were evaluated for their anti-hypertensive effects via angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) inhibition. Their cholesterol-lowering effects via hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibition and their fibrinolytic activity via fibrin-plate method were also evaluated. Both water extraction of rose flowers and 70% EtOH extraction of pineapple sage leaves effectively reduced the ACE activity with inhibition rates of 133.8% and 91.2%, respectively. Similarly, both water and 70% EtOH extracts of rose flowers strongly inhibited the enzymatic activity of HMG-CoA reductase by 48.9% and 80.5%, respectively. Water and 70% EtOH extracts of rose flowers also showed relatively high fibrinolytic activity. Based on these observations, rose flower extracts can be developed as a functional tool for use in the improvement of blood circulation.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.25 no.1
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• pp.36-43
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• 2018

In this study, we investigated the inhibition effect of various herbs on the rancidity of soybean oil. The antioxidant activity of herb-infused oils was evaluated by examining their total phenolic contents and DPPH radical scavenging abilities. The total phenolic contents were found to increase with addition of herbs to the soybean oil. Rosemary-infused oil (RO) exhibited the highest total phenolic contents ($77.28{\mu}g\;GE/mL$), followed by the lemon-balm-infused oil (LO), green-tea-infused oil (GO), and soybean oil (SO) alone (36.82, 36.66, and $21.24{\mu}g\;GE/mL$, respectively). Similary, the DPPH radical scavenging activity of the herb infused oil also increased. Moreover, measurements on the total polar compound (TPC) contents, acid value, and p-anisidine value were carried out in order to confirm the changes in the rancidity of the oils during frying. The time for the TPC content to reach 25% was confirmed to be delayed from 62 h for SO to 68 h, 74 h, and 80 h for GO, RO, LO, respectively. Even though there were some differences between the p-anisidine and acid values, it was confirmed that the addition of herbs inhibited the rancidity of soybean oil. Therefore, the results in this study show that adding herbs to soybean oil could positively contribute to the inhibition of oxidation and rancidity.