• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.23 no.3 s.99
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• pp.369-377
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• 2007

The aims of this study were to develop and standardize the manufacturing procedures and ingredient formulation of non-fried, extrusion-puffed Yukwa. The quality and storage stability of the non-fried Yukwa (NF) were characterized and compared against a traditional deep-fried Yukwa (F). The moisture contents of both the NF and F were almost comparable at 5.12${\sim}$6.22% after the final product preparation. The textural hardness values of the NF samples were one-half to two times as hard as those of F, although no clear distinctions were reported between the two products by the sensory evaluation results (p<0.05). During storage, the acid value of F was 1.68 KOH mg/g on day 7, and then it rapidly increased to 5.52 KOH mg/g on day 14. In contrast, the acidity values of NF were 1.21 and 2.62 KOH mg/g on day 7 and 14, respectively. The peroxide values of the samples increased from 23.5 to 62.0 meq/kg (F) and from 2.0 to 2.5 meq/kg (NF) during the two weeks of storage after preparation, suggesting excellent fat stability for the NF product. Regarding the sensory evaluation results of the products, no significant (p<0.05) differences were noted between F and NF with scores of approximately 3.1 out of 5.0 points for the overall quality characteristics of the final products. Accordingly, we conclude that extrusion puffing technology could be adopted as an alternative to conventional deep fat frying as a partial manufacturing process of Yukwa.

• Food Engineering Progress
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.193-201
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• 2010

The aim of this study was to analyse the quality of Yukwa puffed by using a vacuum puffing machine and compare to deep-fried Yukwa. The effect of vacuum puffing condition including heating temperature(100-${160^{\circ}C}$), preheating time(0-8 min) and vacuum puffing time(5-20 min) on physical and microstructure characteristics of the Yukwa was investigated. Vacuum puffed Yukwa at ${100^{\circ}C}$ heating temperature, 6 min preheating time and 10 min puffing time had highest value in volumetric expansion ratio(10.04) and lowest value in bulk density(0.15 g/$cm^{3}$). The breaking strength showed the lowest value of 140 g/$cm^{3}$ in vacuum puffing Yukwa at ${100^{\circ}C}$ heating temperature, 6 min preheating time and 15 min puffing time. The Yukwa puffed with the vacuum puffing machine at ${100^{\circ}C}$ heating temperature, 6 min preheating time and 15 min puffing time had the higher value of bulk density and the lower value of volumetric expansion ratio than those of deep-fried Yukwa. Increasing preheating time and vacuum puffing time caused an increase in white and an decrease in yellowness. The vacuum-puffed Yukwa exhibited smaller and uniform cell structure, while deep-fried Yukwa exhibited apparently in larger pores inside and smaller pores near the surface layer. The optimum condition of vacuum puffing machine for the production of vacuum-puffing Yukwa was ${120^{\circ}C}$ heating temperature, 4 min preheating time and 5 min puffing time.