• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.981-986
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• 2009

The quality characteristics and antioxidative activity of garlic pickles prepared with persimmon vinegar with or without Maesil (Japanese apricot) juice were investigated. Heat treated garlic cloves ($110^{\circ}C$, 5 min and then rapidly cooling) were salted with NaCl and $CaCl_2$, and then soaked in pickling solution, and stored at $20^{\circ}C$. The pH of the garlic pickles initially ranged from 2.36~3.24, after which the pH slightly increased to 3.22~4.13 during storage, while the acidity was decreased to 1~1.97. Throughout the entire storage periods, the acidity of the garlic pickle containing persimmon vinegar and Maesil was the highest (1.97%). The hardness of the control sample (non heated garlic) decreased during storage, whereas the hardness of all the heat treated groups did not change after 21 days of storage. Moreover, the chewiness of the persimmon vinegar+Maesil group was the highest among the groups. The Hunter color L value of garlic pickles decreased during storage, while the b value (yellowness) increased for all groups except the two persimmon groups. The $IC_{50}$ of the DPPH radical scavanging activity of garlic pickles at 5 day of storage was 85.98~97.81 mg/mL. However, the antioxidative activity of garlic pickles gradually increased with longer storage times. The persimmon vinegar+Maesil group showed the highest antioxidative activity. Results from the sensory evaluation showed that scores of flavor, taste and over-all preference were higher for the persimmon vinegar+Maesil group than the other groups (p<0.05).

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.392-399
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• 2006

In order to develop a new persimmon pickle with a low salt concentration, changes in physicochemical characteristics during soaking of persimmon pickles treated with different organic acids and sugars were investigated at $15^{\circ}C$ for 70 days. The pH of persimmon pickles decreased from pH 6.64 at initial stage to pH 3.99 (control group), pH 2.76-3.33 (citric acid treatment, CT), and pH 3.08-3.34 (acetic acid treatment, AT) after 70-days of soaking. Titratable acidity of AT was higher (0.86-1.18%) than that of CT (0.61-0.78%). After 70-days of soaking, salinity of persimmon pickles treated with stevia leaf powder, sodium saccharin, sucrose, and isomalto-oligosaccharide were 4.94-4.96, 4.00-5.15, 2.99-3.31, and 3.03-3.30%, respectively, and 1.54-3.70% lower than that of the control group (6.69%). The hardness of persimmon pickles in all cases was increased up to 20-40-days of soaking and then decreased. L (lightness), a (redness), and b (yellowness) value of persimmon pickles treated with citric acid were higher than those of AT and the control group. Sensory evaluation of persimmon pickles after 70-days of soaking revealed that CT had the highest scores for color, texture, and overall acceptability. These results indicate that the salt concentration of persimmon pickles could be lowered by the addition of citric acid and various sugars during soaking.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.92-99
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• 2006

For standardization of quality and reduction of salt concentration of pickles manufactured in Folk Villages of Sunchang Region, the physicochemical characteristics of 90 pickles of 10 items were compared. Persimmon, garlic, cucumber, radish, Codonopsis lanceolata L., and Japanese apricot pickles were mixed with kochujang, perilla leaf pickle was mixed with soybean paste, cucumber pickle in wine cake was mixed with wine cake, and red pepper was mixed with soybean paste or soy sauce. Moisture contents, pH, and titratable acidities of pickles were various depend upon characteristics of materials. Sugar contents of pickles test,34 were ranged from $22.10{\pm}3.04$ (red pepper pickled with soy sauce) to $55.53{\pm}7.67\;^oBrix$ (garlic pickle), and sugar contents of pickles mixed with kochujang were higher than those of soybean paste or soy sauce. Salt concentration of pickles were ranged from $3.56{\pm}1.11$ (Japanese apricot) to $9.15{\pm}6.35%$ (red pepper pickled with soy sauce), and salt concentration of pickle mixed with soy sauce was the highest among the pickles tested. Total aerobic counts of pickles tested were similarly ranged from $5.62{\pm}0.10$ (red pepper pickled with soy sauce) to $6.83{\pm}0.55$ log CFU/g (perilla leaf pickled with soybean paste). These results indicate salt concentration and quality of pickles manufactured in Folk Villages of Sunchang region must be lowered and standardized, respectively.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.55-60
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• 2004

Changes of cell wall components and softening enzyme during the preparation of persimmon pickles with soy sauce and soy paste were investigated. The contents of alcohol insoluble substance and cell wall extracted from persimmon pickles in soy sauce and soy paste were gradually decreased to the 20th day of storage and then decreased rapidly, but the contents of water soluble material extracted from persimmon pickles in soy sauce and soy paste was increased during the storage time $(0{\sim}50\;days)$. The contents of lignin, pectin and acid-soluble hemicellulose of persimmon pickles in soy sauce and soy paste were decreased during the storage, but contents of alkali-soluble hemicellulose was increased. The contents of cellulose almost did not change during storage of pickles. The hardness of persimmon pickles in soy sauce and soy paste was gradually increased up to the 30th day of storage and then decreased. The activities of polygalacturonase and pectinesterase as softening enzyme in persimmon pickles with soy sauce and soy paste increased during storage. And ${\beta}-galactosidase$ activity was slightly increased to the 30th day of storage and after increased rapidly.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.46 no.4
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• pp.317-322
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• 2003

Changes of physicochemical properties during the preparation of persimmon pickles were investigated. The salinity in persimmon pickles increased during storage time $(0{\sim}50\;days)$ with soy sauce and soy paste. When the fermented soy sauce and soy paste was added to the soaking solution with $80{\sim}100%$, the salinity increased more rapidly. The hardness of persimmon pickles with soy sauce and soy paste was slightly increased up to the 20 or 30th day of storage and then decreased. L value of persimmon pickles was gradually decreased, but a and b value were slightly increased. The concentration of soluble tannin in persimmon pickles was slightly decreased down to the 20th day of storage and then decreased rapidly. The activities of polygalacturonase and pectinesterase as softening enzyme in persimmon pickles with soy sauce and soy paste increased during storage time $(0{\sim}50\;days)$ and enzyme activity was inhibited by high concentration of soaking solution.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Culture
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• v.18 no.4
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• pp.379-395
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• 2003

Regional foods is influenced by weather, local and social environment etc. The purpose of this study was to understand that regional foods in the middle of Chosun Dynasty through Domundaejac. Some of representative dishes of the Hansung and Kyonggi-do Area is duck(rice cake) of seasonally celebrated days, hangua(korea confectionary) and rice wine. Typical foods in Chungchong-do Area is included persimmon, jujube, watermelon and wax gourd. Some of the well-known food in Kangwon-do Area is pear, bangpungchuk(gruel), sukebyung(rice cake), woongjijunggua(korea confectionary) and sanat-kimchi(picked mustard leaves and stem) that is seemed characteristics of mountainous section. Some of the famous dishes in Cholla-do Area is backsanja(korea confectionary), tea, chuksun kimchi(bamboo shoot pickle), citrus fruits and ear shell. Kyongsan-do Area ia famous persimmon, bamboo fruit, dasik(korea confectionary) and yakban(glutinous rice cake). Hwanghae-do Area is famed pear and choshi as assumed the eatly form of gochujang(thick soypaste mixed with red pepper). Representative dishes are deljjuk(blue berry), herring, sangat-kimchi(picked mustard leaves and sterm) in Hamgyong-do Area and daemandu(big dumpling) in Pyongan-do Area. The coast area is famous for using lots of sea food. Fresh seafood is consumed raw, and clams, fish and seaweed are liberally added to soups and other dishes. The East coast is catched salmon, flatfish, codfish, sandfish and mackerel The West coast is catched yellow corvenia, lobster, tiny shrimp and large-eyed herring. The South coast is catched sea mussel, codfish and laver.