• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.266-271
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• 2007

The pH, acidity, color, reducing sugar, total sugar, alcohol, and organoletic characteristics of Takju containing puffed rice powder (0, 25, 50 and 75%) were investigated during fermentation for 10 days. After drastic decrease at Day 1, the pH increased gradually until Day 5 and then tended to decrease after Day 6. A lower concentration of puffed rice powder resulted in a greater pH reduction (p<0.05). Acidity increased quickly with days, especially for the 0% after Day 6 (p<0.05). After a sudden rise at Day 1, the Hunter ‘L’ value tended to decrease with days of fermentation. At the same day, the 75% showed the lowest Hunter ‘L’ value, however, it had the highest Hunter ‘a’ value except on Days 0, 3 and 10 (p<0.05). After a rapid reduction in reducing sugar on Day 3, no differences were observed in the samples (p<0.05). The 75% tended to be higher in reducing sugar. Total sugar decreased rapidly at Day 2, and then either remained unchanged or decreased after Day 3. With the exception of Day 4, the 75% had higher amounts of total sugar than the others at the same day (p<0.05). The Highest alcohol contents [13.0-16.4% (v/v)] occurred on Day 6. Higher alcohol concentrations were observed with higher puffed rice powder (p<0.05). In the sensory evaluation, no differences were detected between the 0% and those with puffed rice powder added (p<0.05).

• Food Engineering Progress
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.338-345
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• 2011

The pH, acidity, protein, color, reducing sugar, total sugar, alcohol and organoleptic characteristics of Takju containing 100% short grain rice (100 S), 100% long grain rice (100 L), 50 S+50% puffed rice powder (50 P) and 50 L+50 P were examined. After a drastic decrease during the initial stage of fermentation, the pH gradually increased except 100 L. Protein peaked at day 1 and decreased. A higher protein was noticed in puffed samples than in rice samples (p < 0.05). The Hunter "L" value decreased after a rise during the beginning of fermentation. Puffed samples showed higher reducing sugar than rice at day 0. Total sugar was similar to reducing sugar. A drastic increase in alcohol concentration was detected at day 2. Higher alcohol was observed in short grain than long grain and also in puffed samples than in rice (p < 0.05). A significant difference between 100 S and 100 L was observed in a sensory evaluation (p < 0.01); while no preference was detected.

• Food Engineering Progress
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• 제13권1호
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• pp.16-23
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• 2009

Onion juices supplemented with different concentrations of puffed red ginseng extract were fermented using Pediococcus pentosaceus KC-007 and their biologically functional properties were investigated. When onion juices were supplemented with puffed red ginseng extract at the concentration of 0.5, 1, 2, and 4% (v/v) each, viable cell number of lactic acid bacteria was the highest at 24 hr of fermentation in all samples. The titratable acidity increased as the fermentation proceeds irrespective of the added amount of red ginseng extract, and the pH of fermentation broth decreased until 36 hr of fermentation. The reducing sugar of fermentation broth decreased until 24 hr of fermentation and did not change thereafter. The electron donating ability and nitrite scavenging ability were highest when red ginseng extract was added at the concentration of more than 1% (w/v). The overall acceptance in sensory evaluation was the best when red ginseng extract was added at the concentration of 1% (w/v). From these results, it is confirmed that the optimum concentration of puffed red ginseng extract for the lactic acid fermentation of onion juice was 1% (w/v).

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제51권3호
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• pp.188-193
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• 2008

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of moisture content and pressure on extraction yield, crude saponins and ginsenoside contents of puffed Korean ginseng. Puffed ginsengs showed relatively higher extraction yield ($50.0{\sim}62.1%$) and amounts of crude saponins ($19.6{\sim}48.8$ mg/g ginseng) than no-puffed ginseng ($37.6{\pm}0.8%$ and $11.0{\pm}1.0$ mg/g ginseng), respectively. The highest extraction yield and amounts of crude saponins were obtained in 8.0% moisture content sample puffed at 10 $kg_f/cm^2$. In HPLC analysis, amounts of measured major ginsenosides (Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re, and Rg1) decreased with increasing puffing pressure, yet contents of almost all major gin senosides were higher than control (no-puffed). On the other hand, ginsenoside Rg3 were produced after puffing suggesting that chemical structure of some ginsenosides might be altered during the puffing process. These results indicate that puffing can increase the extraction yield and crude saponin contents and it could influence the ginsenoside composition.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• 제24권3호
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• pp.434-441
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• 2011

In this study, certain quality characteristics of kimbugak samples prepared with 2 different puffing methods, microwave oven and frying, and containing different levels of sea tangle powder(0, 2, 4, and 6%), were examined according to mineral content, moisture content, color values, photographic images, hardness and sensory evaluations. The mineral contents of Porphyra yezoensis were: K, 2,612.400 mg; Ca, 116.970 mg; Na, 486.099 mg; Mg, 297.800 mg; Fe, 9.636 mg; Mn, 1.614 mg; and Cu, 0.973 mg. And those of the sea tangle powder were: K, 5,115.000 mg; Na, 1,848.931 mg; Ca, 763.030 mg; Mg, 525.700 mg; Fe, 15.125 mg; Zn, 4.639 mg; and Mn, 0.146 mg. Moisture content was not significantly different among the samples of kimbugak puffed by the microwave oven and frying. For the color of the kimbugak made with the microwave oven or frying, L values decreased as the level of sea tangle powder increased. Color a and b values were lowest in the control group. The color values(L, a, and b) of the kimbugak puffed by frying were higher than those made using the microwave oven. The hardness of the kimbugak samples puffed using the microwave oven were not significantly different according to levels of sea tangle powder, and in the kimbugak puffed by frying, the lowest hardness was in the sample with 6% sea tangle. In sensory evaluations, color and crispness were not significantly different among the samples. The flavor scores of the 4% and 6% samples puffed by frying were higher than those of the kimbugak samples puffed using the microwave oven. The overall acceptability of the kimbugak puffed by frying and containing 6% sea tangle powder was the highest. In conclusion, 4 and 6% sea tangle powder would be considered optimum amounts for kimbugak puffed by frying.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.105-109
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• 1990

A laboratory scale co-rotating twin-screw extruder (D24 mm, L/D=14) was used for the extrusion of rice, which could be used for a puffed rice snack. As screw speed of the extrusion cooker was increased from 200 to 360 rpm, air cells structure of the extrudate from glutinous rice powder was improved to small and uniform air cells, and the moisture conetent of rice powder should be maintained to 15-17.5% for better texture of the extrudate. Objective and sensory texture of the extrudate from powder was better than those from grits, and there was no significant difference in textural properties between extrusion made with rice and glutinous rice.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.222-229
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• 2019

Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng Meyer) was processed by drying, steaming, or puffing, and the effects of these processes on the ginsenoside profile were investigated. The main root of 4-year-old raw Korean ginseng was dried to produce white ginseng. Steaming, followed by drying, was employed to produce red or black ginseng. In addition, these three varieties of processed ginseng were puffed using a rotational puffing gun. Puffed ginseng showed significantly higher extraction yields of ginsenosides (49.87-58.60 g solid extract/100 g of sample) and crude saponin content (59.40-63.87 mg saponin/g of dried ginseng) than non-puffed ginseng, respectively. Moreover, puffing effectively transformed the major ginsenosides (Rb1, Rb2, Rc, Rd, Re, and Rg1) of ginseng into minor ones (F2, Rg3, Rk1, and Rg5), comparable to the steaming process effect on the levels of the transformed ginsenosides. However, steaming takes much longer (4 to 36 days) than puffing (less than 30 min) for ginsenoside transformation. Consequently, puffing may be an effective and economical technique for enhancing the extraction yield and levels of minor ginsenosides responsible for the major biological activities of ginseng.

• Food Engineering Progress
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.290-296
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• 2019

Rice in Korea is a highly valuable food resource that serves both as staple food and ingredient in various processed edibles. This study was conducted to explore pre-treatment methods for rice that result in good saccharification upon production of rice beer. When rice was subjected to fine grinding, steeping, roasting, gelatinizing, or puffing prior to saccharification with malt, wort containing puffed rice had the highest soluble solid content (°Bx). Upon production of wort without the addition of any enzymes for liquefaction or saccharification, the addition of 30% rice resulted in the highest soluble solid content (°Bx). Production of beer containing 10, 20, or 30% of either roasted or puffed rice showed that wort containing 30% puffed rice had the highest soluble solid content (15.4 °Bx) with good saccharification. The resulting beer likewise exhibited higher alcohol content (5.0-5.4%) than the beer that had roasted rice added, without the turbidity and with less bitterness. Therefore, rice puffing was considered a beneficial processing method to enhance rice saccharification and to facilitate both the production of fine quality beers and rice beer containing puffed rice.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• 제46권9호
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• pp.1071-1080
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• 2017

This study examined the adhesiveness of beneficial intestinal bacteria to whole-grains using confocal scanning laser microscopy (CLSM), to demonstrate the prebiotic effects of whole-grains, and to develop prebiotic puffed snacks with these whole-grains. CLSM has been used to observe the adhesiveness of Lactobacillus acidophilus, which belongs to beneficial intestinal bacteria, to whole-grain powders using optical sectioning techniques. The enhanced effects on the growth of beneficial intestinal bacteria with the hot water grain extract were verified using an indirect count method. Finally, a puffed snack was produced with the prebiotic effect and the quality was evaluated by checking the chromaticity and degree of hardness. As a result, L. acidophilus exhibited adhesive ability to whole-grain powders and growth of selected beneficial intestinal bacteria were improved significantly. The Hunter L value of the developed puffed snack increased when seasoning was added. The hardness of the puffed snack with seasoning was higher than that of the control. The results of a sensory evaluation showed that the puffed snack with seasoning was highly rated in the overall preference compared to the control.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• 제25권3호
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• pp.258-263
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• 1993

New type yoghurts were prepared by fermenting milk containing puffed rice flour(PRF) with some commercial lactic acid bacterial starters. The yoghurts were evaluated for pH, tillable acidity, viscosity and color with sensory evaluation for final quality. The optimum moisture content of rice for puffing was over or less 14%. Increasing addition level of PRF, lightness decreased and, redness and yellowness increased with increasing viscosity greatly. There was no quality difference among commercial starters but pH, acidity and viscosity of yoghurt were affected. During the storage at $5^{\circ}C$, pH dropped, acidity and viscosity increased gradually. The number of lactic acid bacteria was increased until 6 days storage to $3{\times}10^8$ and dropped after on. The yoghurt containing PRF was inferior in flavor texture and taste comparing with commercial yoghurt.