• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.37 no.6
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• pp.487-491
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• 1994

Relative crystallinities, saccharification efficiency, and diazinon(pesticide) residues of rice and rice hull puffed by hot air puffer were investigated. Crystallinities of rice starch in the puffed rice were decreased as compared to those in cooked rice, and those of rice hull were slightly decreased as compared to those in raw hull. By puffing of glutinous rice, the saccharification efficiency treated with malt amylase was higher than in cooked rice, and hydrolysis ratio of rice hull by cellulase was also increased from 14% to 30% by puffing. The residual contents of diazinon of the puffed rice and rice hull were decreased to 42.7% and 47.6%, respectively. In addition, its decreasing rate in nonglutinous rice were higher than that of glutinous rice.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.44 no.10
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• pp.1415-1421
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• 2015

This study was performed to investigate the effects of puffed-red ginseng (PRG) powder and drink on blood glucose level and serum lipid profile in streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats. For the experimental design, STZ-induced diabetic rats were fed PRG powder-supplemented diets (0.3%, 0.6%) and diluted drinks (0.14%, 0.28%) for 6 weeks. Concentrations of blood glucose during the experimental period decreased to 18.3 mg/dL in the 0.6% PRG diet group and 15.1 mg/dL in the 0.14% PRG drink group. Average reduction rate of blood glucose in the last week compared to reference blood glucose concentration decreased by 19.2% (A group), 37.4% (B group), 18.7% (C group), and 17.3% (D group) in the PRG treatment groups, respectively. These results indicate that PRG affects blood glucose via ginseng saponins administered in diet or drinking water, thereby suggesting that PRG has the ability to prevent increasing blood glucose in mild-induced diabetic rats.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.475-480
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• 2010

In this study, the ginsenoside contents and anti-inflammatory effects of white ginseng (WG) and puffed red ginseng (PRG) were compared. The contents of Rb1, Rg5 and Rk1 were significantly higher in PRG than in WG, whereas the contents of Rg1 and Rb2 were decreased in PRG. The levels of NO production and iNOS expression were suppressed in LPS-stimulated cells by treatment with WG and PRG. Further, the production of cytokines (TNF-$\alpha$ and INF-$\gamma$) and inflammatory proteins (NF-${\kappa}B$ and COX-2) was decreased in cells upon treatment with any of the ginsenosides. The high NO inhibitory activity and cytokine production of PRG is caused by differences in the composition of ginsenosides produced.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.355-361
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• 2009

In this study, raw ginseng produced by different methods was puffed, and physicochemical properties were analyzed and compared. Raw ginseng included white ginseng lateral root (WGL), red ginseng lateral root (RGL), red ginseng main root (RGM), and red ginseng main root with 15% (w/w) moisture (RGMM). All samples were puffed at a pressure of 7 kg/cm2. Crude saponin content was increased after puffing compared with that of control ginseng. RGM and RGMM showed significant increases in crude saponin content, from 1.67% and 1.41% to 2.84% and 3.09% (all w/w), respectively. However, the ginsenoside content of WGL was decreased after puffing. Rg3, Rh1, and Rh2 values of red ginseng were increased by puffing compared with those of control red ginseng. The total sugar content of ginseng decreased after puffing. The mineral components of puffed ginseng were similar to those of raw ginseng. Levels of total phenolic compounds and antioxidant activities of ginseng were increased after puffing, and electron-donating ability was greatly increased. The acidic polysaccharide content of ginseng increased slightly and the amino acid content decreased due to the high temperature used during puffing.

• 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.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.113-120
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• 2004

Selected microbiological and biochemical characteristics of the steeping process for the production of yukwa, a traditional Korean oil-puffed snack made of waxy rice, were investigated during steeping of waxy rice in water for 15 days. The lengthy steeping process was largely predominated by lactic acid bacteria (LAB), particularly, Lactobacillus and Leuconostoc. The predominat type of bacterium isolated was the Y26 strain tentatively identified as Lactobacillus plantarum. The titratable acidity of the steeping medium increased from 0.01 to 1.13%, in parallel with the decrease in pH ranging from 6.3 to 4.2 as the steeping period increased from 0 to 15 days. A high amount of lactic acid and to a much lesser extent, butyric acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, and succinic acid were detected during the steeping process. The amount of reducing sugars in the steeping medium increased from 0.61 to 10.43 mg/mL, whereas sucrose decreased from 0.46 mg% to an undetectable level. Starch degradation products including glucose, maltose and oligosaccharides ranging G3-G7 were not initially noticed, but their content increased during the steeping process until completion. However, no oligosaccharides larger than G8 were detected in the steeping medium. The activities of $\alpha$-amylase, $\beta$-amylase and protease in the steeping medium of waxy rice tended to rise increase with time during the steeping process. From these results, the lengthy steeping process in yukwa production can be characterized as the spontaneous fermentation, dominated by lactic acid bacteria, which is a necessary process for inducing biochemical modification of waxy rice.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.25 no.3
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• pp.243-246
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• 1993

For extending the shelf-life of Yukwa (oil puffed rice cake) which is one of the most favorable Korean traditional rice snack, the Yukwa was packed in $O_2$ preventive container and substituted the air with $N_2$ gas or packed with $O_2$ absorbent (ageless sachet). The quality of Yukwa stored at $35^{\circ}C$ was evaluated by POV, AV and TBA including sensory evaluation. The POV of oil in Yukwa of $N_2$ substitute pack and absorbent sachet included were 5.3 and 11.9 meq/kg, respectively, while no packing (control) was 195.5 meq/kg after 90 days storage at $35^{\circ}C$. AV and TBA were also same trend but the gap with the control was not so big. The Yukwa, $N_2$ gas substituted, was better in quality than absorbent treatment in sensory evaluation and no difference was detected in quality of 90 days storage Yukwa at $35^{\circ}C$ with 15 days. The main reason for lower sensory score of absorbent treatment was that the $O_2$ absorbent also absorbed the flavor component of Yukwa.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.38 no.4
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• pp.297-301
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• 1995

The saccharification ratio and efficiency of alcohol fermentation from hot air puffed and steamed flour of husked rice and barley varieties were compared. Enzymatic hydrolysis of husked rice flour was improved by puffing, and that of glutinous rice was higher than that of nonglutinous one. By puffing of husked rice and barley, alcohol production was slightly increased, but fermentation period was reduced comparing with steam cooked husked rice and barley. Fermentation efficiencies of husked rice by puffing and rice by steam cooking were 90.72% and 87.77%, respectively. Residual reducing sugar of barley mash was higher than that of rice mash. The pH of mash was gradually increased during fermentation and was high in case of puffing treatment.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.14 no.3
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• pp.244-248
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• 1999

This study was carried out to determine the contents of sodium saccharin, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate in danmooji, jangachi, puffed cereal, mixed beverages, carbonated beverages, fruit and vegertable juices (excepted unheated fruit and vegertable juices) and dried fishery products(seasoned) in the market. Sodium saccharin, sodium benzoate and potassium sorb ate were analyzed by HPLC at the wavelength of 215 nm with 0.05% ammonium phosphate dibasic acetonitril mobil phase(94 : 6), and recovery rates were 96.2-100.3%, 95.8-100.9%, 96.1-99.8%, respectively. The contents of sodium saccharin were N.D.-1234.8 mg/kg in danmoogi, jangachi, puffed cereal and mixed beverages and sodium benzoate in mixed beverages, carbonated beverages, fruit and vegertable juices were N.D.-663.2 mg/kg, and potassium sorbate in danmooji, jangachi and dried fishery products were N.D.-2725.2 mg/kg.

• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.35 no.6
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• pp.618-629
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• 2020

The purpose of this study was to optimize the fermentation condition of black bean by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and to evaluate the quality characteristics of fermented black bean. Lactobacillus plantarum SU22 isolated from kimchi was selected as a starter for the fermentation of black bean because the strain exhibited strong antimicrobial activity against pathogenic bacteria and did not produce biogenic amines or a carcinogenic enzyme, β-glucuronidase. Fermentation was performed with broth containing puffed black bean (PBB) inoculated with 1% (v/v) of L. plantarum SU22 at 37℃ for 48h. The viable cell count of LAB was over 9 Log CFU/mL in PBB (20%) broth fermented with L. plantarum SU22. Fermentation of alcalase-treated PBB (20%) broth with L. plantarum SU22 was found to be the optimal condition, increasing viable cell count of LAB up to 10.30 Log CFU/mL. Under the optimal condition, the total polyphenol content (94.02 mg GAE/g) and DPPH radical scavenging activity (92.50%) were significantly increased, compared to non-fermented control (87.74 mg GAE/g, 83.14%).