• 식품과학과 산업
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• 제49권2호
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• pp.18-24
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• 2016

Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a very important as one of major food ingredients in food industries. Recently, as the potential risk of adult diseases such as hypertension by overingestion of sodium, health authorities of many countries are executing policies for the reduction of sodium to suppress the overingestion of sodium by intake of NaCl. As general ways, the replacement of NaCl with either alternative salts, such as solar salts and minerals, for examples calcium, magnesium, potassium, lactic acid, and so on, and the addition of flavor enhancers were used to reduce the contents of sodium in foods. Recently, controls of particle size of sodium chloride or release point are emerging as new salt-manufacturing technologies for the sodium reduction. Upon reducing NaCl in foods it is important to develop practically adaptable technologies on the basis of the consideration of the unique functions of NaCl in foods, in particular effects on rheological characters, function as a humectant, shorten shelf life time, and so on.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제37권6호
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• pp.793-798
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• 2017

Salt is an essential ingredient for cheese production, and it influences various aspects of cheese, including the shelf life, enzyme activity, flavor, casein hydration, and microbial proliferation during ripening. Several consumers avoid cheese with high salt content, mainly due to health problems such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, and heart attacks. Salt has been commonly used for several purposes in cheese production, including for obtaining the required flavor and texture, for its preservative properties, and as a taste enhancer. However, salt usage has been opposed by the public and governmental bodies, who have been advised by health authorities that salt should be reduced or avoided in cheese for healthier life. However, salt replacement or reduction in cheese manufacturing requires formulation of intensive strategies. This review provides information about several strategies and innovations for reduction and replacement of salt in cheese manufacturing without seriously affecting the quality, microbial safety, and sensory properties of cheeses.

• 멤브레인
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.5-12
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• 1991

Since the discovery of the Loeb-Sourirajan reverse osmosis membrane, thirty years have passed and many membrane technologies and new membranes for applications have been developed in the world. In the early stage of these developments Japan has not contributed much, but from the middle of 70ties Japan has started its own R&D projects starting from the desalination technology, and now various private industries and government ministries are actively engaging in R & D of membrane technologies in Japan. In Table 1 the chronological developments of important events of developments and projects relating membrane technologies inside and outside of Japan are introduced and their details will be explained. The first membrane technology applied in the Japanese industry was a electrodialysis(ED) process using ion-exchange membranes. These membranes were first developed in early 50ties and the Japanese government decided to use this method for concentration of sea-water to produce salt, which was then produced by solar evaporation. This development program started from 1960 by the Japan Monopoly Corp.(at that time). To apply ED process for sea-water concentration it was necessary to develop ion-exchange membranes having very low electric resistance to avoid energy loss due to Joule heat, and those having selectivity to permeate single valent ions only to avoid scale formation in the ED stacks. Three Japanese companies, Asahi Glass, Asahi Chemical and Tokuyama Soda, have succeeded to develop such membranes, and until 1971 all of the seven salt manufacturing companies had adopted ED for production of food salt.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제33권1호
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• pp.47-57
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• 2015

세계보건기구(World Health Organization)는 식료품에 함유된 NaCl을 낮출 것을 권하고 있으며, 식품 내 NaCl 수치 감소시키는 것은 중요한 연구분야가 되었다. 염화나트륨(sodium chloride, NaCl)의 과다 섭취는 고혈압, 골다공증, 뇌졸증, 신장결석, 심혈관계 질환 등의 다양한 질병과 직접 또는 간접적으로 많은 연관되어 있다. 산업국가에서는 치즈등의 가공식품을 통해 많은 양의 소금을 섭취하고 있기 때문에, 치즈 내 NaCl의 함유량 감소에 대한 연구가 진행 중에 있다. 따라서 최근에 치즈 내 NaCl의 함유량을 감축하기 위한 많은 방법들이 이용되고 있다. NaCl은 치즈 내에서 방부제 역할을 하며, 식품의 풍미를 높이고, 치즈의 주요 기능적 특성을 담당하기 때문에, 치즈의 품질에 영향을 주지 않으면서 치즈에 함유된 NaCl을 감소하는 것은 쉽지 않다. 대체방법을 사용하지 않고, 치즈에 함유된 NaCl을 감축시키는 연구가 진행되어 왔지만, NaCl 감소 시에 발생하는 식품의 관능적 특성, 유동학 및 안정성 문제들이 보고되고 있다. 지금까지의 연구 결과에 의하면 식품 내 NaCl을 감소시키는 방법으로는 NaCl 대체(NaCl substitution)라고 불리는 방법이 있으며, 이 방법은 NaCl을 부분적으로 다른 염분(염화칼륨, 염화마그네슘, 염화칼슘)으로 대체함으로써 식품에 함유된 NaCl 수치를 감소시킨다. 실례로 자연치즈에 함유된 NaCl을 KCl로 대체하였을 때 치즈의 특성, 특히 맛에 변화와 안정선에 문제가 야기되었다. 반면, 가공치즈에 함유된 NaCl을 KCl로 대체하였을 때, 치즈의 특성이 큰 영향을 받지 않았기 때문에, 이 방법을 사용하여 치즈에 함유된 NaCl의 수치를 감소시킬 수 있는 가능성이 높다는 것을 나타냈다. 이와 같은 결과는 자연치즈 내의 NaCl 함량을 감축하기 위해서는 치즈에 함유된 NaCl의 역할, NaCl과 건강문제, NaCl 감소 방법, 다른 염분(특히 염화칼륨으로 NaCl 대체하는 방법)을 사용하는 방법 등에 관한 더 많은 향후 연구가 많이 필요하며, 적극적으로 진행되어야 할 것이다.