• Journal of Food Hygiene and Safety
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.162-168
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• 2009

This study was conducted the analysis of food safety incidents between January 1998 and October 2008 using media reports. Total number of food safety incident was 569 through the study period. The average of food safety incident per year and month was 51.7and 4.9, respectively. The top 10 food types involved in the lists of food safety incidents were as follows; marine products, meat and meat products, confectionaries, beverages, special nutritional food, teas, noodles, soy and bean paste sauces, and milk and milk products etc. The top 10 single foods also were as follows; ready-to eats, meat, confectionary, health support foods, steeping tea, infant formula, meat products, ginseng products, foods for body weight control etc. Of the total 569 incidents, 247 (43.4%) were related with chemical hazards involving pesticide, food additives etc, biological hazards were 126 (22.1 %), and physical hazards were 97 (17.0%) incidents. In analysis stage in the food chain at which breakdown in food safety occurred, primary production were the most common stage with 364 (64%) incidents, and incidents at the manufacture handling and distribution stages were with 151 (26.5%), and 44 (7.7%), respectively. The results of this study can be used as a better data for risk analysis or food safety strategies.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.21 no.6
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• pp.876-883
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• 1989

In order to investigate the index component and basis for the shelf-life of the grain share improved Meju, the effect of the storage time and package on the quality of Meju and soy sauce were studied during 90 days storage at $30^{\circ}C$. Also, sensory evaluation for the soy sauces from Meju with various storage time were carried out. During the storage period, moisture content, amylase and protease activity were decreased, on the other hand, the contents of amino-nitrogen and ammonia-nitrogen were increased. Among these components, protease activity was found the major index component for quality control because it was the most important component for soy sauce fermentation and the most changeable component of Meju during the storage period. According to the sensory test, the quality of soy sauce was agreed well with the protease activity of Meju, and the soy sauce from longer storage Meju was inferior organoleptic quality to that from shorter Meju. By the storage quality test, protease activity showed the highest value in 15 days storage Meju and decreased gradually with storage time passed. The basis of protease activity for quality control was 200 (O.D. at 660 nm/g). which was 50% of the initial activity And it was known that the shelf-life of the grain shape improved Meju was about 90 days . It was also shown that the storage in package did not affect noticeably to prolong the shelf-life of Meju on this study.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.42 no.5
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• pp.605-612
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• 2010

The dietary effects of chicken treated with Hwangki-Beni Koji sauce (HBS) on reactive oxygen species (ROS) generating and scavenging related enzyme activities in rats fed with a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet were investigated. The rats (five rats per group) were divided into a normal control diet group (NC), a high-fat and high-cholesterol diet control group (HFC), HFC plus base sauce-treated chicken supplemented diet group (HFC-BS), and a HFC plus HBStreated chicken supplemented diet group (HFC-HBS), and fed for 5 weeks. Total type T (T) and type O (O) hepatic xanthine oxidoreductase in HFC-HBS were 27.91-35.78% and 24.57-31.84% lower than those of HFC and HFC-BS, respectively. In HFC-HBS compared with HFC and HFC-BS, superoxidase dismutase activity was 62.89-64.50% higher, glutathione S-transferase activity was 19.29-25.17% higher, glutathione content was 25.11-53.30% higher, and lipid peroxide content was 20.29-24.19% lower. Therefore, chicken treated with HBS may prevent liver damage by the ROS formed from a high-fat and high -cholesterol diet.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.210-215
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• 2000

This study surveyed the opinion of Korean residents in New York, Houston, and Los Angeles in the United States, on Korean food and the way to spread them internationally. The results were as follows: Over 71% of the respondents had interests on Korean food, and 39% of them answered the reason why they like Korean food is that it usually contains many important nutrients and little fat. Over 73% of the respondents were interested in spreading Korean food internationally, and 35% of them thought the sauces and the spices of the Korean food should be improved to be favored internationally. Foreigners'favorite Korean main dishes were Bibimbap and Ddunk-manduguk, favorite si de dishes were Bulgogi, Kalbigui, Chapchae, and Kimchi, and favorite desserts were Sikhe and Ginseng tea.

• Food Science of Animal Resources
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.159-165
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• 2006

Changes of pH, acidity, pretense activity and microorganism on Korean traditional seasonings using soy sauce (T1), red pepper paste (T2) and soybean paste (T3) were investigated during storage at $1{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ for 21 days. The pH and pretense activity of soybean paste were significantly (p<0.05) higher compared to those for soy sauce and red pepper paste during storage. The acidity of red pepper paste were significantly (p<0.05) higher compared to those for soy sauce and soybean paste at 1, 7 and 14 days of storage. The total plate counts and Lactobacilli spp. of soy sauce were significantly (p<0.05) lower compared to those for soybean paste and red pepper paste during storage. The Escherichia coli of red pepper paste and soybean paste were not detected during storage.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.19 no.6
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• pp.958-966
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• 2009

In this study, Bokbunja (Rubus coreanus), which has various medical applications and excellent functionality, was used together with Teriyaki sauce to compare and analyze the effect of different amounts of Bokbunja (0, 3, 6, 9, 12%) on the physico-chemical quality of a Teriyaki sauce. The sensual quality of Bokbunja Teriyaki sauce and a roasted eel spread with Bokbunja Teriyaki sauce was analyzed to detemine the merchandising potential of this sauce. The moisture content of the Teriyaki sauce decreased as the amount of added Bokbunja increased, and the 3% group showed the highest decrease, which was 73.1%. As the amount of added Bokbunja increased the pH was showen to decreased, and the sweetness of the Teriyaki sauce increased. The sauce containing 12% Bokbunja had the highest increase of $36.9^{\circ}Brix$. The amount reducing sugar was significantly different between each sample. In terms of the L (lightness) value, highter amounts of added Bokbunja resulted in an increase in the L (lightness) of the sauce and significant differences were obsered between sample groups. In regards to the texture, no significant changes were shown for hardness even though the amount of Bokbunja added was different. There was a significant difference between samples for gumminess, a highter concentration of Bokbunja resulted in a higher gumminess of the sauce. As for adhesiveness, there was a significant difference between samples; as more Bokbunja was added, the sauce became betwkier. In regards to the preference of roasted eel containing this sauce, the 6% Bokbunja sauce was the most preferred with a score 7.98 points, and as for flavor, there was significant difference between sauces containing 3, 6 and 9% Bokbunja. In addition there wasn't any significant difference between each sample for sweetness. For softness, the 6% Bokbunja sauce was the most preferred with a score of 9.36 points. The overall-acceptability was in this order: 6>9>3>0>12%, Thus, from the physico-chemical and sensual perspective, the 6% Bokbunja sauce is highly recommended for potential commercial use. In conclusion, we examined the effect of combining Bokbunja, which has medicinal applications and excellent functionality, with Teriyaki sauce and the results of this study indicate that Bokbunja combined Teriyaki sauce produce a high quality food that holds promise for commercialization.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.24 no.6
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• pp.875-882
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• 2014

This study investigated changes in quality characteristics of soy sauce (Kanjang) with Gastrodia elata (GK) in aged for 6 months, and developed new soy sauce products with improved sensory characteristics. The pH level was maintained in all samples. The salinity slowly increased, and then decreased in GK 10% after 5 months. The sugar content (Brix) increased after 2 months, except in GK 10%. Crude protein and amino nitrogen contents increased with time. The optical density showed significant differences after 5 months in GK 5%. The total polyphenol contents were highest in GK 5% aged for 5 months up to 31 mg/mL. The flavonoid contents of GK 5% were highest after 5 months up to 122 mg/mL. Finally, sensory tests of GK 10% showed higher total acceptance after 2 months. The results show that an aging period of 5 months in GK 5% greatly enhanced quality characteristics.

• Journal of Life Science
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• v.23 no.4
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• pp.569-577
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• 2013

Soy sauce is a traditional fermented seasoning in several oriental countries, such as Korea and Japan, and recently it has been reported to have biological activities. In Korean soy sauce, soybeans and wheat are the two main raw materials. Polysaccharides that originate from the cell wall of soybeans are resistant to enzymatic hydrolysis. These polysaccharides remain in the soy sauce even after fermentation and are termed Kanjang polysaccharides (KPS). In this study, polysaccharides were obtained from dialysate of different soy sauces labeled as A~T and manufactured by fermentation or the acid-hydrolyzate method. We investigated anti-inflammatory activities by examining the effects of these KPS on proinflammatory cytokine release and mRNA expression in mast cells. Histamine and ${\beta}$-hexosaminidase release were strongly decreased by the KPS treatment in RBL-2H3 cells. Treatment with KPS clearly reduced mRNA expression and the release of the proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-${\alpha}$) in PMACI-stimulated HMC-1 cells. In particular, KPS derived from fermented Kanjang products showed a significant anti-inflammation effect on mast cells compared to the acid-hydrolyzed Kanjang products. This study suggests that KPS appear to be effective in suppressing allergic inflammatory reactions.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.58-62
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• 1999

Method to access qualities of brown sauce and optimize its cooking conditions was studied by sensory evaluation and response surface methodology. Cooks of an hotel, sauce experts, were selected as sensory panelists, and the brown sauce cooking conditions practically used in an hotel were adopted to prepare sauce samples for the sensory test. The cooking conditions were designed with two factors, i.e., one factor of roux contents with three levels and the other factor of cooking times with three levels, which were known as most important in sauce cooking. Sensory acceptance evaluation with intensity 7 grades was applied for several sauce attributes such as color, flavour, viscosity, taste and overall. Ability of each panel to perceive the differences between the brown sauces prepared under different cooking conditions was judged, and only data of the 9 panelists proved as reliable among the 12 panelists were reflected. The acceptances by different cooking conditions were found to be in the order of 11 > 9 > 13% roux contents and 8 > 9 > 7 hr cooking times. Response surface methodology was treated with second-order model on the sensory data and the optimum cooking conditions with the highest acceptances were $10.3{\sim}10.8%$ roux content and 8 hr cooking time.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.22 no.1
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• pp.82-87
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• 1990

To investigate the shelf-life of the brick share improved Meju, the effect of the storage time and packaged storage on the quality of Meju and soy sauce were studied during 90 days storage at $30^{\circ}C$. During the storage period, pretense activity was rapidly increased, and it reached the maximum value after 30 days of storage and then decreased gradually with storage time. By the sensory evaluation, the soy sauce from Meju which was longer storage was increased its brown color but less sensory quality on taste and flavor. The sensory evaluation score of soy sauces were closely related to the value of protease activity of Meju, So, it was shown that the protease activity was also the major index component on the quality control for the brick shape improved Meju. The protease activity of brick shape Meju was lower during Meju making but decreased slowly during storage period than that of grain shape meju. The values of protease of Meju after 30 days storage were 359 (O.D. at 660 nm/g) in non-packaged, 349 in packaged Meju and after 180 days storage were 207,205, respectively. It was shown that the shelf-life of the brick shape improved Meju was about 180 days by the basis (protease activity: 200 O.D. at 660nm/g) for quality control from the grain shape Meju, and it was longer than that of grain shape Meju. It was also shown that the packaged storage did not prolong the shelf-life of the brick shape improved Meju.