• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.14 no.6
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• pp.529-541
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• 2004

This study was carried out to survey the eating behaviors and the food preferences of the tourism transportation business managers in Daegu areas by age. The survey was performed from 17 to August 25, 2003 by questionnaires and the subjects were 365 males. As a general factor, the subjects of survey were male drivers in their thirties to sixties. Their education level was middle school(44.9%) and high school(45.8%) diploma. This study showed that the managers eat three meals per day with high percentage(75.9%) and a large number of managers(24.1%) eat two meals only. 77.8% of the subjects responded that their diet life were irregular due to the property of their job. Frequency of eating-out turned out to be much higher in managers aged 60 over(p<0.001). They considered taste of the food firstly, and the prices of the food secondly, but the nutritional value of the food was considered with a low percentage(22.7%). We found that their BMI were overweight from 23.5 to 26.01, their calorie and some nutrient intakes were below their RDA. The most insufficiently consumed nutrient(less than 75% of RDA) was vitamin B₂ followed by calcium. The food preferences of subjects showed that the managers preferred boiled rice to any other rice as a staple foods. Their favorite menu of one-course Korean style meal turned out to be the bibimbob(boiled rice mixed with assorted vegetable and meat). As for subsidiary foods, out of all various meat soups, beef soups and beef-rib soups were most preferred. The most preferred stew were soybean paste stew and kimchi stew, and the most preferred cooked vegetables were cooked spinach, seasoned cucumber. Baechu kimchi(white cabbage kimchi) were the most preferred kind of kimchi. For desserts there was a very high preference for the watermelons, apples, and pears. For beverages the most preferred were ginseng tea, fruit juices and dietary fiber drinks. From the results listed above, the nutritional education needed to be done to the tourism transportation business managers to set the proper menu considering the characteristics of the preference each age group of managers.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.7 no.3
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• pp.341-354
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• 1997

The purpose of this study was to investigate the food behaviors and food preferences of teenagers by regional groups. The subjects were composed of 365 third grade students in middle schools from urban, rural and fishing areas in Kyungpook province. The data was collected by using a survey questionnaire. The results of the study are summarized as follows: Eating habits of 21-47% of the subjects, according to the regions, were poor and female students in large city showed the best eating habits while female students in fishing village showed the poorest eating habits. Out of the three regional groups studied, the subjects from the fishing villages had the highest rates of skipping meals and eating between meals. Out of all the people investigated, thirty to forty percent had unbalanced diets, the highest percentage coming from the urban areas and the lowest from the fishing villages. All together an allergic reaction to food was the highest in the fishing villages' subjects and female students were more sensitive compared to the male students. Students from the urban area had higher frequency of symptoms of lactose intolerance. Upon the investigation of the subjects 'food preferences, they preferred boiled rice to any other rice as a staple food. Cha jang myun was the most preferred out of all noodles and breads. It was found that teenagers preferred one course meal such as fried rice to a rice-centered regular meal. Out of all various meat soups, beef soup and beef-rib soup were preferred the most. As for subsidiary foods the most preferred were soybean paste stew and cuttlefish stew which they ate daily. There was a very high preference for fried foods, the most favored being pork cutlet followed by fried vegetables, sweet potatoes, and minced meat. The most preferred cooked vegetables were bean sprouts and seasoned cucumber. Seasoned cubed radish roots were the most preferred kind of kimchi. For desserts there was a very high preference for the following fruits: apples, plums, strawberries, and oranges. For beverages the most popular choice were chocolate drinks followed by orange juice, apple juice, milk and tomato juice. According to these investigations, most teenagers liked daily foods which they are used to. The study showed that on the whole the teenagers had poor eating habits. A problem that needs immediate attention is that female students and students from the fishing villages have a high rate of skipping meals. It is expected that the results of this food preference test of teenagers could be useful in the meal planning of middle school lunch programs in the future.

• Journal of the East Asian Society of Dietary Life
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.163-170
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• 2016

This study investigated the quality characteristics of doenjang prepared with different Bacillus strains (Bacillus subtilis KACC 15935 and Bacillus subtilis HJ18-9). Changes in enzyme activities (protease, cellulase, and ${\alpha}-amylase$), amino-type nitrogen and ammonia-type nitrogen contents, and reducing sugar were investigated during the fermentation period. Enzymes such as protease, cellulase, and ${\alpha}-amylase$ play important roles in the composition of nutrients, as well as in the flavor and taste of doenjang. After 60 days of fermentation, protease activities in control doenjang, and doenjang fermented with B. subtilis KACC 15935, and B. subtilis HJ18-9 increased significantly up to $382.58{\pm}4.02$, $342.58{\pm}7.94$, and $392.58{\pm}1.91unit/g$, respectively (p<0.05). At the beginning of fermentation, protease activities were in the range of 156.88~182.71 unit/g. Cellulase and ${\alpha}-amylase$ activities of doenjang in HJ18-9 were higher than those in other samples. After fermentation, amino-type nitrogen in doenjang fermented with control, B. subtilis KACC 15935, and B. subtilis HJ18-9 increased significantly up to $143.25{\pm}1.62$, $141.86{\pm}2.14$, and $150.23{\pm}1.62mg%$, respectively (p<0.05). These results suggest that B. subtilis HJ18-9 is a suitable starter for the preparation of doenjang.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.16 no.2
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• pp.121-127
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• 2000

To assess the quality characteristics of home-made Doenjang prepared by traditional methods, general components, organic acids, amino acids and fatty acid composition of Doenjang were investigated. The contents of moisture, crude protein, crude lipid, salt and the titratable acidity(as milliliter of 0.1 N NaOH consumed) of Doenjang were 57.3%, 11.6%, 8.3%, 13.9%, and 11.8, respectively. There were wide variation in the contents of crude protein and salt among all samples. The average content of amino type nitrogen was 308.4mg%(w/w), however, it ranged from 202.3 to 416.3 mg% in which the contents some samples were 1.3∼2.1 folds greater than others. Hunter color values of L(lightness), a(redness) and b(yellowness) were 37.3, +19.6, and +17.5, respectively. Browning index value(expressed as optical density at 425 nm) of water-soluble compound(2.23) was more than 5.7 times higher than that of water-insoluble compound(0.39). The contents of free and total amino acids were 2908.9 and 9019.3 mg%, respectively, and the range of free amino acids(1.8∼6.2 times) were much wider than the range of total amino acids(1.2∼2.0 times). Glutamic acid was most abundant in free and total amino acids as 576 and 1,126 mg%, respectively. The main organic acid was lactic acid as 326.8 mg% ranging from 59.4 to 613.4 mg%. Linoleic acid(49.24%) showed the highest content in total fatty acids. Unsaturated fatty acid comprised 81.97% of total fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acid ranged from 51.79 to 62.97%.

• Journal of the Korea Concrete Institute
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.331-338
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• 2011

The purpose of this study is to use organisms or micro-organism functions for eco-friendly water-purification of cement bricks, utilizing bioremediation. Many researches have been performed in the past to improve water quality by using effective micro-organisms in construction materials. In order to purify water using micro-organisms, this research used soybean paste bacteria, an effective micro-organism that was identified through 16S rDNA sequence analysis performed in Daegu S. Environment Protection Institute in addition to Natto bacteria that was studied in the previous research. With these effective micro-organisms with water-purification ability, this study examined their water-purification possibility on cement bricks. This study used Zeolite to immobilize micro-organisms to bricks, and confirmed that the micro-organisms were attached on Zeolite from SEM analysis. The experimental results showed that specific micro-organisms can be used to effectively remove contamination an used to develop eco-friendly construction materials. The study on micro-organisms for material purification shows great promises as a future research topic.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.38 no.3
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• pp.302-308
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• 2009

This study was performed to investigate the effect of dietary medicinal herb extract mix (MHEM, mulberry leaf : Japanese honeysuckle : goldthread＝48.5:48.5:3.0) on antioxidative activity of chicken thigh meat. The dietary treatments consisted of a corn-soybean meal basal diet (control), basal diet with 0.3% and 1% MHEM. At the end of the feeding trial, thigh meat samples were collected and stored in a refrigerator at $4^{\circ}C$ to be analyzed on day 0, 3, 7 and 14. The MHEM did not affect proximate composition of the thigh meat. Total phenol contents of the thigh meats in treatment groups were higher than that of the control (p<0.05). 1,1-Diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl radical scavenging activity were higher in dietary treatment group. 2-Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances values of the treatment group were lower than that of control at day 7 and 14 and the added level also affected the inhibition of lipid oxidation of thigh meat. In sensory test, panelists preferred treatment group at day 7 and 14. Therefore, results indicate that dietary MHEM added to chicken may retard the oxidative deterioration of chicken thigh meat during cold storage.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.39 no.3
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• pp.414-420
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• 2010

To develop tofu enhanced nutrition, storage stability and bioactivity, the soft tofu supplemented with red ginseng extract was prepared. Then, quality characteristics including storage stability, physical and chemical property, antioxidative activity, and sensory evaluation were measured. The pH and acidity of control tofu without red ginseng extract were not different from those of tofu supplemented with red ginseng extract during storage. The aerobic bacteria in the control tofu were detected from 10 days of storage whereas the number of total aerobic bacteria was reduced or not detected in the tofu added red ginseng extract during storage. The lightness and redness of the tofu supplemented with red ginseng extract were lower than those of control, but yellowness was higher. The addition of red ginseng extract did not also affect the texture of tofu, and increased lipid peroxidation inhibition and DPPH radical scavenging activity. Although the soft tofu manufactured with red ginseng extract showed a lower sensory preference in supplementation over 0.20% due to color, there was not much difference found until 0.18% red ginseng extract addition.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.12 no.4 s.31
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• pp.225-235
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• 2006

This study was carried out to investigate the optimum conditions for the preparation of natto(unripe Chungkukjang) using Sowonkong(small soybeans) and Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11315. The changes in the contents of amino-type nitrogen, ammonia-type nitrogen, total acidity and total sugar, and those in the pH, browning materials and microbial growth were determined during fermentation and aging of natto(unripe Chungkukjang). The amounts of amino-type nitrogen and ammonia-type nitrogen were increased gradually during the fermentation at $40^{\circ}C$ for 72 hours, but those of total acidity and total sugar were decreased. The pH was gradually alkalized, and more water soluble browning materials were produced during fermentation. The number of viable cells was the highest at the 36 hours of fermentation. The content of ammonia-type nitrogen was significantly decreased during aging at $4^{\circ}C$ for 48 hours. In view of the results as above, it seems possible to conclude that the natto(unripe Chungkukjang) fermented by Bacillus subtilis KCCM 11315 at $40^{\circ}C$ for 36 hours and then aged at $4^{\circ}C$ for 48 hours was suitable for manufacturing natto(unripe Chungkukjang).

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.30 no.6
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• pp.1047-1052
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• 2001

The pigment content in meju fermented by a Monascus species with different materials was studied. The relations between growth of M. pilosus and pigment production were positive and the correlation coefficient associated with this relationship was determined to be : r = 0.9879. Pigments produced by M. purpureus and M. pilosus were composed of 9 and 8 bands, respectively. One kind of them was yellowish, whereas the others were reddish. Total pigment levels in rice meju fermented by M. purpureus and M. pilosus were 335.25 and 1428.90$\mu\textrm{g}$/g, respectively. Pigment levels in the mejus fermented at 3$0^{\circ}C$ showed higher than those at 20 and 4$0^{\circ}C$. The order of pigment content in meju was polished rice > germinated brown rice > wheat > brown rice > waxy brown rice > germinated waxy brown rice. Pigment production by M. pilosus was higher than that of M. purpureus. Pigment content in rice meju prepared by adding 10% seed culture was highest, and pigment content of granulated rice was higher than that of powdered rice. Pigment production was not desirable in soybean meju fermented by seed culture, whereas the pigment levels in meju by adding 10% powdered rice and 10% powdered rice seed meju increased by 23.0 ~75.0 $\mu\textrm{g}$/g.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.35 no.10
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• pp.1467-1474
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• 2006

Fish-frames, which are left after obtaining fillets or muscle during fish processing, consists of useful food components, such as muscle, collagen, calcium, eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA). This study was carried out to prepare snack using conger eel frame (SF) for human consumption and also to elucidate food component characterization of the snack. The results of volatile basic nitrogen suggested that conger eel frame was a suitable material for preparing snack. Based on the results of sensory evaluation and costs, starch syrup was an optimal sweetener for preparing snack using conger eel frame. The starch syrup-treated SF appeared safe because the moisture content and peroxide value were below the safety limits described in the guideline of Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). Starch syrup-treated SF was similar in the pattern of fatty acid composition to soybean oil, whereas EPA and DHA were detected in SF. The total content of amino acid in starch syrup-treated SF was 23.9% based on 100 g of raw material. The maj or amino acids were aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine and alanine. The total contents of calcium and phosphorus in starch syrup-treated SF were 4.9% and 2.8%, respectively. The Ca/P of starch syrup-treated SF was 1.9, which is a good ratio for absorption of calcium. The SF made with starch syrup was superior in EPA and DHA compositions, total amino acid, calcium and phosphorus contents to commercial snack using eel frame.