• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.15 no.6
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• pp.832-839
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• 2008

The stock that is the first step for preparation of soups and purees links to the taste of food. Many types of vegetable have been used in stocks, but this study focused on stocks prepared with sweet pumpkin. The stock preparation conditions including the weight of sweet pumpkin, the water volume, and the boiling time at $97^{\circ}C$ were optimized by response surface methodology. The quality characteristics of the resulting stock were investigated. The color, flavor, taste and overall acceptability were dependent parameters. A model equation was proposed with regard to the sweet pumpkin weight, water volume, and boiling time at $97^{\circ}C$. A sweet pumpkin weight of 357.9 to 403.0 g, a water volume of 689.8 to 768.5 mL, and a boiling time of 9.9 to 10.3 min at $97^{\circ}C$ were found to be the optimal stock preparation conditions. The quality characteristics of the sweet pumpkin stock prepared under the optimized conditions were pH 6.64, total acidity 0.18%, soluble solids $2.39\;^{\circ}Brix$, color value (L, 99.07 a, -2.43 b, 11.82), total polyphenol 280.75 mg/L, and electron donating ability 21.32%.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.492-500
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• 2012

This study was conducted to develop a sauce prepared with sweet pumpkin and Korea Doenjang. The optimum conditions for manufacturing sweet pumpkin-doenjang sauce were investigated using the response surface methodology, based on the central composition design. The amount of stock added, the thickening agent, and doenjang were used as the independent variables, and the sensory characteristics (taste, flavor, color, and overall acceptability) were used as the dependent variables to evaluate the optimum conditions for the preparation of the sauce. The optimum conditions for the maximized-responses variables in the preparation of the sauce were 448.5 g of sweet pumpkin stock, 331.5 g of the thickening agent, and 20.0 g of doenjang. The quality characteristics of sweet pumpkin-doenjang sauce that was manufactured at optimum conditions were as follow: 89.55% moisture content, 0.70% crude protein, 0.10% crude lipids, and 0.71% crude ash. The pH of the sauce was 5.96; total acidity, 0.08%; and soluble solids, 6.80$^{\circ}Brix$. The total polyphenol content of the sauce was 5.70 mg/L. The electron-donating ability and reducing power of the sauce were, 14.24% and 1.64 OD, respectively.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.1028-1033
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• 2004

This study was conducted to improve the quality properties of cream soup in accordance with the added amount of sweet pumpkin and Chungdong pumpkin, roux and chicken stock. As the amount of pumpkin was increased, red (a-value) and yellow (b-value) colors increased but its lightness (L-value) remarkably decreased. Also, there was a significant differences in viscosity, color, appearance and overall preference of sensory evaluation. In pumpkin 150 g (37.5%) added, the degree of total preference was high. As the added amount of roux was increased, red and yellow colors decreased by small margin and there was a significant differences in color, flavor, appearance and overall preference of sensory test. At adding roux of 5 mL (1.5%) showed the highest preference. With the adding chicken stock increase the lightness, red and yellow color decreased. It was found by sensory evaluation that there were significant differences in viscosity, color, flavor, appearance and overall preference. At adding chicken stock 150 mL (37.5%) and milk of 50 mL (12.5%) showed the high score in flavor, appearance and total preference.