• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.89-93
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• 2018

In this study, we investigated the nutritional composition including proximate, amino acid, vitamin, minerals, and the antioxidant activity of green tea (Camellia sinensis) pollen grains collected by Apis mellifera bees, for use as a health food. The crude protein and fat content was estimated at 26.14% and 3.49%, respectively. Eighteen amino acids were identified in green tea pollen, including 8 essential amino acids and 10 non-essential amino acids. The predominant amino acids were glutamic acid, proline and aspartic acid accounting for about 33.3% of total free amino acids. The concentration of vitamin C was the highest value of 35.7%, followed by $B_3$ and $B_2$ among the detected vitamins. The predominant minerals were potassium (790.32 mg/100g), followed by phosphorus (707.52 mg/100g) and sulfur (302.67 mg/100g), whereas copper, zinc and sodium were detected as minor elements. The antioxidant activity and phenolic content accounted for 33.8% at $500{\mu}g/mL$ extract and $2.55 {\mu}g/mg$, respectively.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.12 no.5
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• pp.476-481
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• 2005

This study was carried out to analyze the components of the Angelica dahurica root for the studies of the physiological function. General components of A. dahurica root were 71.7% moisture, 10.6% carbohydrate, 9.3% crude protein, 6.6% crude ash and 1.9% crude fat. The content of reducing sugar was 1,850 mg/100 g. The total amount of free sugar was 80 mg/100 g, in which 19.3 mg/100 g fructose, 27.8 mg/100 g glucose, 28.4 mg/100 g sucrose and 4.5 mg/100 g maltose were present. In the results of mineral analysis, the content of K was the highest(2,145.03 mg/100 g) followed by 286.35 mg/100 g Mg and 145.23 mg/100 g Ca. The total amount of hydrolyzed amino acid was 71.68 mg/100 g, in which 20.98 mg/100 g essential amino acid and 50.70 mg/100 g of non-essential amino acid were present. Among them, proline(11.74 mg/100 g) was the highest. Total free amino acids were contained 17.04 mg/100 g, in which 6.67 mg/100 g of essential amino acids and 10.37 mg/100 g of non-essential amino acids were present. Among them alanine(5.96 mg/100 g) was the highest. Total content of amino acid derivatives was 3.37 mg/100 g.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.16 no.3
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• pp.203-209
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• 2000

This study compared the characteristics of consomme prepared by homeskill(Consomme A) and quantity food production skill(Consomme B) as well as by the main ingredients of Consomme. The highest portion of amino acids in Consomme was arginine, followed by glutamic acid and alanine. In sensory evaluation, Consomme A prepared with chicken meat and Consomme B with mixed beef & chicken were most preferred. This result showed that higher total amino acid content gave better sensory scores. There was a significant correlation between the turbidity of sensory evaluation and the color b value. Turbidity and viscosity of instrumental measurement were also significantly correlated.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.268-273
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• 1995

To study the nutritional value of warty sea squirt, Styela clava, which is one kind of urochoda and it has been used as special seafood stuffs by Korean, the seasonal variations of nutrient was investigated. The moisture content was ranged from 83.6% to 86.8% in experimental period. Maximun glycogen content showed up in June (3.7g/100g sample). The protein(N$\times$6.25) and lipid content varied with glycogen whereas ash content was not changed remarkably, showing 2.8$\pm$0.3%. Predominant minerals in edible portion and integuments were sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium in order. Predominant constitutiional amino acids were asparagine, glutamic acid, taurine, aspartic acid, lysine and glycine and amino acids occupied 50% of the total amino acid. Porportion of nonpolar lipid to total lipid increased from April to early June while polar lipid level decreased. The neutral lipid was composed of triglyceride(59.32%) and free sterol(23.52%), and followed by diglycerides, monoglycerides, esterified sterols and hydrocarbon, free fatty acid. The phospholipid was mainly composed with phosphatidyl choline(49.7%), and phosphatidyl ethanolamine(33.0%). The major fatty acids of the total lipid in warty sea squirt were C20 : 5(17%), C22 : 6(13.76%), C16 : o(13.91%) and C16 : 1(12.52%).

• KSBB Journal
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• v.26 no.2
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• pp.112-118
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• 2011

Contents of amino acids, vitamins, and minerals as well as its antioxidant activitiy of Laminaria japonica water extract have been analyzed for preparation of functional foods and cosmetic products. From the analysis of total amino acids, eighteen kinds of amino acids were found in the water extract of Laminaria japonica. Among total amino acids, the order of contents was glutamic acid (2.07 mg/g), alanine (0.51 mg/g), aspartic acid (0.44 mg/g), glycine (0.34 mg/g), and valine (0.34 mg/g). In case of free amino acids, glutamic acid (0.95 mg/g), prolin (0.54 mg/g), aspartic acid (0.44 mg/g), leucine (0.07 mg/g), and phenylalanine (0.07 mg/g) were dominant compositions. Vitamin E was only detected in water extract of Laminaria japonica. The mineral contents were as follows: K 752.60 mg, Na 259.20 mg, Ca 80.20 mg, P 29.50 mg, and Fe 8.32 mg based on 100 g Laminaria japonica water extract. The nitrite scavenging activity of the extract were gradually increased with the extracts contents to 86.2% at concentration of 100 mg/mL and DPPH radical scavenging activity of the extracts were 86.4% at concentration of 50 mg/mL.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.43 no.2
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• pp.100-108
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• 2010

This study was conducted to characterize the nutrion of commercial Kwamegi, a Korean traditional food made from semi-dried Pacific saury, Cololabis saira. The ratios of saturated and monoenoic fatty acids to polyenoic fatty acids in commercial Kwamegi ranged from 0.52-0.75 and 1.01-1.53, respectively. The major fatty acids in commercial Kwamegi were 16:0 (9.1-14.2%), 20:1n-9 (8.6-16.1%), 22:1n-9 (15.7-22.1%), and 22:6n-3 (11.0-18.0%). The total amino acid content of commercial Kwamegi ranged from 27.10-33.19 g/100 g. The major amino acids in commercial Kwamegi were aspartic acid (11.8-13.0%), glutamic acid (14.3-16.0%), leucine (7.8-8.5%), and lysine (7.5-9.0%), which accounted for more than 41% of the total amino acid content. The mineral content of commercial Kwamegi ranged from 0.7-4.3 mg/100 g for zinc, 279.6-466.3 mg/100 g for potassium, 41.7-128.3 mg/100 g for calcium, 38.8-77.8 mg/100 g for magnesium, and 224.3-348.4 mg/100 g for phosphorus. These results suggest that commercial Kwamegi is a superior food in terms of nutrition and health.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.174-178
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• 2002

Changes in amino acids, organic acids and free sugars of soybean sprouts cultivated with extract of Glycyrrhiza glabra(GGE) during growth of 4 days were investigated. GGE was utilized as sprouting water of soybean and adjusted to 100 ppm, 200 ppm, 300 ppm and 400 ppm. Content of total amino acids of soybean sprouts cultivated with GGE was the most abundant, when soybean sprouts were cultivated for 3 days with 100 ppm of PGE. Content of aspartic acid was increased according to culturing days, but glutamic acid was shown to be a opposite trend. Content of total free sugar of soybean sprouts cultivated with GGE was lower than those of control group, and then increased by increasing of culturing days within GGE groups with same concentration. Sucrose of all groups during growth of soybean sprouts was decreased, but the other sugars were increased. Content of total organic acids was increased by increasing of culturing days and was the most abundant in soybean sprouts cultivated with 200 ppm of GGE among same groups. In conclusion, GGE as sprouting water of soybean was effective to increase of contents of amino acids and organic acids in soybean sprouts, indicating that GGE accelerated the quality of soybean sprouts.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.44 no.5
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• pp.550-553
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• 2011

The proximate, fatty acid and total amino acid compositions of striped jewfish Stereolepis doederleini muscle were studied. The proximate composition was: 76.4% moisture, 19.4% protein, 2.92% lipid, and 1.19% ash. The predominant total lipid fatty acids were 16:0 (18.7%), 18:1n-9 (16.5%), 22:6n-3 (16.0%), 16:1n-7 (8.53%), 20:5n-3 (7.97%) and 18:0 (5.34%). Glutamic acid (17.4%), lysine (10.6%), aspartic acid (10.4%) and leucine (8.27%) were the predominant amino acids in striped jewfish muscle. These food components of striped jewfish were similar to those of costal and reef dwelling fishes such as black rockfish, black sea bream and rock trout, which are common sliced raw fish in Korea. Therefore, these results suggest that striped jewfish may represent a new aquaculture fish species.

• Korean Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• v.50 no.4
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• pp.453-457
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• 2017

The proximate, fatty acid and dimethyl acetal (DMA) composition, and mineral and total amino acid content of limpets Cellana spp. were studied. Limpets contained 17.6% protein, 1.82% lipids, and 1.28% ash. The most prominent fatty acids in limpets were 20:4n-6, 20:5n-3, 18:1n-9, 16:0, 18:0, and 22:2 nonmethylene-interrupted diene (7,13). Limpets contained significant amounts of 18:0DMA (7.79%) and 20:0DMA (2.45%) derived from plasmalogen. They also contained large amounts of calcium (192.4 mg/100 g) and iron (9.4 mg/100 g), which are components of limpet teeth. The most prominent total amino acids were glutamic acid, arginine, aspartic acid, leucine, lysine, and glycine. These results suggest that limpets are a good source of n-3 and n-6 fatty acids, plasmalogen, calcium iron, and arginine.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.15 no.1
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• pp.95-113
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• 1988

In order to find out changes of chemical components related to browning of dried jujube, four varieties were subjected to the proximate analysis. Boeun, one of the major varieties in Korea, was sun-dried and stored for 12 months and analyzed periodically for one year. Browning, titrable acidity, pH, contents of ascorbic acid, organic acid, total amino acid, free amino acid, free sugar, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and phenolic compounds were determined and compared with those of fresh jujube. The results obtained are summarized as follows; 1. In comparison with other similar fruits, jujube was high contents of ascorbic acid (62-79mg%) and carbohydrate (22-28%) excluding fiber. 2. Browning was increased in both steam-treated and nontreated plot together as storage period was prolonged. 3. Ascorbic acid content of fresh jujube was as high as 297.4mg% DB, but it was decreased to 20.2mg% DB, after 12 months storage. Therefore, loss of ascorbic acid was very great up to 93% of its original content. 4. Five kinds of organic acid, oxalic, succinic, fumaric, malic and citric acid were identified as major organic acids. It was interesting that only fumaric acid content was increased while others decreased during storage. 5. Seventeen kinds of amino acid were identified in the analysis of total amino acid content. Major amino acids were found to be proline, threonine, glutamic acid and lysine. During 12 months storage, 30% of original total amino acid was decreased and this was mostly accounted for free amino acids. 6. Threonine, proline, alanine and valine were identified as free amino acids which showed 85% decrease after 12 months storage. 7. Free sugars of jujube were composed of fructose, glucose and sucrose. They showed 24% decrease after 12 months storage, Especially sucrose was not detected after 4 months storage. 8. HMF of dried jujube was isolated and identified. Its content was increased up to great extent as storage period prolonged. 9. Caffeic, ferulic and P-coumaric acid were identified as jujube phenolic compounds which were significantly decreased during storage. In conclusion, non-enzymatic browning was thought to be more important than enzymatic reaction in the dried jujube. Amino-carbonyl reaction, ascorbic acid oxidation and reaction between phenolic compounds and sugar or nitrogen compounds were observed to be related to this browning.