Studies on the Processing and Keeping Quality of Retort Pouched Foods (1) Preparation and Keeping Quality of Retort Pouched Seasoned-Dried Sea Mussel Products

레토르트파우치식품의 가공 및 품질안정성에 관한 연구(1) 레토르트파우치 진주담치 조미건제품의 제조 및 저장중의 품질안정성

A vacuum-packed seasoned-dried product of sea mussel, Mytilus edulis, caught in the southern coasts of Korea, was prepared and stored at $35^{\circ}C$ for 70 days to test quality stability. Sea mussel, purchased from Jagalchi fish market in Busan, was steamed, shucked and eliminated byssus. The sea mussel meat was seasoned with the seasoning solution prepared with sugar, salt, sorbitol, glycerol, monosodium glutamate, 5'-ribonucleotide and smoke flavor (Smoke-EZ, Alpha Foods Co., Ltd.). After seasoning, the meat was dried at $52-58^{\circ}C$ for three hours, vacuum-packed in the laminated plastic film bag($14{\times}15cm$), and finally sterilized at $120^{\circ}C$ for 26 minutes in hot water circulating retort. The moisture, water activity, color value(L, a and b value), texture, TBA value and viable bacterial count of the products were determined during the period of storage at $35^{\circ}C$. From the results obtained, it became clear that the product could be preserved in a good quality for 70 days at $35^{\circ}C$, though a slight decrease in moisture content and development of a pale brown color was resulted. Judging from the sensory evaluation on flavor, the products containing smoke flavor were most desirable.

조미진주담치 건제품의 품질을 개선하기 위한 기초자료를 얻고자 진주담치를 원료로서 레토르트 파우치 조미진주담치건제품의 제조 및 저장중의 품질안정성에 대하여 검토하였다. 원료진주담치를 설탕 $1\%$, sorbitol $15\%$, glycerol $10\%$, 식염 $3\%$, monosodium glutamate $0.5\%$, 5-ribotide $0.5\%$ 및 물 $70\%$의 조미액에 $5^{\circ}C$에서 16시간 동안 침지시킨 다음 훈액처리($10\%$ Smoke EZ용액, 30초침지)한 후 가볍게 건조한다. 이것을 polyester/polyvinylidene chloride/말연신 polypropylene ($12{\mu}m/15{\mu}m/50{\mu}m$) 필름주머니를 사용하여 진공포장한 후 조리와 살균을 겸하여 열수순환식 레토르트에서 $120^{\circ}C$, 26분간 가열처리한 다음 급냉하여 레토르트 파우치 조미진주담치 건제품을 가공할 수 있었다. 이 제품은 $35^{\circ}C$에서 70일간 품질이 안정하게 유지되었으며, 특히 훈액처리조작은 제품의 색조와 향미를 개선하는 효과가 있었다.