Effect of Blanching on the Prevention of Discoloration in the Thermal-treated Chestnut Powder

밤 가루의 변색 방지를 위한 Blanching 효과

  • Cho, Sung-Hwan (Dept. of Food Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Sung, Nack-Kie (Dept. of Food Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Ki, Woo-Kung (Dept. of Food Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Hur, Jong-Hwa (Dept. of Food Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Shim, Ki-Hwan (Dept. of Food Technology, Gyeongsang National University) ;
  • Chung, Duck-Hwa (Dept. of Food Technology, Gyeongsang National University)
  • Published : 1988.09.30

Abstract

The thermal drying of chestnut powder showed a distinct discoloration from yellow to reddish brown color and resulted in a decrease in lysine content of chestnut protein. Chanted powders were blanched in hot solutions of 0.1% sodium bisulfate, 0.2% alum, 0.05% vitamin C and 0.1% citric acid and dried for 7 days in $50^{\cire}C$ of heatine drier. The color difference values in contrast with the original chestnut powder were 1.05, 1.24, 3.47 and 3.34, respectively. In particular, the effect of 0.1% potassium metabisulfide was distinguished. Under the blanching conditions used, a blanching period of 3 min resulted in the most favorable color of chestnut powder.

밤가루를 천일 건조하거나 $50^{\circ}C$로 저온 가열건조한 경우, 색도변화가 뚜렷하지 않았으나, $100^{\circ}C$로 열풍 건조한 밤가루의 색도변화는 7시간 건조하는 동안에 L(lightness) 값이 크게 감소하였고, a(redness) 값이 크게 증가하여 yellow색 계통으로 변색되었고, 순도는 2배 이상의 강도를 보여주었다. 이와같은 갈변화 현상은, 건조처리중 lysine함량이 크게 감소하는 것으로 미루어 amino-carbonyl reaction에 의한 것으로 추측할 수 있었으며, 밤가루의 변색을 억제하기 위하여 0.1% potassium metabisulfate용액으로 처리한 밤가루의 색도는 본래의 밤가루색깔과 비교하여 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 한편, 끓는 0.1% sodium bisulfate, 0.2% 명반, 0.05% vitamin C 및 0.1% citric acid 용액중에 blanching시켜 건조한 밤가루와 대조구와의 색도 결과, ${\bigtriangleup}E(color difference)$값은 각각 1.05, 1.24, 3.47 및 3.34로 뚜렷한 변색 억제 효과를 관찰할 수 있었다.

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