Abstract
The shelf-life of instant noodle stored at $35{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ under dark condition was estimated from the change of hexanal content, which was linearly increased as the storage time increased. The rate constants of hexanal production at various storage temperatures followed Arrhenius relationship. The activation energy and $Q_{10}$ calculated were 12.7 kcal/mole and 1.92, respectively. The rancid flavor was organoleptically detected after 6 days at $65^{\circ}C$ and 13 days $50^{\circ}C$, at which the content of hexanal was 3.5 ppm. The shelf-life of instant noddle at $21^{\circ}C$ based on $Q_{10}$ value of hexanal production was about 110 days. The changes of acid value and peroxide value of instant noodle during storage followed similar pattern to those of hexanal. The activation energy and $Q_{10}$ for both acid value and peroxide value were 16.0 kcal/mole and 2.55, respectively. The hexanal content showed a high positive correlation with acid value as well as peroxide value at all storage temperatures.
라면을 밀폐 용기에 넣고 $35{\sim}65^{\circ}C$ 의 빛이 차단된 곳에 저장하면서 변패취와 headspace의 헥사날 농도의 변화로부터 라면의 품질 수명을 예측하고, 헥사날 농도와 산가 또는 과산화물가와의 관계를 검토하였다. 헥사날은 모든 저장온도에서 저장기간에 따라 직선적으로 증가하였고 헥사날의 생성속도상수 값의 활성화에너지 값은 12.7 kcal/mole, 온도 계수는 1.92이었다. 저장중 라면의 변패취는 $65^{\circ}C$ 에서는 6일째 나타났으며 이때 헥사날의 농도는 3.5 ppm이었다. 이를 기준으로 예측한 라면의 실온($21^{\circ}C$)에서의 품질 수명은 110일 이었다. 각 저장온도에서 라면이 변패취에 도달하는 기간 동안의 산가와 과산화물가는 모두 직선적으로 증가하였고 헥사날과는 높은 정의 관계를 보였다.
(Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Dankook University)