Changes of Microbiological and General Quality Characteristics of Gamma Irradiated Half-Cooked Noodle

감마선 조사 숙면의 미생물 및 일반 품질특성 변화

Effect of gamma irradiation on quality properties of half·cooked noodle was studied. The noodle were treated with lactic acid(0.1%, w/w), heat(10 min in boiling water) or their combination after cooking for 3 min, and irradiated at 0, 5 and 10 kGy. The noodle were stored at 25。C for 5 weeks and microbial population, Aw, pH, and texture profiles were examined. Fungi were completely eliminated by gamma-irradiation with 5 or 10 kGy does. Number of aerobic bacteria were also decreased by 2 and 4 log cycles with dose of 5 and 10 kGy, respectively. The D10 values of aerobic bacteria were 2.34∼2.95 kGy. Growth of the aerobic bacteria that survived even at 10 kGy of irradiation were significantly inhibited during storage. Acidification of half-cooked noodle was suppressed by gamma irradiation but A${_w}$ were not affected. Stickiness was decreased at the beginning of storage by gamma irradiation but was restored after 3 weeks. The results indicated that the gamma irradiation would be useful to improve quality and storage stability of half-cooked noodle.

숙면에 감마선을 조사하여 상온에 보관하면서 보존기간중의 미생물 및 일반 품질특성 변화를 조사하였다. 숙면의 곰팡이는 5 kGy의 감마선 조사에 의하여 완전 사멸되었으며 일반세균은 5 kG)에서 2 log cycle, 10 kGy에서 4 log cycle수준으로 감소하였고 10 kGy에서 안정적으로 미생물의 생장이 억제되었다 숙면의 pH는 보존기간을 통하여 점차 낮아졌으나 감마선을 조사한 시료는 pH의 강하가 지연되었고 수분활성도는 보존기간을 통하여 증가하였으나 감마선 조사에 의한 각 시료간의 차이는 없었다 기계적 물성 측정결과, 감마선 조사는 보존초기에는 면의 stickiness를 낮추었으나 보존기간의 경과에 따라 오히려 대조구에 비하여 stickiness가 높아졌다.