Quality Characteristics of baechu Kimchi Salted with Recycled Wastebrine

재활용 절임수로 제조한 배추 김치의 특성

  • 윤혜현 (경희대학교 조리과학과) ;
  • 이숙영 (경희대학교 조리과학과)
  • Published : 2003.10.01

Abstract

In the Kimchi manufacturing industry, the process of brining baechu produces a vast amount of high salinity waste water. To study if this brine can be recycled, the quality characteristics of Kimchi salted by waste brine(F), which was used five times successively, was compared with those salted using water after recycling filtration through sand (F1) and activated carbon (F2) columns. No significant difference in the salinity and soluble solid contents, during fermentation at 10 was observed among the samples, but the salinity and soluble solid contents of the F-sample were slightly higher than in the control. The F1 and control Kimchi showed similar pHs and titratable acidities, while the F-Kimchi had a lower pH and a higher acidity during fermentation. The numbers of total viable cells were highest in the F, and lowest in the F2-Kimchi, while the counts of lactic acid bacteria were lowest in the F-Kimchi. The sensory tests for appearance, odor, taste and overall acceptance showed that the F-Kimchi was the least desirable, the F2-Kimchi had lower sour odor and taste, and a higher toughness, than the others. The F1- and control Kimchi had similar sensory grades for appearance, odor, and tastes, and there were no significant difference in the overall acceptance, showing the possibility of recycling wastewaters as brine for the production of baechu Kimchi.

배추김치 제조 과정에서 절임염수를 재활용하기위해 5회 반복 사용 폐절임수(F), 5회 사용한 염수를 가는 모래로 처리한 1차 처리수(F1) 및 1차 처리수를 활성탄으로 여과한 2차 처리수(F2)를 절임염수로 김치를 제조하여 김치 숙성 중의 특성을 조사하였다. 염도와 가용성고형물의 김치 숙성 중 변화 양상은 시료사이에 큰 차이는 없었지만 5회 사용염수김치(F)의 염도와 가용성고형물이 다른 시료나 대조군에 비해 약간 높았다. 김치 숙성 동안의 pH와 적정산도는 대조군과 F1김치는 비슷한 pH와 산도 변화를 보였고, F김치는 가장 빠르게 숙성되는 변화를 나타낸 반면 F2는 가장 느린 숙성속도를 나타내었다. 총균수는 F시료가 가장 높았고, F2시료가 가장 낮았으며, 젖산균수는 F시료에서 가장 낮은 수를 나타내었고 대조군과 F1시료는 비슷하였다. 숙성적기의 관능평가 결과 외관, 냄새(신냄새, 부패냄새), 맛(신맛, 전체적 맛)과 질감(질긴정도, 아삭함)에서 F시료에 대하여 가장 바람직하지 않은 점수를 나타내었고, F1과 대조군은 유사한 점수를 받았으며 F2는 가장 신냄새와 신맛이 약하고 질긴정도가 높은 김치로 평가되었다. 김치의 특성과 관능평가 결과 반복 사용한 폐염수는 재사용할 경우 김치 품질이 나빠질 것으로 판단되는 반면 가는 모래나 활성탄으로 여과처리한 후 절임염수로 재활용하는 경우는 대조군 김치와 품질에 유의한 차이가 없는 것으로 나타나 절임염수로서의 재활용 가능성을 보여주었다.

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