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Objective and Relative Sweetness Measurement by Electronic-Tongue

전자혀를 이용한 객관적 상대 단맛 측정

  • 박소연 (세명대학교 바이오식품산업학부) ;
  • 나선영 (세명대학교 바이오식품산업학부) ;
  • 오창환 (세명대학교 바이오식품산업학부)
  • Received : 2022.10.31
  • Accepted : 2022.11.09
  • Published : 2022.11.30
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Abstract

Sugar solutions (5%, 10%, 15% and 20%) were tested by seven sensors of Astree E-Tongue for selecting a sensor for sweetness. NMS sensor was chosen as a sensor for sweetness among two sensors (PKS and NMS sensors selected in first stage) by considering precision, linearity and accuracy. Sugar, fructose, glucose and xylitol (5%, 10% and 15%) were tested by E-tongue. The principal component analysis (PCA) result by E-Tongue with seven sensors at 5% concentration level of four sweetners was not satisfactory (Discrimination index was -0.1). On the other hand, the relative NMS sensor response values were derived as 1.08 (fructose), 0.99 (glucose) and 1.00 (xylitol) comparing to sugar. Only the E-Tongue relative glucose response 0.99 was different from 0.5~0.75 of the relative sweetness range reported as the human sensory test results. Considering the excellent precision (%RSD, 1.53~3.64%) of E-Tongue using NMS single sensor for three types of sweeteners compared to sugar in the concentration range of 5% to 15%, replacing sensory test of sweetened beverages by E-Tongue might be possible for new product development and quality control.

Astree사의 E-Tongue을 이용한 상대적 단맛 평가를 위하여 검토한 7개의 센서 중 PKS 및 NMS 센서가 1차로 선정되었다. PKS 및 NMS 센서를 이용해 설탕을 비롯한, 과당, 포도당 및 자일리톨, 5%, 10% 및 15% 용액을 분석한 결과, 자일리톨 및 과당의 농도 증가에 따른 PKS 센서 감응도의 변화가 미미하여, 최종적으로 NMS 센서를 단맛 측정 센서로 선정하였다. 이들 감미료의 농도 중 5% 용액을 모든 센서를 활용한 PCA(주성분 분석) 통계 방법으로 처리한 결과에서는 DI (식별지수)값이 -0.1로 감미료 상호 간 구분이 힘들었으나, NMS 센서만을 이용한 상대적 센서 감응도는 농도에 관계없이 일정한 수치를 나타내었다. 과당 및 자일리톨의 상대적 센서 감응도는 각각 1.08 및 1.00으로 사람의 미각으로 측정한 문헌상 관능검사의 상대적 감미도 범위에 포함되었으나, 포도당의 경우는 0.99로 문헌상 상대감미도 0.5~0.75보다 높게 나타났다. 5%~15% 농도 범위에서 설탕 대비 3종 감미료에 대한 NMS 단일센서를 이용한 E-Tongue의 우수한 정밀성 (%RSD, 1.53~3.64%)을 고려할 때 향후 가당 음료 등에 대한 신제품 개발 및 품질관리 등에 관능검사를 대체할 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

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이 논문은 2022학년도 세명대학교 대학혁신지원사업에 의한 연구입니다. 실험에 도움을 준 오승현군에게 감사드립니다.

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