• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.57 no.2
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• pp.171-174
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• 2014

$\small{L}$-Arginine was applied to processed pork sausages and evaluated as a substitute for commonly used inorganic polyphosphate. Processed pork sausage was prepared with an addition of 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0% (w/w) $\small{L}$-arginine. Quality characteristics of the processed pork sausages were than evaluated in terms of pH, moisture content, emulsion stability and textural properties. The pH of sausage increased with increasing $\small{L}$-arginine concentration. Moisture content of 0.25% $\small{L}$-arginine sausage, emulsion stability of 0.5% $\small{L}$-arginine sausage, and textural properties of 1.0% $\small{L}$-arginine sausage were similar to those of 0.5% polyphosphate sausage, respectively. In terms of sensory evaluation, taste and overall acceptability of 0.5% $\small{L}$-arginine sausage were slightly higher than those of 0.5% polyphosphate sausage and textural properties were reversed. According to sensory score and quality characteristics, $\small{L}$-arginine had a potential as a substitute for inorganic polyphosphate and the optimum concentration of $\small{L}$-arginine was around 0.5%.

• Journal of Applied Biological Chemistry
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• v.57 no.3
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• pp.251-254
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• 2014

In order to investigate the combination effect of $\small{L}$-arginine and $\small{L}$-aspartic acid on salt enhancement, the saltiness and bitterness of various mixtures of $\small{L}$-arginine and $\small{L}$-aspartic acid were evaluated using the electronic tongue and sensory tests. Increasing the molar ration of $\small{L}$-arginine against $\small{L}$-aspartic acid enhanced the salty taste of NaCl, whereas increasing the molar ration of $\small{L}$-aspartic acid against $\small{L}$-arginine significantly suppressed the bitter taste of $\small{L}$-arginine. Therefore, combination of $\small{L}$-arginine and $\small{L}$-aspartic acid can be utilized as a saltiness enhancer and its suitable combination ratio was showed as $\small{L}$-arginine : $\small{L}$-aspartic acid = 1.00:0.98-1.00 on basis of molar concentration.