• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.12 no.1
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• pp.8-16
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• 2005

To develop natural antimicrobial agents for extending the self-life of Kimchi, the effect of botanical antimicrobial agent-citrus products(BAAC) on microorganisms related to Kimchi spoilage was investigated. The inhibitory effect of BAAC on microorganisms related to Kimchi spoilage was increased according to the concentration of BAAC. Antimicrobial activities of BAAC against microoiganisms related to Kimchi spoilage were remarkably high. The effect of BAAC on the cellular membrane function of microorganisms showed the perturbation of cells in the presence of BAAC. Direct isualization of microbial cells by using both transmission md scanning electron microscope showed microbial cell membrane was destroyed by treating with BAAC. It could be confirmed that BAAC completely inhibit the growth of the test strains. The pH of BAAC-added Kimchi was a little higher than that of the control through the fermentation period. Titratable acidify, vitamin C and viable cells in BAAC-added Kimchi were changed more slowly than those in the control. Sensory evaluation did not show any significant difference between $0.01\%$ BAAC-added Kimchi and the control that showed the best palatabilities during fermentation.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.21 no.1
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• pp.34-39
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• 2014

The purpose of this study was to evaluate appropriate concentrations of Houttuynia cordata Thunb. powder, which has various functions, to dried wheat flour noodles. The viscosity of the composite flour and cooking quality of the noodle samples were measured, and sensory evaluations were conducted in this study. When measured by the amylograph, the composite flour had lower viscosity in the gelatinization points, maximum viscosity, and viscosity at a temperature of $95^{\circ}C$ than those of control. However, the gap between the maximum viscosity and viscosity after 15 minutes at a temperature of $95^{\circ}C$ was not great among all of the samples. While cooked noodles containing H. cordata Thunb. powder had lower weight and lower volume than those of control, the weight of two cooked noodle samples with 0.5% and 1.5% of H. cordata Thunb. powder was insignificantly different. Cooked noodles had higher concentrations of H. cordata Thunb. powder; therefore, the L value of cooked noodles decreased, while a and b color values of the noodles increased. Color, flavor, taste, and overall acceptability of the samples with H. cordata Thunb. powder were lower than those of wheat flour noodles via sensory evaluation. In the overall acceptability, however, samples with 0.5% and 1.5% of H. cordata Thunb. powder were insignificantly different from control. As a result, it was finally suggested that optimum level of the H. cordata Thunb. powder in the product was below 0.5%.

• Clean Technology
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• v.5 no.1
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• pp.78-85
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• 1999

In the Kimchi manufacturing industry that has recently been on its greatest growth, the rinsing process for salt-pickled Chinese cabbage in a brining step generates a vast amount of rinsing wastewater containing salts, colloids, and organics released from the raw material. In this study, the experimental method was developed to optimize the rinsing water consumption and thus to minimize the rinsing wastewater generation. The continuous counter-current rinsing basin in the actual plant was simulated through the lab-scale three batch-wise rinsing tanks. Rinsing efficiencies for the brined cabbage from the same brining tank were almost in the same level, whereas those varied substantially from source to source in the raw Chinese cabbage provided. When rinsing water used were decreased from 3.3 L/head to 2.7 L/head, no significant change was observed with respect to COD, turbidity, conductivity, $Na^+$, and $Cl^-$ concentrations in the extracted solution of the rinsed cabbage. However, the quality of the extracted solution was badly deteriorated as the amount of rinsing water used dropped down to below 2.7 L/head. The reduction of rinsing water up to 18% was proved to be possible without any negative effect on the quality of the product, Kimchi.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.9 no.2
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• pp.205-211
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• 2002

In order to selection of the suitable soybean varieties, the quality characteristics of meju and doenjang on 4 domestic soybean cultivars(Daeweon, Sodam, Jinpeum and Hwangkeum) were evaluated. Crude protein and lipid content was 26.7∼30.5% and 16.89∼19.31%. The content of total free sugar among 4 soybean cultivars were 4.99∼5.26% and composed mainly stachyose(2.59∼3.51%), raffinose and sucrose. The content of total free sugar of meju were the highest in Jinpeum among 2.10∼2.66% and composed mainly glucose. The lightness of meju lump in Hwangkeum was larger decrease than the others, the redness were higher in Daeweon and Hwangkeum, the yellowness was the highest in Sodam. The lightness of meju powder was the highest in Sodam, the redness was the lowest in Sodam, the yellowness was the highest in Hwangkeum. The chemical composition of doenjang were that : was the highest in Jinpeum among the 7.90∼9.71% crude lipid, in Daeweon among 9.67∼13.50% crude protein, in Sodam among 2739∼3825 mg% Formol nitrogen and in Daeweon among 6.88∼8.36% crude saponin, respectively. The content of total free sugar of doenjang were the highest in Hwangkeum among 1.88∼2.22% and composed mainly fructose and glucose. The lightness and yellowness of doenjang was the highest in Sodam, the redness was the highest in Hwangkeum. Doenjang by Hwangkeum had good score for taste, texture and overall quality in sensory evaluation.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.422-427
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• 1994

The quality of salted and semi-dried mackerel prepared by cold osmotic dehydration using a high osmotic pressure resin during storage at $5{\pm}1^{\circ}C$ was evaluated. The moisture contents in salted and semi-dried mackerel decreased in. range of 4 during storage. The brown pigment formation content and peroxide value of salted and semi-dried mackerel prepared by osmotic dehydration were more lower than those of salted and semi-dried mackerel prepared by traditional drying methods such as sun-drying, hot-air drying and cold air drying. The viable cell count and histamine contents of cold osmotic dried products were much lower and revealed a tendency to increase during storage, but even these values after storage of 15 days showed that the salted and semi-dried mackerel was safety in respect of food sanitation. The ratio of saline soluble nitrogen to total nitrogen in cold osmotic dried products were higher than that of traditional dried products during storage. Judging from the results of chemical and sensory evaluation, shelf-life of salted and semi-dried mackerel by cold osmotic drying were more longer than that of salted and semi-dried mackerel prepared by traditional drying.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.33 no.6
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• pp.682-685
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• 2001

Five commercial Korean fermented soybean pastes were purchased to investigate biogenic amines (BAs) levels, microbiological and chemical qualities in commercial Korean fermented soybean paste. Bacillus spp. were observed about $10^7{\sim}10^9$ CFU/g levels, and lactic acid bacteria were $10^2{\sim}10^3$ CFU/g or not detected in products. The pH values have ranged from 5.05 to 5.75, and amino nitrogen (AN) contents were $252.0{\sim}557.2$ mg% in showing different degrees of aging. Detected Biogenic amines were putrescine (PUT), cadaverine (CAD), tryptamine (TRP), spermidine (SPD), spermine (SPM), histamne (HIS), tyramine (TYR), and agmatine (AGM) in different levels by companies. There are some limitation found to explain the direct relationships between biogenic amines contents and microbiological or chemical qualities in commercial fermented soybean paste because of different manufacturing steps.

• Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association
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• v.11 no.1
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• pp.130-130
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• 2003

본 연구는 음식물찌꺼기의 재활용 방법의 일환으로 음식물 퇴비와 돈분 퇴비를 혼합, 고추 작물에 적용하여 생육 및 품질면에서 합리적인 시용량을 검증하고 토양 이화학적 특성변화 및 고추 생육과 수량에 미치는 영향을 평가하기 위해 실시하였다. 퇴비의 처리는 관행구(2ton/10a의 돈분 퇴비)와 음식물 퇴비 및 돈분 퇴비의 혼합구인 0.5t:1.5t, 1.0t:1.0t, 1.5t:0.5t, 2.0t:0ton/10a의 4개 처리구등 총 5개 처리구를 난괴법 3반복으로 수행하였다. 돈분 퇴비와 음식물 퇴비의 이화학적 특성을 분석한 결과 음식물 퇴비는 유기물이 기준량에 2배정도 높았으며, NaCl은 공정규격인 1%를 약 2.5배정도 초과하였다. 음식물 퇴비의 시용량 증가에 따라 토양 pH는 처리구별 특별한 변화는 없었으며, EC는 전체적으로 증가하였다. 생육기간 중 대조구와 음식물 퇴비의 처리구간 생육차이가 약간 나타났으며, 그로 인해 고추의 수량에 영향을 미친 것으로 판단된다. 음식물 퇴비 처리구에서 1ton/10a이상 일 때 시용량이 증가할수록 수확량 및 고추 개수에 있어서 감소 경향을 보였지만 수량 차이는 크지 않았다. 또한 capsaicin 함량에서도 음식물 퇴비 처리구간에 큰 차이는 보이지 않았다. 음식물 퇴비의 시용량에 따라 고추에 흡수되는 양분 흡수량은 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 결론적으로 음식물 퇴비를 시용한 고추 재배 시험에서 토양의 유기물 함량 증가, 물리성 개량, 토양 pH 완충력 증대 등의 효과를 보였다. 그러나 음식물 퇴비를 50%이상 돈분 퇴비와 혼합 시용시 고추의 수량이나 품질의 저하 및 토양의 염류집적의 우려가 나타났으나, 50%이하로 혼합 시용시 큰 무리는 없었다. 현재 적정 혼합비율을 구명하기 위한 연구가 진행중이다.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.32 no.1
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• pp.131-136
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• 2003

This research was aimed to evaluate the inhibition of oxidative changes of almond crackers by natural antioxidants (tocopherol, rosemary, and tea polyphenol). Almond crackers stored at $25^{\circ}C$ and 35$^{\circ}C$ for 70 days were evaluated with peroxide value, sensory and kinetic parameters. Results revealed that the antioxidative activity of rosemary was highy effective in inhibiting lipid oxidation at $25^{\circ}C$ and tea Polyphenol highly effective at 35$^{\circ}C$. Sensory evaluation indicated that the properties of odor and taste of almond crackers tended to positive effect with the addition of rosemary and tea polyphenol. Kinetic study in lipid oxidation showed the first order reaction at $25^{\circ}C$ and the zero order reaction at 35$^{\circ}C$. It was found that the kinetic parameter of oxidation reaction predicted for the shelf-life of almond cracker.

• Culinary science and hospitality research
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• v.19 no.5
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• pp.249-263
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• 2013

This study was performed to analyze the perception, preference and intake frequency of Jangachi(Korean Pickle) in order to develop low salt healthy Jangachi(Korean pickle). The findings are summarized as follows: The reason for eating Jangachi was 'Stimulation of appetite(47.8%).' The problem of commercial Jangachi was 'having high Na and sodium contents(59.1%).' The most influential improvement points for development of low-sodium Jangachi was 'Sanitarily distributed,' followed by 'not too salty,' 'low price,' and 'safe to store.' The important items of manufacture factor for making low-sodium Jangachi were safety(4.36 points), sanity, safekeeping and storage, and quality of ingredients. The important items of quality factor were taste(4.30 points), salinity, nutrition and temperature. The most preferred and frequently intake Jangachi was 'garlic Jangachi', followed by 'perillar leaf Jangachi', 'dried radish Jangachi', 'onion Jangachi', 'pepper Jangachi', 'garlic stem Jangachi', 'cucumber Jangachi', 'radish Jangachi', and 'soy leaf Jangachi'.

• The Journal of Korean Institute of Communications and Information Sciences
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• v.25 no.9A
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• pp.1452-1460
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• 2000

A series of papers in recent literature on logical topology design for wavelength routed optical networks have proposed mathematical models and solution methods unifying logical topology design wavelength assignment and traffic routing. The most recent one is by Krishnaswamy and Sivarajan which is more unifying and complete than the previous models. Especially the mathematical formulation is an integer linear program and hence regarded in readiness for an efficient solution method compared to the previous nonlinear programming models. The solution method in [7] is however elementary one relying on the rounding of linear program relaxation. When the rounding happens to be successful it tends to produce near-optimal solutions. In general there is no such guarantee so that the obtained solution may not satisfy the essential constraints such as logical -path hop-count and even wavelength number constraints. Also the computational efforts for linear program relaxation seems to be too excessive. In this paper we propose an improved and unifying solution method based on the same to be too excessive. In this paper we propose an improved and unifying solution method based on the same model. First its computation is considerably smaller. Second it guarantees the solution satisfies all the constraints. Finally applied the same instances the quality of solution is fairly competitive to the previous near optimal solution.