• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제13권4호
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• pp.266-268
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• 2008

The antimicrobial effect of acidified sodium chlorite (ASC) solution on whole croaker skin was evaluated. Whole croaker skin was treated with ASC (50, 100, 200, 400, and 600 ppm) and distilled water. After 10-minute exposure to 600 ppm ASC, 8% of Gram-negative bacteria survived on the whole croaker sample. Treatment with 50 ppm ASC eliminated all coliforms in the initial load. Immersion treatment with 600 ppm ASC resulted in $1.3\;log\;CFU/cm^2$ greater kill of the initial mesophile loads of control ($2.8\;log\;CFU/cm^2$) than distilled water. Fifty ppm ASC solution produced a 1.6-log reduction of psychrotrophic bacteria. ASC treatment was an effective method for reducing naturally occurring microflora on whole croaker skin.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.210-216
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• 2012

The use of suitable sanitizers can increase the quality of fresh-cut produce and reduce the risk of foodborne illnesses. The objective of this study was to compare the washing effects of 100 mg/L sodium hypochlorite (SH) and 500 mg/L acidified sodium chlorite (ASC) on the prevention of enzymatic browning and the growth of microbial populations, including aerobic plate counts, E. coli, and coliforms, throughout storage at $4^{\circ}C$ and $10^{\circ}C$. Fresh-cut zucchini, cucumbers, green bell peppers, and root vegetables such as potatoes, sweet potatoes, carrots, and radishes were used. Compared to SH washing, ASC washing significantly (p<0.05) reduced microbial contamination on the fresh-cut produce and prevented browning of fresh-cut potatoes and sweet potatoes during storage. More effective inhibition of aerobic plate counts and coliforms growth was observed on fresh-cut produce treated with ASC during storage at $10^{\circ}C$. Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity of fresh-cut potatoes and sweet potatoes was more effectively inhibited after washing with ASC. The use of 500 mg/L ASC can provide effective antimicrobial and anti-browning treatments of fresh-cut produce, including processed root vegetables.

• Food Quality and Culture
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.55-60
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• 2008

This study examined the effects of lactic acid spray, hot water spray, or their combined treatment, as well as the effects of acidified sodium chlorite (ASC), for the decontamination of Escherichia coli on beef carcass surfaces using a commercial intervention system. With this system, the effects of 2 or 4% lactic acid (v/v), hot water ($89{\pm}1^{\circ}C$), or their combined treatment, were examined in terms of reducing inoculated E. coli. ASC (266 ppm), which was adjusted to pH 2.5 using acetic acid or citric acid, was applied using a hand-held spray system. When the beef carcasses were treated with 2 or 4% lactic acid for 10.4 s, less than 1 log reductions of inoculated E. coli were observed. A hot water spray treatment for 9.8 s resulted in a 2.1 log reduction of inoculated E. coli. However, when the hot water was followed with either 2 or 4% lactic acid, no difference in E. coli reduction was found between the hot water alone or the combined treatment with lactic acid. When ASC was adjusted to pH 2.5 with acetic acid and citric acid, 3.8 and 4.1 log reductions of E. coli were observed, respectively. Overall, the lactic acid spray treatment was least effective, and the ASC treatment was most effective, for the E. coli decontamination of beef carcasses. Therefore, these data suggest that ASC would be a more effective intervention against E. coli than most of the methods currently being used. However, more research is required to evaluate the effects of ASC on other organisms, as well as to identify application methods that will not affect meat quality.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권8호
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• pp.1158-1167
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• 2012

현재 전처리 농산물 중 소비비율이 높은 세척 근채류(연근, 우엉, 도라지)의 침지액의 효과 및 저장온도에 따른 품질 변화를 연구하였다. 본 연구의 대상인 근채류의 품질변화는 근채류의 종류와 온도, 저장기간에 따라 pH, 색도, 경도 등의 변화에 차이를 보였으며, 특히 $24^{\circ}C$에는 전처리 근채류의 품질변화가 빨라 $10^{\circ}C$에 저장한 근채류보다 품질유지기간이 평균 3~4일 정도 단축되었다. 침지액에 따른 미생물학적 품질변화 결과를 분석해본 결과, ASC 처리에 의하여 근채류의 초기 총균수 및 대장균군수가 가장 유의적으로 감소하여 미생물 억제 효과가 뚜렷이 나타났다. 연근 도라지에 AA, CA, ASC 처리한 처리군은 초기 PPO 활성을 유의적으로 낮추는데 효과적이었지만, 우엉의 경우 ASC 처리에 의한 갈변 억제 효과가 나타나지 않았다. AA 처리한 도라지의 경우 TW 처리군에 비하여 오히려 경도가 빠르게 감소하여 품목에 따른 침지 방법에 차이를 두어야 함을 확인할 수 있었다. 따라서 세척 근채류는 품목에 따라 저장온도와 침지방법이 품질에 영향을 미치므로 적절한 저장온도 및 세척액 사용과 포장방법을 유지한다면 품질의 안전성을 확보하여 품질유지기한을 연장할 수 있을 것이라고 사료된다.