• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제34권5호
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• pp.597-603
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• 2014

In this study, the physicochemical and sensory quality characteristics due to the influence of various thawing methods on electro-magnetic and air blast frozen pork were examined. The packaged pork samples, which were frozen by air blast freezing at $-45^{\circ}C$ or electro-magnetic freezing at $-55^{\circ}C$, were thawed using 4 different methods: refrigeration ($4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$), room temperature (RT, $25^{\circ}C$), cold water ($15^{\circ}C$), and microwave (2450 MHz). Analyses were carried out to determine the drip and cooking loss, water holding capacity (WHC), moisture content and sensory evaluation. Frozen pork thawed in a microwave indicated relatively less thawing loss (0.63-1.24%) than the other thawing methods (0.68-1.38%). The cooking loss after electro-magnetic freezing indicated 37.4% by microwave thawing, compared with 32.9% by refrigeration, 36.5% by RT, and 37.2% by cold water in ham. The thawing of samples frozen by electro-magnetic freezing showed no significant differences between the methods used, while the moisture content was higher in belly thawed by microwave (62.0%) after electro-magnetic freezing than refrigeration (54.8%), RT (61.3%), and cold water (61.1%). The highest overall acceptability was shown for microwave thawing after electro-magnetic freezing but there were no significant differences compared to that of the other samples.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제35권1호
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• pp.27-34
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• 2015

The ultrastructure in the beef muscle of the electro-magnetic resonance and air blast freezing during the frozen storage, and the changes in the quality characteristics after thawing were evaluated. The size of ice crystal was small and evenly formed in the initial freezing period, and it showed that the size was increased as the storage period was elapsed (p<0.05). The beef stored by the electro-magnetic resonance freezing showed the size of ice crystal with a lower rate of increase than the air blast freezing during the frozen storage. The thawing loss of beef stored by the electro-magnetic resonance freezing was significantly lower than the air blast freezing during frozen storage (p<0.05), and it showed that the thawing loss of the round was higher than the loin. Water holding capacity decreased as the storage period became longer while the electro-magnetic resonance freezing was higher than the air blast on 8 month (p<0.05). As a result of sensory evaluation, the beef stored by the electro-magnetic resonance freezing did not show the difference until 4 months, and it showed higher acceptability in comparison with the beef stored by the air blast freezing. Thus, it is considered that the freezing method has an effect on the change in the ultrastructure and quality characteristics of the beef.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.723-729
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• 2013

In this study, the quality characteristics due to the influence of various thawing methods on electro-magnetic and air blast frozen beef were examined. The loin and round of second grade Hanwoo were sliced into 5-7 cm thickness and packed with aerobic packaging. The packaged beef samples, which were frozen by air blast freezing at $-45^{\circ}C$ and electro-magnetic freezing at $-55^{\circ}C$, were thawed by 4 thawing methods with refrigeration ($4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$), room temperature (RT, $25^{\circ}C$), cold water ($15^{\circ}C$), and microwave (2450 MHz). These samples were thawed to the point, which were core temperature reached $0^{\circ}C$. Analyses were carried out to determine drip and cooking loss, water holding capacity (WHC), moisture contents and sensory evaluation. Frozen beef thawed by microwave indicated a lower drip loss (0.66-2.01%) than the other thawing methods (0.80-2.50%). Cooking loss after electro-magnetic freezing indicated 52.0% by microwave thawing for round compared with 41.8% by refrigeration, 50.1% by RT, and 50.8% by cold water. WHC thawing by microwave with electro-magnetic freezing didn't showed any difference depending on the thawing methods, while moisture contents was higher thawing by microwave with electro-magnetic freezing than refrigeration (71.9%), RT (75.0%), and cold water (74.9%) for round. The texture of sensory evaluation for round thawed by microwave result was the highest than refrigeration (4.7 point), RT (6.4 point) and cold water (6.6 point), while sensory evaluation was no significant difference. Therefore, it was shown that microwave thawing is an appropriate way to reduce the deterioration of meat quality due to freezing.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제33권6호
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• pp.763-771
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• 2013

본 연구에서는 전기자장 및 송풍식 냉동 방법이 냉동 중육의 온도 변화 및 해동 후의 이화학적 품질에 미치는 영향을 살펴보았다. 우육(등심 및 우둔), 돈육(삼겹 및 뒷다리) 및 계육(가슴 및 다리)을 구매하여 공시 재료로 사용하였으며 냉동은 전기자장 냉동법 및 송풍식 냉동법($-20^{\circ}C$, $-45^{\circ}C$)의 세가지 방법을 사용하였다. 육의 이화학적 특성변화를 분석하기 위하여 해동감량, 가열감량, 보수력 및 일반성분 분석을 실시하였다. 냉동 중 육의 온도 변화 비교에서는 축종 및 부위에 관계없이 전기자장 냉동법(2 h)의 냉동 완료 시간이 $-20^{\circ}C$ 및 $-45^{\circ}C$ 송풍식 냉동법(24 h 및 8 h)보다 짧은 결과가 나타났다. 해동 후 품질 평가 결과에서 해동감량은 전기자장 냉동법을 이용한 우육 등심이 4.80%로 가장 낮았지만, 가열감량과 보수력에서는 43.7% 및 60.7%로 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 부위 및 냉동 방법에 따른 회분 함량에는 차이가 없었지만, 조단백, 조지방 및 수분함량은 유의적인 차이를 나타내었다(p<0.05). 지방함량은 전기자장 냉동법 우육의 등심과 우둔이 각각 10.4% 및 4.7%로 낮았지만, 수분함량은 67.1% 및 71.9%로 가장 높았다(p<0.05). 단백질 함량은 계육 가슴(23.4%, 24.1% 및 23.1%)에서 가장 높았으며, 보수력에 영향을 미쳤을 것으로 판단되었다. 본 실험 결과 전기자장 방법이 송풍식 방법보다 냉동 시간이 짧고 해동감량, 가열감량 및 보수력 실험에서 유의적으로 좋은 결과를 나타내어 식육의 품질을 떨어뜨리지 않을 것으로 기대할 수 있었으며, 축종 및 부위별 비교 결과 수분과 단백질 함량이 낮고 지방함량이 높은 부위일수록 드립이 적은 것으로 판단되었다.