• Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2004

A bacteriological survey for 20 large grocery stores (M 1 to M20) in Korea was investigated for one year. The average detection rate of Esherichia coli was $22\%$ (166/763) for 7 kinds of ready-to-eat food through the year, where each grocery store and each type of food showed different detection rates. Eleven grocery stores showed lower detection rates, while 9 grocery stores showed a higher than average rate. Especially, M3 showed a rate that was twice as high as the average and one which was 7 times higher than M14, which had the lowest rate of $6\%$ E. coli detection. The detection rate for each type of food was: $38\%$ (41/109) for Kimbop, $31\%$ (34/109) for vegetable salad, $19\%$ (21/109) for bean-curd, $18\%$ (20/109) for the cooked materials used in making Kimbop, $17\%$ (19/109) for Hoe (sliced raw fish) and Sushi (Japanese vinegared rice delicacies), and $11\%$ (12/109) for cooked pork hock. During the summer, the E. coli detection rate averaged $43\%$ (71/166), which was twice as high as other seasons. Most (89/100) of the food contacting surfaces contained more than the critical limit $(1.3\;log_{10}\;CFU/10cm^2)$ of aerobic viable cell counts (AVC). The $log_{10}$ AVC and $log_{10}$ coliform count (CC) of 218 meat samples (beef, pork, and chicken) ranged between 4.6-7.1 CFU/g and 1.9-6.4 CFU/g, except for 41 meat samples $(19\%)$ which were found to contain no coliform. There was a definite correlation between the $log_{10}$ AVC and $log_{10}$ CC, and the values of $log_{10}$ CC made a more accurate straight than the $log_{10}$ AVC, which are variable. From these results, it is suggested that a detection rating of less than 2.1 CFU/g of $log_{10}$ CC (correspond to 5.0 CFU/g of $log_{10}$ AVC) is the critical point of freshness, and a rating of more than 6.3 CFU/g of $log_{10}$ CC (correspond to 7.0 CFU/g of $log_{10}$ AVC) can be considered an initial spoilage point.

• 한국식품과학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.205-211
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• 1991

천연물에 존재하는 항균성물질을 정제, 분리할 목적으로 대량생산이 가능하며 식용하고 있는 식물로서 비교적 항균성이 높은 황백, 느릅뿌리, 질경이 및 민들레의 에탄올 추출물로 농도별 항균성을 시험하였고, 클로르포름, 에틸 아세테이트, 부탄올 순으로 분획하여 얻은 분획물의 항균성 검색과 항균성이 우수한 황백과 질경이 분획물은 농도별로 항균효과를 검토하였다. 황백, 느릅뿌리, 질경이 및 민들레의 에탄올 추출물로 농도별 항균성을 시험한 결과 균종에 따라 차이가 있지만 일반적으로 $500{\sim}2000\;ppm$에서 완전 혹은 상당한 증식 저지현상을 보였다. B. cereus는 황백 1000 ppm, 느릅뿌리 500 ppm에서 증식 저지를 보였고, L. plantarum은 황백 1000 ppm, L. mesenteroides는 500 ppm에서 완전 저지 되었으며 P. fluorescens는 황백, 느릅뿌리 및 질경이 추출물 2000 ppm에서 상당한 저지효과를 보였다. 항균성이 확인된 식물 추출물의 유효성분을 확인하기 위하여 클로르포름, 에틸 아세테이트, 부탄올 및 물로써 계속 분획하여 농축물을 얻고 이에 대하여 항균성을 시험한 결과 일반적으로 부탄올과 클로르포름 분획에서 얻어진 물질이 높은 항균성을 보였다. 항균성이 가장 높은 황백을 분획하여 농도별로 각 대상균에 대하여 항균성을 비교한 결과 B. cereus는 클로르포름 분획물 500 ppm, 에틸 아세테이트 및 부탄올 분획물 1000 ppm에서 완전 증식저지를 보였고, L. mesenteroides는 부탄올 분획물 500 ppm에서 완전 증식저지를 보였으나, P. fluorescens는 부탄올과 에틸 아세테이트 분획물 500 ppm에서 저지효과를 나타냈다.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.51-58
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• 1990

Quality deterioration of barley drink during storage was examined by measuring viable count, titratable acidity (TA), turbidity and pH of barley drinks with or without barley particles stored at temperatures of 20, 25, 30, and 35$^{\circ}C$. Qualitative analysis of organic acids in spoiled barley drink was also performed. TA of barley drink during storage increased to 0.009, 0.0095, 0.0097 and 0.020% at 20, 25, 30 and 35$^{\circ}C$, respectively. TA reached the mixima between 7 and 10 days of storage and reduced from then on. pH values followed the exactly reverse trend of TA. The rate of bacterial spoilage of barley drinks was faster when it was stored at higher temperatures. The numbers of bacteria were in the range between 9.0${\times}10^6-8.0{\times}10^8$ cells/ml depending on the storage temperatures and the different brands. Those samples with higher bacterial growths showed higher optical densities. Volatile organic acids such as acetic, formic, propionic, isobutyric, isovaleric acids were detected in addition to ethyl alcohol. Non-volatile organic acids such as pyruvic, lactic, oxalacetic, succinic, fumaric acids were detected. Among them, acetic acids were most important in their quantities. Five different kinds of spoilage bacteria were isolated and identified as Bacillus Licheniformis, Bacillus coagulans, Badillus cirulans, Bacillus stearothermophilus and Bacillus brevis, all of which were found to form endospores.

• 한국작물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국작물학회 2017년도 9th Asian Crop Science Association conference
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• pp.39-39
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• 2017

In Asia, sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) is a very important crop for starch production. Approximately 74.3% of the total sweet potato production quantity is produced in Asia (FAO, 2014) and China is the largest producer of sweet potato. Post-harvest management is particularly important because it is difficult to maintain the quality as well as quantity of sweet potatoes. Despite the importance of post-harvest management, researches on sweet potato have been focused on production-related study such as breeding of new variety, improved techniques of cultivation, so there is limited research on storage after harvest. Curing is a normal practice after sweet potato harvest to promote wound healing and extend postharvest storage life. In Korea, harvested sweet potatoes are usually cured for 4 to 7 days at $30-33^{\circ}C$ and 80-95% relative humidity within one week. Since the optimum storage temperature of sweet potato is regarded as $15-20^{\circ}C$, additional facilities and costs are required to raise the temperature for curing. However, the majority of small farmers do not have the capacity to provide additional facilities and costs. This study was initiated to suggest a new curing method to accelerate the wound healing by applying chemical oxidation to the wound surface of sweet potato. Oxidative stress is known to play an important role in the synthesis of secondary metabolites including lignin. In addition, chemical oxidation can be applied to prevent spoilage caused by microorganisms. Powerful gaseous oxidant with excellent penetration ability and superior sterilization effect was selected for this study. Lignification, weight loss, and spoilage rate of artificially wounded sweet potatoes were investigated after oxidant fumigation. There were clear differences in morphological analysis such as lignification pattern, lignin deposition color, and continuity of lignified cell layers between oxidant-fumigated sweet potatoes and control. These results show that gaseous oxidant can be used to supplement or replace the curing practice, to improve shelf-life as well as curing cost reduction.

• 한국식품영양과학회지
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• 제41권12호
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• pp.1798-1804
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• 2012

국내산 복숭아에의 저장성 증진을 위하여 0~10.0 $kJ/m^2$의 선량으로 UV-C를 처리하고 저장 중 부패율, 이화학적 변화 및 기호도의 변화를 측정하였다. 대조군 및 2.5 $kJ/m^2$ UV-C 처리군의 경우 부패율은 저장 4일까지는 부패된 것이 하나도 없었으나 저장 6일 이후부터는 부패된 복숭아를 보이기 시작하였으며 저장 10일에는 각각 29.17% 및 25.0%의 부패율을 나타내었다. 그러나 5.0, 7.5 및 10 $kJ/m^2$의 UV-C 처리군에서는 저장 10일에 각각 41.67, 50.00 및 58.33%로 조사선량이 높을수록 더 많은 부패율을 나타내었다. 무게변화의 경우 대조군과 2.5 $kJ/m^2$ UV-C 처리군은 저장 10일동안 변화폭이 가장 적었으나 5.0 $kJ/m^2$ 이상의 처리군에서는 이들보다 많은 변화를 보였다. 복숭아의 pH 변화에서는 UV-C 처리에 의한 차이를 보이지 않았으며 저장기간 중 pH가 증가하였으나 모든 실험군에서 유의적인 차이가 없는 것으로 나타났다. 경도에서는 UV-C 처리 직후에는 모든 실험군에서 차이가 없었으나 저장 6일까지는 2.5 $kJ/m^2$ 처리군이 대체적으로 대조군과 비슷하거나 약간 높은 경도를 보였으며 저장 8일 이후에는 대조군보다 감소하였다. 그러나 5.0 $kJ/m^2$ 이상의 처리군에서는 저장 4일 이후부터는 빠르게 경도가 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 명도 변화에서는 UV-C 처리 및 저장 중 모든 실험군에서 큰 차이를 보이지는 않았으며 적색도는 처리 직후에는 차이가 없었으며 대체적으로 저장 중 대조군과 마찬가지로 증가하는 경향이었다. 황색도는 UV-C 처리에 의하여 다소 황색도가 낮아졌으며 저장 중에는 모든 실험군이 약간 증가하였으나 유의적인 차이를 보이지는 않았다. 맛, 향, 색, 조직감 및 종합적 기호도의 변화에서는 UV-C 처리에 의한 변화는 없는 것으로 나타났다. 그러나 저장 중 모든 실험군에서 2일 혹은 4일차에 가장 높은 기호도를 보였으며 그 후부터는 기호도값이 감소하였다. 전반적으로 대조군과 2.5 $kJ/m^2$ UV-C 처리군이 가장 기호도가 높은 것으로 나타났다.

• Journal of Dairy Science and Biotechnology
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.105-109
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• 2014

Food borne pathogens are a growing concern for human health and food safety throughout the world. Milk and dairy products are commonly associated with spoilage or contamination from a wide variety of physical, microbial, and chemical hazards. Milk was inoculated with Staphylococcus aureus and stored at 5, 10, 15, 25, and $35^{\circ}C$ for 7 days, and we monitored the growth change and the variance of toxin production. The growth rate of S. aureus was suppressed in low temperature. We confirmed that growth rate and toxin production were accelerated when the storage temperature was increased. S. aureus began to produce toxins when the number of bacteria was higher than $10^5CFU/mL$. Therefore, managing the storage temperature of milk is important to inhibit the growth and the toxin production of S. aureus.

• Journal of Biosystems Engineering
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.42-52
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• 1982

This study was intended to develop a cost function for the natural air in-bin drying: system which could lead to an optimization of the drying system cost. Based on the cost function developed, a series of simulated drying tests were conducted with 10-year weather data (1970~1979) for 7 different regions by applying an appropriate levels of system factors. System performance factors treated in this study were initial moisture content, airflow rate, bin diameter and grain depth. An optimization procedure to find the least cost system was developed as follows: First, the worst year of the past decade was determined in consideration of the dryiang time and maximum dry matter loss. Second, the minimum airflow rate for a fixed bin diameter and grain depth was determined. Third, the optimum grain depth was found for the minimum airflow rate with different initial moisture contents and bin diameters. The results obtained in this study are summarized as follows: 1. The optimization procedure developed in this study was able to reduce the time and efforts significantly. 2. Optimum values of drying parameters including airflow rate, grain depth, and fan size were determined for different initial moisture contents and bin diameters in each region. The results are shown in Tables 3 to 9. 3. Optimum grain depths decreased as the initial moisture content and airflow rate increased. 4. Drying time for the least cost system should be reduced with higher initial moisture content and lower drying potential to prevent grain spoilage. 5. The fixed cost was 65 to 75 percent of the total system cost and the variable cost was 25 to 35 percent. To reduce the fixed cost it is desirable to use a drying bin 2 or 3 times a year.

• 한국식품위생안전성학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.19-26
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• 1988

Most of meat spoilage bacteria area Gram negative, which are very sensitive to freezing ; for instance , 90% of E. coli cells are killed or sub-lethally injured by freezing at -3$0^{\circ}C$, and the freeze-injury rate is dependent upon freezing rate. Since the injured bacterial cells are sensitive to selective agents, they fail to multiply in selective media. Injured bacterial cells are, however, capable of spontaneous repair at appropriate environmental and nutritional conditions . Enumeration of injured bacterial cells involves artificial induction of repair at these conditions. Cubic beef samples(3$\times$3$\times$3cm) were frozen at -6$0^{\circ}C$, -4$0^{\circ}C$, or -18$^{\circ}C$. The samples frozen at each temperature were thawed at 4$^{\circ}C$, 2$0^{\circ}C$, or by microwave . After these respective freezing an thawing treatments, the percentage of sub-lethally injured total coliforms out of total surviving ones was measured and compared. The results were as follows: 1. The interaction between freezing and thawing on injury rate was not significant. 2. The injury rates(as means of all three thawing treatments post-freezing) by freezing at -6$0^{\circ}C$, -4$0^{\circ}C$, or -18$^{\circ}C$ were 32.2$^{\circ}C$ and 19.2$^{\circ}C$ respectively . 3. The injury rates(as means of all three freezing treatments)by thawing at 4$^{\circ}C$, 2$0^{\circ}C$, or by microwave were 49.3%, 11.7% and 21.0% respectively. The highest injury rate was caused by freezing at -6$0^{\circ}C$ and subsequent thawing at 4$^{\circ}C$. However since the injury rates by freezing treatment were not significantly different, freezing at -18$^{\circ}C$ and subsequent thawing at 4$^{\circ}C$ can also be recommended , from an economic perspective.

• 한국축산식품학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.47-54
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• 2009

Predictive modeling was applied to study the growth of microorganisms related to spoilage in frankfurter sausage containing various levels of dietary fiber (0, 1, 2, and 3%) from rice bran and to estimate its shelf-life. Using the Baranyi model, total viable cells, anaerobic and psychrotrophic bacteria were measured during 35 days of cold storage ($<4{\pm}1^{\circ}C$). The lag times (LT) demonstrated by control and treatment groups were 6.28, 623, 6.24, and 6.25 days, respectively. The growth rate of total viable cells in each group were 0.95, 0.91, 0.92, and 0.91 (Log CFU/g/day), respectively. The anaerobic and psychrotrophic bacteria had lower initial ($y_0$) and maximal bacterial counts ($y_{max}$) than total viable cells. Also, the anaerobic and psychrotrophic bacteria possessed lower growth rate and longer lag time than total viable cells. The estimated shelf-life of frankfurter containing rice bran fiber by the growth rate of total viable cells was 7.8, 7.9, 7.9, and 7.7 days, respectively. There were no significant differences in shelf-life as a function of fiber content. In other words, the addition of dietary fiber in sausage did not show the critically hazardous results in growth of microorganism. The 12 predictive models were then characterized by high $R^2$, and small RMSE. Furthermore, $B_f$ and $A_f$ values showed a very close relationship between the predictive and observed data.

• 한국식품저장유통학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-6
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• 1999

Fresh gingers, harvested in Seosan, Choongcheongnam-do, were pre-treated by a washing-pasteurizing-drying process, a curing process, and non-treated, respectively. Then they were stored in a lab-scale storage room(12$^{\circ}C$, >92%RH) to investigate the effect of pre-treatment methods on the quality changes during long-term storage. Weight loss of ginger during storage showed ranges in 0.7∼4.3%, and the weight of gingers pre-treated by washing-drying process showed a tendency to change less than those treated by curing. After storage of 130 days, spoilage rates were about 20% in non-treated, 11% in curing treated, and 12% in washing-drying treated ginger,, showing the effect of pre-treatment. The final rate of sprouting was 13∼15% regardless of treatment methods. The firmness of gingers showed a tendency to decrease in stored ginger for the longer period; however, the values were ranged from 1,200 to 1,400 g/$\textrm{cm}^2$, that is hard enough to show a marketable quality. The contents of reducing sugar showed a tendency to increase with the lapse of storage time.