• Journal of Nutrition and Health
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• v.45 no.2
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• pp.192-200
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• 2012

Fruits are generally recommended for a balanced meal, as they are good sources of vitamins, minerals, and fiber, which may improve blood glucose control. However, fruits have simple sugars with a wide glycemic index (GI) range. The purpose of this study was to analyze the sugar content and composition and to determine the glycemic indices of the most frequently consumed fruits in Korea, including apple, tangerine, pear, water melon, persimmon, grape, oriental melon, and peach. The sugar content and composition of the fruits were analyzed by high performance anion-exchange chromatography (Dinonex model DX-600). The GI of the fruits was measured in 13 healthy subjects (seven females and six males) after permission was received from the University Hospital institutional review board (KHU-IRB 1114-06). The subjects consumed 50 g of glucose as a reference and carbohydrate portions of eight fruits. Blood samples were collected at 0, 30, 60, 90, and 120 min after consuming the fruits. The GI values for the fruits were calculated by expressing the increase in the area under the blood glucose response curve for each subject. As a result, the total sugar contents of 100 g fruits were: grape (13.9 g), apple (12.3 g), persimmon (11.9 g), oriental melon (11.2 g), watermelon (9.3 g), tangerine (8.9 g), peach (8.6 g), and pear (8.3 g). The GI values of the fruits were as follows: GI value of peach ($56.5{\pm}14.17$), watermelon ($53.5{\pm}18.07$), oriental melon ($51.2{\pm}18.14$), tangerine ($50.4{\pm}15.16$), grape ($48.1{\pm}14.05$), persimmon ($42.9{\pm}18.92$), pear ($35.7{\pm}14.38$), and apple ($33.5{\pm}11.92$). These findings will help individuals choose fruit for controlling blood sugar.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.182-187
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• 1998

The changes in weight, reducing sugar content, sugar composition and enzyme activities (${\beta}$-amylase and invertase) of sweet potato were studied with three kinds of cooking methods, microwave oven, gas oven, and steaming. The weights of sweet potato cooked by microwave oven and gas oven were decreased with increasing cooking time, whereas that of steaming was increased with cooking time. Reducing sugar content of sweet potato cooked by microwave oven was increased till 40 seconds, but decreased thereafter. In the cooking methods using gas oven and steaming, reducing sugar content were increased with cooking time. And reducing sugar content were 334.60 mg/g and 381.29 mg/g, respectively at 100$^{\circ}C$ of cold point in sweet potato cooked by gas oven and steaming. Raw sweet potato consisted of fructose (1.56 mg/g), glucose (1.79 mg/g), sucrose (5.58 mg/g), and maltose (2.22 mg/g). The contents of fructose, glucose, and sucrose were decreased during cooking process. But maltose content was increased with cooking time. Especially, maltose contents were 24.81 mg/g and 28.10 mg/g at 100$^{\circ}C$ of cold point in sweet potato cooked by gas oven and steaming. The activities of ${\beta}$-amylase and invertase were decreased with cooking time. Microwave oven-cooked sweet potato did not show on invertase activity.

• KOREAN JOURNAL OF CROP SCIENCE
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• v.52 no.4
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• pp.375-379
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• 2007

This study was carried out to examine the effects of storage duration on physico-chemical properties of milled rice. Rough rice of three rice ecotypes(Japonica, Tongil and F1 hybrids with Tongil back-ground) was stored for 4, 16, 28 and 40 months without artificial environmental control in seed warehouse. And this materials were investigated for seed germination rate, brown rice hardness, alkali digestion value(ADV), contents of protein, amylose, total sugar, and reducing sugar. Seed germination rate was significantly reduced with storage duration increased regardless of rice ecotypes : 66.7% from 16 months storage, 2.5% from 28, and nil from 40 months storage in Japonica rices. And 54.0%, 67.9% in Tongil, and F1 hybrid after 40 months storage, respectively. Brown rice hardness was not significantly affected by storage duration but showed significant genotypic differences. As the storage duration prolonged, sugar content and alkali digestion value increased, protein content declined while amylose content did not show clear tendency. Total and reducing sugar contents showed sharp increase upto 16 months storage and thereafter steady in crease, and the percentage of reducing sugar content out of total sugar content increased with extended storage duration.

• Food Science and Preservation
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• v.14 no.2
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• pp.201-206
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• 2007

This study was designed to investigate quality characteristics of alcohol fermentation from 5 barldy cultivars teated with non-steam and steam. In alcohol fermentation treated with non-steam, alcohol concentration reached to 1.7% for naked berley, 2.9% for naked waxy barley and 4.3% for Hinchalssalbori. However, no fermentation was occurred with baney and waxy barley. When the barley cultivars were steamed, alcohol concentrations showed to be higher than those not steamed. In sugar concentration from non-steam, both barley and waxy barley showed to have approximately $9.0\;^{\circ}Brix$ and naked barley, naked waxy barley and Hinchalssalbori showed to have approximately $5.0\;^{\circ}Brix$. When the burley cultivars were steamed, sugar concentration was decreased as alcohol concentration was increased Interestingly, sugar concentrations in barley cultivars were fast dropped more than 50% following alcohol fermentation except naked barley k alcohol fermentation treated with non-steam, total acidity of Hinchalssalbori was 0.51%, but the others showed more than 0.80%. So except for Hinchalssalbori, it was possible that acidification occurred during the fermentation. In total acidity from steam, all samples showed less than 0.3%. In flee sugar from non-steam, total free sugar contents of barley and waxy barley were approximately 4,000.0mg% and contents of naked barley naked waxy barley and Hinchalssalbori were each approximately 300.0 mg%. Free sugar from steam was increased as sugar concentration increased. In conclusion, barley cultivars were evaluated to be not suitable at alcohol fermentation treated with non-steam.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Industry Convergence
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.237-244
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• 2016

This paper investigates the possibility to increase the economic value of the thinned young apple trough fermentation process. It is studies the optimal fermentation condition of thinned young apple by manipulating preparation treatment and sugar content. To do this following steps are done. Firstly, different preparation treatment for thinned young apple such as whole apple, cutting apple, and blending apple were done. The different sugar content such as $24^{\circ}Brix$, $15^{\circ}Brix$ and $4^{\circ}Brix$ was added. Secondly, the sugar contents and pH level were measured during fermentation process. Finally, statistical analysis was used to examine the relation between the preparation treatment, sugar content and pH level during the fermentation process. The experimental result shows that the different preparation treatment influences to the fermentation process. The blending apple treatment gave lower pH level compared to other kind treatments. The sugar content of thinned young apple was decrease during the fermentation process. The statistical analysis shows that the manipulation preparation treatment and sugar content affect the final pH level and whole fermentation process. Experimental result shows that the thinned young apple fermentation could be proposed as new alternative product in the market. The best fermentation process was obtained from blending thinned young apple treatment with $24^{\circ}Brix$.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society for Agricultural Machinery Conference
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• v.11 no.2
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• pp.382-386
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• 2006

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.16 no.1
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• pp.118-128
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• 1989

This experiment was conducted to study the relation between the equilibrium moisture contents and the hygroscopic components in the various tobacco matters such as NC-82, Br-21, R.T.S., and puffed stem. The order of the high equilibrium moisture contents was the puffed stem, R.T.S., NC-82, and Br-21. The H-1 grades of NC-82 and Br-21 contained high contents of total sugar had higher equilibrium moisture contents than others. The moisture contents in NC-82 and Br-21 were increased at higher temperature, $30^{\circ}C$ than $20^{\circ}C$. The grades with high amounts of water extracts and total sugar affected to increase the equilibrium moisture contents in NC-82 and Br-21. In conclusion, the equilibrium contents were related to the structure of tobacco matter, the grades, the temperature, and the amount of some chemical components such as water extracts and total sugar of the leaf tobacco.

• Journal of Bio-Environment Control
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• v.20 no.4
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• pp.290-296
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• 2011

In our study, oriental melon (Cucumis melo L. var makuwa Makino) was harvested in Seongju at major harvest time from June to August with the intervals of one month in 2009. In order to elucidate the effect of meteorological condition of harvest time on fruit quality and water-soluble vitamin contents of oriental melon, quality attributes including weight, hardness, and sugar were examined and water-soluble vitamin contents such as folic acid and vitamin C were analyzed. Fruit quality factors and water-soluble vitamin contents were the highest in June when rainfall was low and solar radiation was high. Meanwhile, both of them were the lowest in July when it was the worst weather condition for cultivation of oriental melon. After then, the contents of folic acid and vitamin C increased when the rainfall had decreased in Aug. The contents of both vitamins were much high in placenta than peel and flesh. In conclusion, the meteorological condition of the summer season by torrential rains and lack of solar radiation influence water-soluble vitamin contents, especially folic acid contents of oriental melon as well as quality attributes such as hardness and sugar.

• The Korean Journal of Food And Nutrition
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• v.24 no.4
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• pp.761-769
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• 2011

The objective of this study was to investigate the physicochemical properties of Korean traditional soy sauces made with soybeans sown in different producing regions(Hadong, Paju) and in different seeding periods(late-May, mid-June, late-June). The total acidity, salt content, chromaticity, browning, amino nitrogen content and the reducing sugar content of the soy sauce samples were compared. It was found that the total acidity level and the amino nitrogen contents were significantly lower in the soy sauce made with mid-June soybeans, and that these properties increased as the sauce aged. Salt content increased with the aging period regardless of the region of production. The reducing sugar content of Paju soy sauce was the highest in late -June, and for the Hadong region, highest in late-May. The sauce made with Hadong soy beans showed an increase in reducing sugar content positively correlated with the aging period. Reducing sugar content in the samples of Paju soy sauce decreased up to 60 days of aging, but increased after this point. In Paju soy sauce, the brightness(L value) was significantly higher in mid-June, and the Hadong variant it was higher in late -May. The yellowness(b value) at the beginning of the aging process was high in late -June for Hadong soy sauce, but overall it was higher in the mid-June period. The more matured soy sauce samples were darker and showed both higher a and b values. The browning was the lowest in the mid -June regardless of the regions and it increased with the aging period regardless of the production regions. The salt, amino nitrogen contents, browning and yellowness showed significant correlations among the samples. In conclusion, the seeding period of soy beans may affect the characteristics of produced soy sauce alongside the aging conditions.

• Korean journal of food and cookery science
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• v.26 no.1
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• pp.95-103
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• 2010

The objective of this study was to develop a functional vinegar beverage using yacon roots, and examine the components' changes during fermentation. The alcohol fermentation was conducted by inoculation of Saccharomyces cerevisiae into yacon root juice with sugars. After 10 days of fermentation at $27^{\circ}C$, yacon wine contained 13% alcohol and $7.8^{\circ}Brix$ sugar contents. The yacon wine at 5% alcohol was fermented by Acetobacter aceti(KCTC1010) with 250 rpm agitation rate at $29^{\circ}C$ for 12 days. The acidity of yacon vinegar reached 4.4% after 12 days' fermentation. Statistically (p<0.05), the amount of Acetobacter aceti, pH, alcohol, with total polyphenol content of samples decreased with acidity, whereas individual sugar contents increased. Furthermore organic acids, total sugar, phenolic acids content, total antioxidant capacity, and color were not different among the five samples. The yacon vinegar beverage was prepared with high fructose syrup through the dilution of yacon vinegar. After making the yacon vinegar beverage, the pH, acidity, total sugar, and total microbial content were examined every week over 4 weeks' storage. There were no changes in the samples during that time.