SUITABILITY OF SHELLFISHES FOR PROCESSING 1. Suitability of Baby Clam for Processing

패류의 가공적성 1. 바지락의 가공적성

It is matter of fact processing technology must affects the quality and yield of final product and these also depend on the selection of raw material directly or indirectly. So that the estimation of tile preprocessing condition of shellfish is of great importance for distributors and processors. This study was attempted to establish the basic data for evaluating the processing suitability of baby clam, which is one of the five important shellfishes for domestic use and export. The important results are as follows: 1. The ratio of meat volume and meat weight to the holding capacity by shells may be useful for measuring the condition index of baby clams. 2. Baby clams grown in the beds with the composition of a large quantity of gravel were low in condition index value than in sand and mud. 3. If the green feed phenomenon was the prime consideration for canned baby clams, tile most suitable harvest season if October. In this period, the digestive tract in body was almost colorless. 4. As a whole, seasonal changes of moisture and fat content in baby clams were reversely correlated. Protein content increased from April and slightly decreased for a while from July to August and increased again from September. In March, the content of glycogen was 6.3 to 6.8 percent. From this period to October, glycogen was rapidly decreased. In October, it was only 0.1 to 0.2 percent but increased from November. There were little seasonal changes in pH value and crude ash content. The pH value of meat was 6.0 to 6.2 and crude ash content was about 2 percent. 5. By the results of condition index and chemical composition of baby clams, the suitable harvest season as raw materials for processing was from March to June and from September to October. 6. The steamed baby clam meat was packed with 2 percent salt solution containing 0.15 percent, citric acid or 0.5 percent $Na_2$ EDTA in a round sanitary tin can coated with C-enamel that is 203.9 ml by volume and sterilized for 60 minutes at $112^{\circ}C$. The canned product has shown a good result to reserve the natural characteristics of baby clam through six month storage at room temperature.

사용만 대포리산 바지락의 가공적성에 관한 실험을 하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1. 바지락의 각내부피에 대한 연체부의 무게 또는 각내부피에 대한 연체부의 부피의 측정값으로써 비만도를 측정하는 지표로 이용할 수 있다. 2. 서식지의 입도조성과 비만도와의 관계를 보면 자갈이 많은 곳이 비만도가 약간 떨어졌다. 3. 화학성분의 년중변화를 보면 수분과 지방은 대체로 역상관계가 있고, 단백질은 4월부터 증가하기 시작하여 $7\~8$월에 한때 약간 감소하지만, $9\~10$월에 증가하고, 11월에 다시 감소하기 시작하여 3월에 최저값을 나타내었다. 글리코겐은 3월이 $6.3\~6.8\%$로서 최고값을 나타내고, 이 때부터 계속 감소하여 10월에는 $0.1\~0.2\%$로서 최저값을 나타내고 11월부터 다시 증가하기 시작하여 3월에 최고값을 나타내었다. pH와 회분은 년중 큰 변화가 없었다. 4. 비만도 및 화학성분 분석 결과로써 가공적성을 판정한다면 $2\~6$월 및 $9\~10$월이 가공원료 채취 적기라고 볼 수 있다. 5. 토사를 배출시킨 바지락을 원료로써 보일드 통조림을 제조할 때, 참치 2호 C-enamel 관을 사용할 경우 주입액은 $0.15\%$ 구연산을 첨가한 $2\%$ 식염수 또는 $0.5\%$ $Na_2EDTA$를 첨가한 $2\%$ 식염수를 사용하고 , $112^{\circ}C$에서 60분간 살균하면 품질도 우수하고, 저장중 품질이 안전하다고 결론을 얻었다.