Abstract
A method to store concentrated milk in the liquid state at $-15^{\circ}C$ was developed, and quality changes during storage of milk were evaluated. Combined cryoprotectants (CCP) suitable for storing concentrated milk in the liquid state at $-15^{\circ}C$ were consisted of 17.74% sucrose, 8.87% glucose, 8.87% fructose, 2% glycerol, 0.25% sodium hexametaphosphate, 0.25% NaCl and 0.02% ascorbic acid. The amount of CCP to be added to concentrated milk to depress freezing point to $-15^{\circ}C$ was 38% by weight. Gelation due to protein denaturation was the most serious quality change during storage, which adversely affected appearance and utilization of the stored product. Gelation was observed after 3 weeks storage in the control, but it was not in milk with CCP throughout 18 weeks storage. Amount of protein precipitated increased in the control during storage, whereas there was no protein precipitated in milk with CCP. Surface color and peroxide value of the control and treatment did not change significantly during storage, and there were no marked differences between the control and treatment. These results indicated that quality of concentrated milk could be preserved, without gelation, by storing milk with CCP in the -liquid state at the frozen storage temperature. Besides, energy required for freezing preservation of milk could be significantly reduced by elimination of phase changes for freezing and thawing, and the stored product could be continuously processed for the final products without long waiting time for thawing.
농축우유에 냉동보호물질을 첨가하여 $-15^{\circ}C$에서 비동결 상태로 저장할 수 있는 방법을 개발하여, $-15^{\circ}C$에서 저장하면서 저장중 품질변화를 평가한 결과는 다음과 같다. 농축우유를 $-15^{\circ}C$에서 비동결 상태로 저장하는데 적합한 복합냉동보호물질은 설탕 17.74%, glucose, 8.87% fructose 8.87%, glycerol 2%, HMP 0.25%, NaCl 0.25%, ascorbic acid 0.02%로 구성되었으며, 고형분 38%인 농축우유에 냉동보호물질 38%를 첨가하는 것이 적당하였다. 저장중의 품질변화중 관능적 품질과 이용성에 가장 심각한 영향을 주는 것은 단백질 변성에 의한 gel화현상 이었다. Gel화현상은 대조구에서 3주저장 후부터 발생하였으나 냉동보호물질을 첨가한 처리구에서는 전 저장기간동안 발생하지 않았다. 우유 단백질의 저장중 변성현상을 뒷받침하는 단백질 침전량을 조사한 결과 control에서 3주 후부터 현저하게 나타났으며, 처리구에서는 저장기간동안 나타나지 않아TEk. 저장중 농축우유의 색깔변화나 과산화물가의 변화는 경미했으며, 대조구과 처리구간에 유의성있는 차이가 없었다. 이상의 결과를 종합해 보면 농축우유에 냉동보호물질을 첨가하여 냉동저장온도에서 비동결상태로 저장하면 통상적인 냉동저장방법과 같은 품질보존 효과를 얻을 수 있을 뿐만 아니라, 보통 냉동저장시에 발생하는 우유단백질의 변성에서 오는 gel화현상을 효과적으로 방지할 수 있어 저장 후 제품의 품질과 이용성을 증진 시킬 수 있었다.