Study on the Stability of Anthocyanin Pigment Extracted from Purple Sweet Potato

자색고구마 색소의 안정성에 관한 연구

  • Lee, Lan-Sook (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Rhim, Jong-Whan (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Kim, Seon-Jae (Department of Food Engineering, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Chung, Byeong-Chun (Mokpo Experiment Station, Honam Agriculture Experiment Station)
  • Published : 1996.04.30

Abstract

Stabilities of purple sweet potato (PSP) anthocyanin pigment on pH, sugars, organic acids, metal ions, ascorbic acid and light were investigated to provide the basic information for utilization of PSP as a potential source of anthocyanin pigment. pH has a marked influences on the color of the PSP anthocyanin solution; i.e., at low pH the color of PSP was more intense and stable. It showed characteristic bathochromic shift as the pH of the solution increased. Among the sugars tested, glucose showed a protective effect on the color of PSP pigment to raise the color intensity and stability, while sucrose and fructose showed an adverse effect. Addition of organic acids greatly increased the stability of PSP anthocyanin pigment. Citric acid was found to be the most effective followed by malic. tartaric, and succinic acids. Most metal ions except $Al^{3+}$ and $Cd^{2+} were found to be detrimental effect on the stability of PSP pigment. Ascorbic acid degraded PSP pigment considerably, and had a synergistic effect with oxygen on the pigment degradation. The effect of light on PSP pigment was found to be very deleterious. The pigment degradation can be minimized by shielding the light from the pigment solution.

새로운 천연식용색소원으로 기대되는 자색고구마 anthocyanin 색소의 안정성에 관한 기초연구로서 자색고구마 색소에 대한 pH, 당, 유기산, 금속이온, ascorbic acid및 광 등의 영향을 조사하였다 자색고구마 색소는 pH가 낮을수록 색깔의 강도가 높고 안정한 경향을 나타냈으며 , pH가 증가함에 따라 최대흡수파장이 장파장쪽으로 이동하는 bathochromic shift 현상을 나타냈다. 첨가한 당류 중 glucose는 색소의 안정성에 기여하였으며, sucrose와 fructose는 역효과를 나타냈다. 유기산의 첨가는 색소의 안정화에 크게 기여하였으며, ctric acid가 가장 효과적이었으며, 다음으로 malic acid, tartaric acid, succinic acid 순으로 나타났다. 금속이온은 색소의 안정성을 떨어뜨렸으나, $Al^{3+}$$Cd^{2+}은 자색고구마 anthocyanin색소의 안정성에 기여하는 것으로 나타났다. Ascorbic acid는 색소의 안정성을 저해하였으며 산소 존재하에서는 그 정도가 컸다. 자색고구마 색소의 안정성은 광에 의해 크게 저하되었는데, 형광보다 일광에 대한 영향이 더 켰으며, 저장시 광을 차단함으로써 안정성을 증진시킬 수 있었다.

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