Determination of Rheological Properties of Surimi Gels and Imitation Crab-leg Products by Stress-Relaxation Test

시판 어묵 및 게맛살의 변형력완화 실험을 통한 유변학적 특성

The purpose of this study was to investigate the rheological properties of surimi gels and imitation crab-leg products by stress-relaxation test and to examine the correlations between stress-relaxation parameters and T.P.A. parameters. The linear viscoelasticity of surimi gels and imitation crab-leg products was observed in the range of the strain of $5{\sim}20%$ at cross-head speed 2.4 mm/sec. The average tensile forces of surimi gels and imitation crab-leg products were similar, 370.4 g and 436.4 g, respectively, but surimi gels showed higher relaxation time and viscous component (17256.1 sec, $1.357{\times}10^{10}$ poise) than those of imitation crab-leg products (6110 sec, $0.519^{\ast}10^{10}$ poise). Estimated tensile force of each exponential term in relaxation test was highly related with hardness, gumminess and chewiness of T.P.A (r=0.93, 0.93, 0.95, p<0.01), the relaxation time of each exponential term was rrelated with cohesiveness (r=0.89, p<0.01) of T.P,A. and the elastic component of exponential term with gumminess, chewiness and hardness (r=0.92, 0.94, 0.93. p<0.01) of T.P.A.. The viscous component of exponential term was related with cohesiveness (r=0.83, p<0.05) of T.P.A.. The degree of texturization was negatively related with the relaxation time and viscous component (r=-0.92, -0.96, p<0.01).

본 실험에서는 변형력 완화시험을 통하여 고기풀을 주원료로 하는 시중 게맛살과 어묵의 물성학적 성질을 조사하였다. 또한 변형력완화시험과 T.P.A.값과의 상관관계를 조사하였다. 시료의 내부구조적 변화에 의한 영향을 가능한 한 피하기 위하여 인장율 20%에서, 또한 변형속도는 2.4 mm/sec의 조건에서 실험을 실시하였다. 어묵과 맛살의 변형력완화시험결과 초기변형력의 경우 2종류의 어묵(370.4 g)과 5종류의 맛살의 평균값(436.4 g)은 유사한 값을 나타내었으나, 변형력완화시간과 점성성분은 2종류 어묵의 평균값(17256.1 sec, $1.357{\times}10^{10}$ poise)이 5종류의 맛살의 평균값(6110 sec,$0.519^{\ast}10^{10}$ poise)보다 월등히 높은 값을 나타내었다. 변형력완화시험 결과와 T.P.A.결과를 비교시 지수항의 직선식에 대한 절편값은 T.P.A.실험에서의 경도 및 껌성, 씹힘성과 높은 상관관계(r=0.93, 0.93, 0.95, p