Changes in Mineral and Pectic Substances of Korean Mature-Green Mume (Prunus mume Sieb. et Zucc) Fruits Packaged in Plastic Films with Gas Absorbents during Storage

가스 제거제 첨가에 따른 필름 포장 청매실의 저장 중 무기질 및 펙틴 성분 변화

  • Published : 2003.02.01

Abstract

Changes in mineral (Ca, Mg) contents and pectic substances of mature-green 'Nanko' Mume fruits hermetically packaged in 0.03 mm low density polyethylene (LDPE) films with and without gas absorbents were examined during storage at $25^{\circ}C$ for 10 days. Each packaging contained 10 g $Ca(OH)_2$ as a carbon dioxide scavenger, 30 g $KMnO_4$ as an ethylene scrubber or their mixture. In the presence of the ethylene scrubber, losses in mineral contents of alcohol insoluble solids and water soluble pectin were remarkably suppressed, whereas no significant difference was observed in the Ca content between the fresh fruit and those stored for 10 days. Fruits packaged with the ethylene absorbent retained higher amount of pectic substances than those with other packaging treatments. Degradation of the pectic substances into small molecules was also noticeably reduced when the ethylene scrubber was used. Overall results showed that the combination of the gas permeable film and the ethylene absorbent could be applied to mature-green Mume fruits as an effective packaging method to retard the texture softening during storage at the ambient temperature.

기체투과성이 우수한 플라스틱 필름(0.03 mm LDPE)에 청매실을 담고, 각기 이산화탄소 제거제, 에틸렌 제거제와 이들의 혼합 제거제를 첨가하여 밀봉 포장한 후 상온에 저장하면서 무기질 및 펙틴 성분 변화를 측정하였다. 전반적으로 청매실은 저장 중 과실조직의 연화와 함께 알콜 불용성 고형물 및 가용성 펙틴의 Ca와 Mg 함량이 감소하였다. 또한 총 펙틴에 대한 가용성 펙틴의 구성비에 있어서 수용성 펙틴은 증가, 염산가용성 펙틴은 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 그러나 다른 포장구와 비교하여 에틸렌 제거제를 첨가한 포장구의 경우 무기질 함량의 감소가 현저하게 적었고 가용성 펙틴 구성비도 저장초기와 거의 비슷한 수준을 유지하였으며 저장 중 가용성 펙틴의 저분자화도 현저히 억제되었다. 이상의 결과로부터 기체투과성 플라스틱 필름과 에틸렌 제거제를 병용하는 포장방법이 상온 유통용 청매실의 과육 연화억제에 매우 효과적임을 확인할 수 있었다.

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