Inhibitory Effects of Temperature, pH, and Potassium Sorbate against Natural Microflora in Strawberry Paste during Storage

저장중 온도, pH, potassium sorbate를 이용한 딸기 paste의 natural microflora의 증식억제 효과

  • Cho, Joon-Il (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Ha, Sang-Do (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University) ;
  • Kim, Keun-Sung (Department of Food Science and Technology, Chung-Ang University)
  • Published : 2004.04.30

Abstract

Residual contamination levels of natural microflora in strawberries were evaluated. Approximate counts of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, total coliforms, and lactic acid bacteria were 8, 2, and 3 log CFU/g, respectively, whereas those of Escherichia coli and yeasts/molds were under the detection limit (<10 cells/g). Growth inhibition degrees of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria, total coliforms, and lactic acid bacteria were also evaluated based on three hurdles of preservative, storage temperature, and pH of strawberry paste prepared as model system. Strawberry paste was stored at low ($4^{\circ}C$), room ($20^{\circ}C$), and high ($37^{\circ}C$) temperatures. Potassium sorbate was added as a preservative up to 0.1%. Acidity of strawberry paste was adjusted to pH 4 or 7. During 7-day storage, inhibitory effects of the hurdles against bacterial groups were: storage temperature > pH of strawberry paste > addition of potassium sorbate. Combination of three hurdles most effectively inhibited growth of residual microflora.

시판중인 딸기의 미생물에 대한 잔류오염 정도를 파악하기 위하여 그들 잔류 미생물들을 총호기성균, 대장균군, 대장균, 유산균, 그리고 효모/곰팡이 등의 5가지로 구분하여 각각 측정하였다. 총호기성균은 약 8 log CFU/g, 대장균군은 약 2 log CFU/g, 그리고 유산균은 약 3 log CFU/g 정도씩 각각 검출되었다. 그리고 대장균과 효모/곰팡이는 검출한계(< 10 cells/g)미만에서 불검출되었다. 그리고 model system으로서 딸기 paste를 제조하여 7일 동안 저장하면서 저장온도, 보존제, 딸기 paste의 pH 등 3가지 hurdle들이 딸기에 잔류하는 총호기성균, 대장균군, 그리고 유산균의 증식억제에 미치는 영향을 파악하였다. 딸기 paste의 저장온도는 저온($4^{\circ}C$), 상온($20^{\circ}C$), 그리고 고온($37^{\circ}C$)을 선정하였고, 보존제는 0.1% potassium sorbate를 사용하였으며, 딸기 paste의 pH는 4와 7로 조정하였다. 이들 3가지 hurdle별 딸기 paste의 저장기간 중 잔류미생물에 대한 증식억제 효과는 저장온도 >pH> potassium sorbate 첨가의 순으로 나타났다. 그리고 이들 hurdle을 복합적으로 사용할 경우 딸기 paste의 pH를 4로 하여 potassium sorbate를 0.1% 첨가한 후, $4^{\circ}C$에서 저장하는 것이 가장 효율적으로 딸기 중 잔존미생물의 증식을 억제할 수 있었다.

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