Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회지)

Korean Society of Food Science and Technology (한국식품과학회)
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Quality Evaluation of Minimally Processed Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) According to Degree of Head Formation

결구 차이에 따른 양상추 신선편이 제품의 품질 비교

  • Published : 2008.08.01
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Abstract

This study examined the effect of head formation on the quality maintenance of minimally processed lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) samples. The fresh-cut lettuce samples were packed in $20{\times}15{\times}5$ cm polypropylene+polyethylene terephthalate tray, and were then stored at $4^{circ}C$ for up to 8 days. According to the results, the sample with 100% head formation had lower sugar, minerals (Ca, Na, Fe, Mg, K), and chlorophyll contents compared to the sample with 70% head formation. The 70% head formed lettuce had higher vitamin C content at 3.30 mg/100 g, whereas the 85% and 100% formed samples had lower levels of 2.61 and 2.10 mg/100 g, respectively. The polyphenol oxidase (PPO) activity of the 70% formed lettuce was 240 unit/g, while the 100% formed sample had almost 2-fold higher activity. However, the 100% formed lettuce had greater firmness than all other samples. Overall, among the fresh-cut lettuces, the sample with 70% head formation showed more positive effects in terms of quality maintenance.

신선편이 가공 양상추의 결구 정도에 따른 저장 중 품질변화를 살펴보았다. 양상추는 결구 정도에 따라 70, 85, 100%로 분류하여 $3{\times}4cm$로 썰어 polypropylene(PP)과 polyethylene terephtha-late(PET) 재질로 되어있는 사각 용기 $(20{\times}15{\times}5$ cm)에 담아 질소 충진 후 $4^{\circ}C$의 저장고에서 8일 동안 저장하였다. 저장 초기 결구 70% 양상추의 당도가 $3.67^{\circ}Bx$였으며, 무기질 함량도 나트륨 25.04, 칼륨 186.03, 칼슘 18.62mg/100 g 둥으로 가장 높았다. 하지만 저장기간이 길어짐에 따른 결구정도와는 상관없이 무기질 함량이 감소하는 경향을 나타내었다. 또한 결구 70%인 양상추의 비타민 C 함량은 3.30 mg/100 g로 가장 높았으며, 양상추 외잎의 클로로필 함량 역시 결구 70%가 결구 100%에 비하여 3배 정도 높은 수치를 나타내었다. 씹힘성을 나타내는 양상추의 경도는 결구 70%인 양상추가 1,010 g이였으며, 결구 정도가 높아짐에 따라 경도가 증가하여 씹힘성이 증가하는 것으로 유추되어진다. PPO의 활성은 결구정도에 따라 240, 371, 566 unit/g로 각각 나타나 결구 70%에서 갈변이 최소한으로 나타났다. 이상의 결과로 결구 70%인 양상추를 이용하여 신선편이 가공 제품을 유통시킬 때 품질유지에 가장 효과적인 것으로 나타났다.

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