Research on the Quality Characteristics of Domestic Colostrum according to the Processing Methods Employed

국내산 초유의 가공방법에 따른 품질특성 연구

The characteristics of Holstein colostrum according to the methods that were employed in processing it were analyzed in this study to improve its industrial utilization. Colostrum samples were collected from the dairy farm of the National Institute of Animal Science (NIAS). The milk fat, protein, lactose, and SNF contents of colostrum were 4.34, 6.99, 3.37, and 11.10%, respectively. The effects of spray drying, freeze drying, freezing, acidification, and inoculation of lactic-acid bacteria on the characteristics of colostrum were then compared. The freezing of colostrum was found to be proper for long-term storage in a farm. Freeze-dried colostrum powder could not meet the processing requirements and the component standards for animal products in terms of the total bacterial and coliform bacteria counts, but spray-dried colostrum powder could meet the microbiological requirements because of its bactericidal effect during the spray-dry treatment. The inoculation of lactic-acid bacteria showed a better inhibitory effect on coliform than the acidification treatment, but protein precipitation appeared because of the low pH and the high acidity. To estimate the effects of the processing methods employed on the IgG of colostrum, the IgG contents of the milk treated by long temperature long time (LTLT) ($65^{\circ}C$, 30 min), by inoculating the lactic acid bacteria starter, by spray drying, and by freeze drying were measured. The IgG contents of the colostrum were changed significantly by the processing treatment employed, from 53.98 mg/mLto 33.28, 34.82, 21.98, and 36.89 mg/mL, respectively.

국내산 젖소 초유의 활용성을 높이기 위해 초유가공 방법별 특성을 분석한 결과를 요약하면 다음과 같다. 혼합초유의 유지방, 유단백질, 유당, 무지고형분은 각각 4.34, 6.99, 3.37, 11.10%이었다. 초유의 건조 전 총세균수와 대장균군수 수준은 각각 $3.0{\times}10^6$, $1.4{\times}10^3$ CFU/mL이었으나, 분무열풍 건조 후에는 각각 $8.8{\times}10^3$ CFU/mL과 음성으로 나타났으며, 동결 건조 시에는 각각 $3.7{\times}10^5$과 $4.0{\times}10^2$ CFU/mL으로 감소하는 것으로 나타났다. 초유의 품질을 향상시키기 위해 젖산균을 접종한 결과 자연발효처리 효과는 나타나지 않았으며, 저온 장시간 살균(LTLT) 후 젖산균을 접종한 처리구에서는 대장균군이 사멸하여 초유의 품질을 향상시킬 수 있었다. 산처리 초유보다는 젖산균접종 처리 초유가 대장균군의 억제효과는 높았으나, pH가 낮아 단백질 침전에 의한 유청 분리현상이 나타났다. 초유의 가공방법에 따른 IgG 함량의 영향을 평가하기 위해 LTLT 처리, 젖산 발효스타터, 분무건조, 동결건조를 실시한 결과 처리 전 초유 중 IgG 함량은 53.98 mg/mL이었으며, 처리 후에는 각각 33.28, 34.82, 21.98, 36.89 mg/mL로 감소하였다.