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Effect of Hypochlorous Acid to Reduce Microbial Populations in Dipping Procedure of Fresh Produce as Saengshik Raw Materials

생식원료 야채의 전처리공정에서 Hypochlorous Acid의 미생물 제어 효과

  • Koh, So-Mi (Dept. of Food Science & Technology, Mokpo National University) ;
  • Kim, Jeong-Mok (Dept. of Food Science & Technology, Mokpo National University)
  • 고소미 (목포대학교 공과대학 식품공학과) ;
  • 김정목 (목포대학교 공과대학 식품공학과)
  • Published : 2010.04.30
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Abstract

Pre-treatment steps of fresh produce as Saengshik raw materials are followed by initial clean-up, dipping, primary washing, and cutting. Hypochlorous acid solution was applied in the dipping step to reduce natural microflora. Also, procedures were changed by cutting, dipping and then primary washing, and the efficacy of hypochlorus acid was evaluated. Potatoes, carrots, kales, and angelicas were submerged in water or 100 ppm of hypochlorous acid for 5 min. After initial clean-up, the aerobic plate counts of potatoes, carrots, kales and angelicas were 4.7, 5.3, 5.6, and 5.7 log CFU/g, respectively. When samples were submerged into water, it only reduced the population of natural microflora by 0.2 to 1.1 log CFU/g, whereas when treated with hypochlorous acid, it reduced the population by 0.5 to 2.8 log CFU/g. Reductions of natural microflora in green leafy vegetables were more highly achieved than bulbs such as potatoes and carrots. However, the numbers of natural microflora were increased after cutting step. To control the cross contamination at the cutting process, the process was changed as follows: initial clean-up, cutting, dipping in hypochlorous acid, and then primary washing. It showed effective reduction of the population by 2.3 to 3.2 log CFU/g. Hypochlorous acid solution could be useful as a sanitizer for surface washing of fresh vegetables.

생식 원재료 전처리공정은 1차 세척-침지-2차 세척-절단공정으로 구성되며, 본 연구에서는 hypochlorous acid를 침지공정에 적용하여 미생물을 제어하고자 하였다. 전처리 단계에서 1차 세척 후에는 감자, 당근, 케일 및 신선초의 총균수는 4.7, 5.3, 5.6, 5.7 log CFU/g이 검출되었으며, 이를 물에 5분간 침지한 경우에는 각각 0.2, 0.2, 0.4, 1.1 log CFU/g를 감소시켰다. 반면 1차 세척 후 100 ppm hypochlorous acid 용액에 5분간 침지한 시료들은 0.5, 0.5, 1.3, 2.8 log CFU/g를 감소시켜 살균효과가 더 좋았으며, 구근류(감자, 당근)보다는 엽채류(케일, 신선초)에 효과적이었다. 하지만 흐르는 물로 세척이 끝난 채소류는 절단공정을 거친 후 다시 0.1~2.7 log CFU/g만큼 미생물수가 증가하였다. 따라서 감자, 당근, 케일, 신선초에 대해 절단공정을 먼저하고 나서 침지하는 공정을 한 경우, 물을 사용하였을 때는 각각 0.9, 0.6, 0.6, 0.4 log CFU/g, hypochlorous acid 용액에 침지한 후에는 각각 3.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6 log CFU/g를 감소시켰다. 결론적으로 1차 세척-절단-침지-2차 세척으로 공정을 개선하고 침지단계에서 hypochlorous acid 용액을 처리하는 것이 일반미생물과 유해미생물을 효과적으로 제어할 수 있는 방법으로 나타났다.

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