• 한국식품과학회지
• /
• 제38권5호
• /
• pp.628-634
• /
• 2006

단체급식 및 대형 할인점에서 사용 및 판매되는 전처리 농산물중 급식에서 사용빈도가 높은 감자, 당근, 양배추에 대한 품질 평가를 실시하였다. 품질평가를 위해 관능 품질검사와 이화학적 분석이 이루어졌다. 전반적으로 대기업 급식업체에서 생산하는 전처리 농산물과 중소규모의 급식 납품업체에서 공급하는 제품 간의 큰 차이를 보이지 않았다. 또한 학교급식에 납품하는 업체의 전처리 농산물이 관능 품질검사에서 높은 점수를 나타내어 학교급식에서 사용되는 전처리 농산물의 품질이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 반면 대형할인점에서 판매하는 양배추, 당근, 감자의 품질은 개선의 여지가 보였다. 관능 품질 검사와 이화학적 분석 결과의 상관관계 분석에서는 "pH", "환원당"과 "산도"가 전처리된 양배추, 감자, 당근에서 관능 품질 검사 항목과 높은 상관관계를 나타냈고 이는 PLSR 분석을 통해서도 확인할 수 있었다. 향후 이들 농산물의 품질 검사에서 주요 분석항목으로 사용이 가능하리라 여겨진다. 전반적으로 단체급식에서 사용하는 전처리 농산물의 품질은 적정한 수준으로 여겨지나 가장 우려되는 부분이 식품의 안전성임을 고려할 때 다량 급식되는 식재료의 입고에서 조리-배식단계까지 주의가 확보되어야 할 것으로 여겨지고 실제 입고 후 조리 및 배식 전 과정에서의 분석이 향후 필요할 것으로 여겨진다.

• 한국축산식품학회지
• /
• 제41권2호
• /
• pp.173-184
• /
• 2021

Clean labeling is emerging as an important issue in the food industry, particularly for meat products that contain many food additives. Among synthetic additives, nitrite is the most important additive in the meat processing industry and is related to the development of cured color and flavor, inhibition of oxidation, and control of microbial growth in processed meat products. As an alternative to synthetic nitrite, preconverted nitrite from natural microorganisms has been investigated, and the applications of pre-converted nitrite have been reported. Natural nitrate sources mainly include fruits and vegetables with high nitrate content. Celery juice or powder form have been used widely in various studies. Many types of commercial starter cultures have been developed. S. carnosus is used as a critical nitrate reducing microorganism and lactic acid bacteria or other Staphylococcus species also were used. Pre-converted nitrite has also been compared with synthetic nitrite and studies have been aimed at improving utilization by exploiting the strengths (positive consumer attitude and decreased residual nitrite content) and limiting the weaknesses (remained carcinogenic risk) of pre-converted nitrite. Moreover, as concerns regarding the use of synthetic nitrites increased, research was conducted to meet consumer demands for the use of natural nitrite from raw materials. In this report, we review and discuss various studies in which synthetic nitrite was replaced with natural materials and evaluate pre-converted nitrite technology as a natural curing approach from a clean label perspective in the manufacturing of processed meat products.

• Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences
• /
• 제31권8호
• /
• pp.1358-1365
• /
• 2018

Objective: The effect of pre-converted nitrites from natural sources (spinach, lettuce, celery, and red beet) on color development in raw and cooked pork sausage was investigated in this study. Methods: The pork sausage was manufactured with six treatments: NC (negative control, nitrite free), PC (positive control, 150 ppm sodium nitrite), FS (3.0% fermented spinach extracts), FL (3.0% fermented lettuce extracts), FC (3.0% fermented celery extracts), and FR (3.0% fermented red beet extracts). Results: The pH value of the pre-converted nitrites groups was lower than those treated with 150 ppm sodium nitrite (p<0.05). The color values of raw and cooked pork sausage added with pre-converted nitrite showed slightly lower and/or similar lightness, lower redness, and higher yellowness values than PC. Color development (redness values) of cooked samples added with FS was higher than those of the NC and other treatments (FL, FC, and FR). Additionally, treatments with FS and FL were most effective for reducing thiobarbituric acid reactive substances and volatile basic nitrogen than the NC. Conclusion: Effects of natural nitrites from fermented vegetables on shelf stability of raw and cooked pork sausages were investigated. Fermented spinach extract was much more useful for maintaining the color development, but also inhibiting lipid and protein oxidation of cooked pork sausage. Therefore, pre-converted nitrite from spinach as a natural nitrite could be used as another natural nitrite source for making processed meat products.

• 한국식품조리과학회지
• /
• 제21권5호
• /
• pp.703-708
• /
• 2005

The purposes of this study were to establish washing conditions for vegetable salad to reduce the microbial hazard by using sodium hypochlorite solution and eventually to implement HACCP for salad processing. By using the salad production line of Shinkeum Co. located in Gwacheon, Gyunggi-do, salad samples were washed under several washing conditions (chlorine dip period, chlorine concentration, rinse time, etc.) to determine the most effective conditions. The original washing line consisted of 3 baths (100 ppm chlorine water dip, water rinse, and water rinse), each with a capacity of 100 L of tap water and 5 kg of salad. First, the salad samples were washed with 100 ppm of sodium hypochlorite solution for various dip times (3, 6, 9, 12 min); however, only a 1 log- or less-reduction in total microbial counts was achieved in all groups and the time of chlorine water dip was not a significant factor in reducing the microbial hazard. When another water bath was added before the chlorine water dip (4-bath washing), a 2 log-reduction in total microbial counts was achieved. This result suggested the importance of pre-dipping salad materials in water before chlorine treatment to reduce the organic load on the surface of the vegetables. Coliforms were not detected at all after washing. As the concentration of chlorine $(50{\sim}150\;ppm)$ and rinse time $(0.5{\sim}2\;min)$ increased, greater microbial reduction was achieved; however, physical damage of the salad was observed. Finally, the optimum washing conditions for salad were determined as 3 min-water dip, 3 min-chlorine (100 ppm) dip, 2 min-rinse, and 2 min-rinse.