Copyright © 2023 The Korean Society of Food Preservation. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licens es/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ORCID Sang Seop Kim (First author) https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5653-7788 Ji-Young Choi https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7854-9277 Jeong Ho Lim https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4806-2046 Jeong-Seok Cho (Corresponding author) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9513-4014
This study was conducted to determine the quality properties, phytochemical compounds, and antioxidant activities of cookies prepared by replacing wheat flour with 0%, 2%, 4%, and 6% aronia powder. The moisture content of the cookies decreased as the amount of aronia powder added increased. In contrast, the ash, crude protein, and crude fat content of the cookies did not differ between the control cookie and the cookies prepared with 2-6% aronia powder. The spreadability, leavening rate, loss rate and pH decreased with increasing aronia powder content. Compared to the control cookie, the lightness of the cookies decreased, but the redness and yellowness of the cookies increased as the amount of aronia powder added increased. The total polyphenol content of the cookies increased with increasing aronia powder content. The antioxidant activity of the cookies increased significantly as to the amount of aronia powder added increased compared to that of control cookie. Based on the these results, it is concluded that adding aronia powder to cookies increases antioxidant activity.
The rhizome of Phragmites communis Trin. is used for vomiting and belching by clearing stomach and the sprout is used as tea. Phragmites japonica is similar with P. communis except the color of sheath is purple. This study is aimed to compare the in vitro antioxidant activity, total polyphenol and flavonoids contents of P. communis and P. japonica. The antioxidant activities of fractions from the two Phragmites plants were evaluated by 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2’-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging assay. The antioxidant activity varied with plant parts and extract solvents. The fractions of leaf extract from the two Phragmites plants (4.06± 1.32-16.47±1.28%) showed higher antioxidant activity by DPPH assay compared with rhizome fractions of two Phragmites plants (0.00±0.00-14.15±0.07%), these are lower compared with ascorbic acid and butylhydroxyanisole (BHA). The highest ABTS radical scavenging activity was found for rhizome ether fraction, namely 74.95±0.56% and 73.04±1.85% for P. communis and P. japonica, these are higher than BHA. The total polyphenol and flavonoids contents were different with plant parts and extract solvents, likewise antioxidant activity. A significant correlation was shown between DPPH and ABTS radical scavenging activity. Considering the results of this study, the leaves and stems of P. communis and P. japonica are expected to be used as natural antioxidants.
This study aimed to investigate the quality and microbial population changes for 90 days under two fermentation conditions, outdoors and indoors (35°C), with starters (single or mixed) in soybean paste. Bacillus velezensis NY12-2 (S1), Debaryomyces hansenii D5-P5 (S2), Enterococcus faecium N78-11 (S3), and their mixtures (M) were used for the makjang fermentation. The content of amino-type nitrogen among the makjang samples was highly shown in the indoors, followed by M, S3, and S2. The glutamic and aspartic acid contents in the M sample fermented in the indoors showed the highest values of 867.42±77.27 and 243.20±15.79 mg/g, respectively. By the electronic tongue analysis, the M sample fermented in the indoors exhibited lower saltiness and higher umami than the others. Consequently, we expect that using mixed strains, such as Bacillus, Debaryomyces, and Enterococcus, under constant conditions showed potential to the quality improvement of soy products.
In the present study, various experiments were performed to evaluate the biological activities, such as the antioxidant, anti-inflammation, and antimicrobial activities of sword bean (Canavalia ensiformis) fermentation filtrate by Lactobacillus plantarum (L. plantarum) and Lactobacillus brevis (L. brevis). Total polyphenol (TPC) and flavonoid contents (TFC) of sword bean were significantly decreased after fermentation regardless of Lactobacillus sp. (p<0.05). The DPPH radical scavenging activity of sword beans also decreased after fermentation. However, nitric oxide (NO) radical scavenging activity conspicuous increased after fermentation (p<0.001) in a treated concentration-dependent manner, and the effect for L. brevis was higher than for L. plantarum. In addition, the sword bean fermentation filtrate showed a strong inhibitory effect against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus sp., and Escherichia coli. Cell cytotoxicity was not exhibited in all experimental groups (data not shown). These findings suggest that the sword bean fermentation filtrate may be used effectively in various industries due to its high anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activities.
