Food Engineering Progress
Korean Society for Food Engineering
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GC-MS 분석에 의한 고추 품종별 및 시판고춧가루의 capsaicin 및 dihydrocapsaicin 함량조사

유종옥1, 최원석1, 이웅수1,*
Jong-Ok Yu1, Won-Seok Choi1, Ung-Soo Lee1,*
1충주대학교 식품생명공학부
1Division of Food and Biotechnology, Chungju National University
*Corresponding author: Ung-Soo Lee, Division of Food and Biotechnology, Chungju National University, Jeungpyeong-gun, Chungbuk 368-701, Korea, Tel: +82-43-820-5244; Fax: +82-43-820-5240, E-mail: lus0310@hanmail.net

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Received: Nov 20, 2008; Revised: Dec 29, 2008; Accepted: Jan 06, 2009

Published Online: Feb 28, 2009

Abatract

In this research, the contents of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in various species of red pepper produced in the Goesan-gun County were determined by GC-MS. Further, the contents of capsaicin and dihydrocapsaicin in powdered red pepper products with very hot, hot, normal and mild taste were analyzed to present the degree of hot taste in their products based on contents of capsaicin. The contents of capsaicin in each species of red pepper were from 25.18 mg%(Daetong) to 123.62 mg%(Cheongyang). In the powdered red pepper sold in the market, the contents (mg%) of capsaicin in very hot, hot, normal and mild taste products were 101.98, 67.63, 37.74, and 14.73, respectively. Based on this result, the classification of hot taste by contents of capsaicin was presented in the 7 grades. Namely, the products currently sold in the market were classified into very hot, hot, normal and mild taste. In this research, the degree of hot taste was classified based on contents of capsaicin into 1st grade over 120 mg%, 2nd grade in 100-120 mg%, 3rd grade in 80-100 mg%, 4th grade in 60-80 mg%, 5th grade in 40-60 mg%, 6th grade in 20-40 mg% and 7th grade below 20 mg%. Thus, it is expected that the problem which arises when preparing the products such as kimchi, gochujang and seasoning sauces by using powdered red pepper, namely, the inconsistency of hot taste can be improved and maintained.

Keywords: capsaicin; red pepper; dihydrocapsaicin; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; powdered red pepper