Effect of freezing treatment in tea preparation using leaves.

This study was conducted to examine the effect of freezing in the tea preparation using leaves in order to develop new technology for improving tea quality. Effects of single and combined treatments of freezing (F: - 20 °C, 15 days), steaming (S: 100 °C, 3 min), and hot-air drying (HD: 50 °C, 12 h) on the physicochemical characteristics of tea (powder and hot-water leachate) prepared from treated leaves were investigated. The , , and values of the powder were the highest in SHD-treated leaves, followed by HD-, SFHD-, and FHD-treated leaves.

Quality comparison of dried slices processed from whole persimmons treated with different deastringency methods.

The effects of different deastringency treatments (untreated, carbon dioxide, warm water, or ethanol), before drying on the quality characteristics of dried fruit slices prepared from whole "Cheongdobansi" persimmons were evaluated. L* (lightness) and a* (redness) values of dried slices from warm water- and ethanol-treated groups were higher, respectively, compared to that of dried slices from other groups. Hardness was lower in dried slices from ethanol-treated fruits.

Effect of deastringency treatment of intact persimmon fruits on the quality of fresh-cut persimmons.

The changes in the quality characteristics of the fresh-cut products prepared from intact 'Cheongdobansi' persimmons treated with different deastringency methods (nontreated, carbon dioxide gas, warm water, ethanol vapour) have been investigated for 6 days at 10 °C. Flesh firmness of the persimmons decreased after ethanol vapour treatment. The decrease in L(∗) value and flesh firmness in the slices prepared from persimmons treated with warm water was retarded.

Browning control of fresh-cut lettuce by phytoncide treatment.

Phytoncide essential oil derived from pine leaves was applied for the control of enzymatic browning of fresh-cut lettuce. Changes in the browning characteristics of cut lettuce treated with phytoncide in an water or ethanol solution (1%, v/v) at 10°C were investigated for 12days at 4°C. Other samples dipped in distilled water or 95% ethanol were used as the controls.