고추의 건조 중 중요한 품질요소인 carotenoid 파괴 및 비효소적 갈변의 kinetics를 건조 중 품질측정을 이용한 dynamic test에 의하여 평균 수분함량과 온도의 함수관계를 결정하였다. 1차반응으로 가정된 carotenoid 파괴 속도상수는 고온 고수분에서 높았으며 수분의존성에 있어서 건조중간의 어떤 수분함량에서 최소치를 보여주고 있었다. 온도의존성에 있어서 활성화 에너지는 7.7-27.4kcal/mol로 나타났고 수분함량이 높을수록 높았다. 0차반응으로 분석된 비호소적 갈변은 온도와 수분함량이 높을수록 쉽게 일어났으며 활성화에너지는 7.5-20.2kcal/mol로서 수분함량이 높을수록 높았다.
Functional relationships of carotenoid destruction and nonenzymatic browning during red pepper drying were established by the dynamic test using the moisture-temperature-quality history curve in actual drying experiments. The dependence of the rate constants on temperature and moisture content was established and analysed assuming that carotenoid destruction and nonenzymatic browning are the first order and the zero order reaction, respectively. Carotenoid destruction rate constant was high at high moisture and high temperature, and had a minimum value at some intermediate moisture content. As dependence of rate constant on temperature, activation energy of carotenoid decolorization ranged from 7.7 to 27.4 kcal/mol, showing higher value at higher moisture content. Nonenzymatic browning showed higher rate at higher temperature and higher moisture content. Activation energy of browning was in the range of 7.5-20.2 kcal/mol with higher value at higher moisture level.
