최소가공 감자의 갈변을 억제하기 위해 감자를 박피 절단하여 다양한 농도의 citrate buffer와 phosphate buffer로 각각 처리한 후 저밀도 폴리에틸렌 포장지로 밀봉하여 $5^{circ}C$와 $20^{circ}C$에 저장하면서 실험에 사용하였다. 최소가공 처리 된 감자를 24시간 저장 후 색도 변화를 측정한 후 ${Delta}L$값과 ${Delta}E$ 값을 계산하여 갈변 효과를 조사한 결과, citrate buffer 처리구가 phosphate buffer 처리구에 비하여 전반적으로 우수한 갈변억제 효과를 나타내었으며, 동일 buffer에서 pH가 낮을수록 우수한 효과를 나타내었다. Citrate buffer, pH 3.0에 처리 후 $5^{circ}C$에 저장한 조건이 대조구에 비하여 약 35배 이상의 효과를 나타내어 가장 우수한 갈변억제능을 나타내었다. 농도별 처리에서는 citrate buffer(pH 3.0)에서 전반적으로 우수한 갈변억제 효과를 나타내고 있었으나, 0.5 M의 농도에서는 phosphate buffer(pH 5.0) 처리구가 더욱 우수한 갈변억제 효과를 나타내었다.
The control of enzymic browning in potato slices by the use of citrate and phosphate buffer at different pH values and concentration was investigated. Minimally processed potatoes were stored at $5^{circ}C$ and $20^{circ}C$ followed by dipping in distilled water, citrate buffer (pH $3.0{sim}5.0$) and phosphate buffer (pH $5.0{sim}7.0$). The color characteristic was measured after storage at $5^{circ}C$ and $20^{circ}C$ for 24 hours. Treatment effectiveness was greatly improved by reducing pH and temperature. The citrate buffer was more effective than phosphate buffer in the browning inhibitory capacity. The citrate buffer (pH 3.0) showed the most anti-browning effect in this condition and more effective inhibition of browning by increasing concentration of treatment solution. The phosphate buffer (pH 5.0) treatment showed more effectiveness than concentration of 0.5 M of citrate buffer treatment.
