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How do we use onggi, Korean earthenware, for container of dough during fermentation instead of stainless steel container? How does it affect the flavor of bread if onggi tray is used in baking instead of steel tray? We tried to confirm those. As a result, the characteristics of onggi made positive effect on dough in fermenting room. The time, when the temperature of the center in the dough is equilibrated to that of surface on the dough, take shorter in onggi than in stainless steel. It could make the temperature of dough maintained evenly with little deviation, which could result in shorter fermentation time. Volume and surface color of the bread baked on onggi tray were better than on steel tray. The bread baked on onggi tray got higher score on overall acceptability in sensory test than on steel tray. Therefore, if onggi is used during baking, it could produce better quality of bread like making positive effect on fermented foods.

As the foods and household manufacturing technology is developed, the packaging method of products is being changed from single to multi materials and layers. This study were focused on EPR carton packaging, economic and environmental expected effects were predicted by the improvements of packaging materials and structures to reduce effective packaging waste. Especially expected effects were predicted when improving the structure and material of aluminum laminated material was difficult to recycle. Thus, it was assumed the aseptic carton packaging laminated aluminum were replaced with silica laminated films. In conclusion, analysis of economic expected effects were undervalued in this study because of the limitation of assumptions, though this study has significance about a new approach by calculating the data different from the past that the conventional methods like predictive value of government's guidelines or goals.

Gelatin soft capsules, manufactured by the press through package(PTP) process, are widely used in the production of multivitamin dietary supplements and other health functional foods. Gelatin capsules can prevent light and air from having a direct contact with the contents in the capsule, and the nutrients inside the capsules are preserved without any loss. In the present study, on the basis of the results on the safety of gelatin capsules. The parameters investigated included degradation of the capsules before their shelf life, capsule deformation, and changes in specific nutrients. Moisture and heat in the production and storage environments of the capsules caused the gelatin to swell and attach some of the inorganic salts in the vitamin contents. Nutritional component analysis showed that B1, B5, B9, and B12 contents were decreased, while mineral elemental analysis shown calcium, chloride, and zinc compound were found to be infused into the gelatin of the capsule shell.