Chlorella 추출물을 첨가한 yoghurt를 개발하기 위한 기초 연구로 chlorella 추출물의 첨가가 yoghurt starter의 산 생성 및 증식에 미치는 영향을 조사하였다. Str. themophilus, Lac. acidophilus, Lac. casei, Lac. bulgaricus를 단독 균주 및 혼합 균주로 접종하여 배양하면서 생균 수와 pH 및 적정산도를 측정하였다. 단독 균주의 경우 chlorella 추출물 분말의 첨가 농도(0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, 3.0%)를 달리 하였을 때 Str. thermophilus, Lac. casei와 Lac. bulgaricus는 chlorella 추출물 분말 0.5% 첨가 시 9시간 배양에서, 그리고 Lac. acidophilus는 1.0% 첨가 시 15시간 배양에서 최대 균수를 나타내었으며, 이들 중 Lac. casei가 0.5% 첨가 시 배양 9시간에 3.63${ imes}$$10^{9}$ CFU/mL로 가장 높은 생균 수를 보였다. 또한 이들 유산균의 산 생성도 chlorella 추출물 분말을 0.5% 첨가하였을 때 가장 많이 증가하였다. 혼합균주의 경우 chlorella 추출물 분말을 0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%로 첨가하였을 때 저농도(0.25∼0.5%)의 chlorella 추출물 분말 첨가에 의해 모든 유산균 혼합 균주의 증식이 촉진되었고, pH가 크게 하락하였으며 적정산도가 크게 상승하였다. Str. thermophilus와 Lac. casei를 혼합 배양하였을 때 chlorella 추출물 분말 0.25% 첨가 시 12시간 배양 후 1.13${ imes}$$10^{8}$ CFU/mL로 생균수 가 가장 높아 4.12 의 log cycle 증가를 나타내었다. 따라서 chlorella 추출물 첨가 yoghurt 제조 시 chlorella 추출물 분말을 0.25% 첨가하여 혼합 starter로 Str. thermophilus와 Lac. casei 혼합균주를 사용하는 것이 이들 유산균의 생육이 촉진되어 가장 적합한 것으로 나타났다.
The effect of chlorella extract on the growth and acid production of yoghurt starter was investigated in order to prepare the yoghurt added with chlorella extract. The various levels of chlorella extract powder were added to skim milk medium and the medium was fermented by single or mixed culture of 4 types of lactic acid bacteria such as Streptococcus thermophilus, Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei, and Lactobacillus bulgaricus. The changes in acid production(pH, titratable acidity) and number of viable cells of the medium during fermentation in skim milk added with chlorella extract powder have determined. When chlorella extract powder was added to skim milk medium at the levels of 0.5%, 1.0%, 2.0%, and 3.0%, the addition of 0.5% chlorella extract powder with the single culture of Str. thermophilus, Lac. casei, and Lac. bulgaricus showed the highest number of viable cell counts after 9 hours incubation. And also all single cultures of the yoghurt starter produced the higher amounts of acid with the addition of 0.5% chlorella extract powder. When chlorella extract powder was added to the medium at the levels of 0.25%, 0.5%, 1.0%, and 2.0%, the addition of lower lever(0.25∼0.5%) of chlorella extract powder with the mixed culture of the lactic acid bacteria showed more the acidity of pH and the number of viable cell counts. Among the treatments tested, the addition of 0.25% chlorella extract powder with the mixed culture of Str. thermophilus and Lac. casei produced the highest number of viable cell counts after 12 hours incubation. Therefore it was suggested to manufacture the yoghurt with the addition of 0.25% chlorella extract powder and the inoculation of mixed culture of Str. thermophilus and Lac. casei for on the stimulation of growth of the yoghurt starter.
