수입산과 국내산 홍삼농축액이 혼합비율에 따른 차이에 따른 원산지 판별가능성을 알아보기 위하여 MS-전자코를 이용하여 분석해 보았다. 수입산 홍삼 농축액과 국내산 홍삼농축액의 원산지 판별이 가능하였고 수입산과 국내산 홍삼농축액의 혼합비율에 따라 DF1값이 일정하게 감소하는 경향을 보였다. 관계식으로 볼때, 상관계수가 0.9951와 0.9656로 나타나 정확한 관계식을 토대로 원산지 판별에 적용 가능함을 보여주었다. 이러한 관계식을 토대로 미지의 시료와 함께 판별함수 분석할 경우 수입산과 국내산이 혼합된 제품의 원산지 및 혼합비율을 알아보는 것이 가능함을 알 수 있었다.
The geographical origin of red ginseng extract (RGE) was studied using a mass spectrometry based electronic nose. Imported RGE and domestic RGE were diluted to 12oBx. The treated RGE was analyzed, and discriminant function analysis (DFA) was used for discriminating of geographical origins. The DFA plots indicated a significant separation of imported RGE and domestic RGE. The F-value of discriminant function first score (DF1) was much higher than that of discriminant function second score (DF2), indicating that discrimination was mainly affected by DF1. Based on DF1, the concentration of domestic RGE to imported RGE shifted to the left side of DFA plot, and the mixing ratio highly correlated to DF1 value. Unknown sample (#2) was closely located to the sample of mixed imported : domestic (6:4) RGE. In the bar graph, the DF1 value correlated to the mixing ratio. Unknown samples (#2) were thought to be mixed with the imported RGE. This technique could be used to efficiently differentiate the geographical origin of RGE.
