글루콘산아연과 프로폴리스를 함유하는 구미 젤리의 구취개선 효능

• Published in: 한국식품과학회지, 57(2) pp. 178 - 183
• Main Authors: 이원경, 안영제, 홍영민, 윤혜경, 김종배, 진무현
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Korean
• Published: 한국식품과학회 01.04.2025
• Subjects: 식품과학
• ISSN: 0367-6293
• DOI: 10.9721/KJFST.2025.57.2.178

To investigate the effect of gummy jelly containing zinc gluconate (ZnG) and propolis extract (PE) on oral malodor, in vitro bactericidal activity, suppression of volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs) in saliva, and human intervention tests were performed. Human intervention tests showed that gummy jelly containing 1.07% ZnG and 0.5% PE significantly reduced VSCs by 60.5% and 50.8% at 30 minutes, 1 hour compared to placebo. In particular, hydrogen sulfide was significantly reduced by 98.4% after 30 min. Additionally, Streptococci were decreased considerably compared with the baseline, and the in vitro minimal bactericidal concentration of the ZnG-PE combination against Streptococcus mutans was lower than that of ZnG and PE alone. Furthermore, the inhibition of saliva-derived VSCs by combining ZnG and PE was significantly greater than that by PE alone. In conclusion, these results suggest that the mastication of gummy jelly containing ZnG and PE may effectively reduce oral malodor through bactericidal activity and VSCs elimination from the oral cavity. KCI Citation Count: 0