To begin a single factor experiment to compare Tiebangchui, or TBC slice thickness, for processing technology optimization, prepare five test groups each having 30 grams of TBC, but different slice thickness. Then weigh 90 grams of Zanba, which is three times as much as that of the TBC in each group. Set the temperature and the time of the automatic stir fry machine to 140 degrees Celsius and 40 minutes respectively.
After the machine has heated up to the set temperature, add the weighed amounts of TBC and Zanba into the machine. Then using a high speed smashing machine, grind the Zanba stir-fried TBC into powder. Next, weigh two grams of Zanba stir-fried TBC powder in a conical flask.
To the sample in the flask, add three milliliters of ammonia solution followed by 50 milliliters of a mixture of isopropyl alcohol and ethyl acetate, having a volume ratio of one is to one. After recording the weight of the conical flask with the contents, ultrasonicate the TBC sample for 30 minutes at 220 volts and 40 kilohertz maintaining a temperature below 25 degrees Celsius. Weigh the conical flask with the sample once again after the ultrasonic extraction.
Make up for the lost weight by adding the isopropyl alcohol and ethyl acetate mixture mentioned previously, and filter the sample solution. Evaporate 25 milliliters of the filtrate to dryness using a rotary evaporator at 40 degrees Celsius. Then dissolve the residue in five milliliters of a solution of 0.05 hydrochloric acid in methanol.
Filter the solution through a 0.2 micron syringe filter, and analyze it by performing high performance liquid chromatography, or HPLC. Calculate the contents of the MDA and DDAs in different processing products according to the standard curve. Calculate the comprehensive score based on the results via the critic method.
Following the method demonstrated above, compare the amounts of Zanba, processing temperatures, and times for processing technology optimization. The results of the single factor tests revealed that the comprehensive scores of Zanba stir-fried TBC were highest when the sliced thickness is two centimeters, the amount of Zanba is three times, the processing temperature is 120 degrees Celsius, and the processing time is 60 minutes. The results revealed the range of slicing thickness, amount of Zanba, processing temperature, and processing time to be used for future experiments.
