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In a previous study, a micro-oil-sprayed thermal air (MOTA) technique was developed, which effectively enhanced the rehydration properties and improved the color characteristics of Cirsium setidens after processing. Here, we investigated the relationship between the color characteristics and taste of MOTA-processed C. setidens and the effect of NaCl pretreatment, prior to processing, on the final quality of dried C. setidens. NaCl pretreatment, whether combined with the MOTA technique or not, showed improved color characteristics, in which MOTA-and NaCl+ MOTA-processed C. setidens manifested equal color characteristics. In contrast, NaCl + MOTA-processed C. setidens resulted in significantly higher values of sourness and saltiness than MOTA-processed C. setidens when the taste of the rehydrated C. setidens was examined using an electronic tongue (Astree II; Alpha MOS, Toulouse, France). Pearson correlation coefficient analysis showed that sourness and saltness were negatively correlated with Hunter a* values and positively correlated with Hunter L* and Hunter b* values, indicating that the color characteristics of dried and rehydrated C. setidens could be indicators of taste. Furthermore, the amounts of total phenol and chlorophyll were better preserved in C. setidens processed by the MOTA technique with NaCl than by the MOTA technique alone. Our data revealed that the color characteristics of dried plants are associated with the taste of processed C. setidens, and that the MOTA technique with NaCl pretreatment is a useful method for preserving health-promoting compounds during processing.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/plants12183193","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,6]],"date-time":"2023-09-06T10:14:14Z","timestamp":1693995254000},"page":"3193","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Effect of NaCl Pretreatment on the Relationship between the Color Characteristics and Taste of Cirsium setidens Processed Using a Micro-Oil-Sprayed Thermal Air Technique"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"12","author":[{"given":"Yonghyun","family":"Kim","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Special Forest Resources Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon 16631, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Uk","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Special Forest Resources Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon 16631, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-7121-424X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hyun Ji","family":"Eo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Special Forest Resources Division, National Institute of Forest Science, Gwonseon-gu, Suwon 16631, Republic of Korea"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2023,9,6]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"763","DOI":"10.1089\/jmf.2017.3965","article-title":"Standardized Cirsium setidens Nakai ethanolic extract suppresses adipogenesis and regulates lipid metabolisms in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and C57BL\/6J mice fed high-fat diets","volume":"20","author":"Cho","year":"2017","journal-title":"J. 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