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To improve the quality and prolongation of chopped ginger, they were treated with NaCl, citric acid, ascorbic acid alone or combination of them at 5℃. The browning and stink of chopped ginger were prevented by adding 10% NaCl, 0.5∼2.0% citric acid, but the control became severely browned and deteriorated after 1 month storage. The application of 0.5% citric acid maintained citrine color and decreased the activity of polyphenol oxidase(PPO) more significantly compared to 5.0% NaCl or 0.5% ascorbic acid. Ascorbic acid treatment become browned at 1.0∼2.0% and easily deteriorated compared to citric acid. Citric acid(0.5%) or ascorbic acid (0.5%) treatment was largely variation of pH compared to NaCl(5.0%)+citric acid(0.5%) or NaCl(5.0%)+ascorbic acid(0.5%) treatment during 8 month storage. The activity of PPO in NaCl(5.0%)+ascorbic acid(0.5%) treatment was elevated after 4 month storage. In chopped ginger, NaCl(5.0%)+citric acid(0.5%)+ascorbic acid(0.25%) treatment was more effective than 5.0%+0.1%+0.1%, 5.0%+0.5%+0.1% during 12 month storage.
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