{"title":"Relationships between Anthocyanin Content and Some Pomological and Colour Characteristics of Black Mulberry (Morus nigra) Fruit","authors":"O. Öcalan, O. Saraçoğlu","doi":"10.53663/turjfas.1440608","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53663/turjfas.1440608","url":null,"abstract":"The analytical method used to determine the total monomeric anthocyanin content of fruits is costly and labour-intensive. Researchers are endeavouring to develop prediction models to determine anthocyanin content in a simpler and more accurate way. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there is a relationship between anthocyanin and some fruit characteristics (width, length, weight, L, a, b, chroma, hue) in black mulberry (Morus nigra) fruit. With the outputs of the study, it is aimed to provide preliminary information for the models to be developed for anthocyanin estimation in future studies. The study material, black mulberry fruits, was collected from a single black mulberry tree in Kemalpaşa village of Tokat province in 2022. Harvesting of the fruits continued for two weeks as raw, semi-ripe and ripe. A total of 586 fruits were individually evaluated and the weight, width, length, colour parameters (L*, a*, b*, b*, chroma, and hue) and total monomeric anthocyanin contents of each fruit were determined. Then, Pearson correlation coefficients between the variables were determined. Stepwise regression analysis was used to find the appropriate model to explain the change in the dependent variable anthocyanin with independent variables (length, width, weight, L, a, b, chroma, hue). After the multiple regression model was established, residual analysis was performed to see the outliers in the full model and to check the accuracy of the model. As a result of the study, it was observed that anthocyanin content could be predicted by colour parameters up to a certain maturity stage. This relationship was found to weaken at the ripeness stage when the fruit colour turns black.","PeriodicalId":505931,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Food and Agriculture Sciences","volume":"265 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140249400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparison of Product Losses and Foreign Material Separation Efficiencies of Hazelnut Harvesting Machines under Different Orchard Yield Conditions","authors":"H. Sauk, Mehmet Beyhan","doi":"10.53663/turjfas.1432844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53663/turjfas.1432844","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, the possibilities of using the prototype manufactured hazelnut harvesting machine with a mechanical efficient harvesting unit and hazelnut harvesting machine with a pneumatic efficient harvesting unit in the mechanical harvesting of hazelnuts grown in flat and near flat land conditions were examined and the product losses and the efficiency values of separating foreign materials were determined to reveal how these machines affect the hazelnut harvesting system. For this purpose, the trials were carried out under five different orchard yield conditions (71.74, 143.48, 215.23, 286.97, and 358.72 kg ha-1). As a result of the experiments, the product loss and foreign material removal efficiency obtained by hazelnut harvesting with a hazelnut harvesting machine with a mechanical effective harvesting unit were determined between 34.39-37.92% and 96.91-95.62%, respectively. The product losses and foreign material removal efficiency values obtained by hazelnut harvesting machine with pneumatic effective harvesting unit were determined between 6.84-5.07% and 93.33-86.73%, respectively. The data to be obtained as a result of the study, in addition to examining the mechanical harvesting of hazelnuts, will enable the reasons for the changes that may occur in the performance characteristics of existing machines to be explained and suggestions can be made for improvement.","PeriodicalId":505931,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Food and Agriculture Sciences","volume":"52 19","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140258831","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF DRIED FRUIT ON SENSORY AND TEXTURE PROPERTIES OF WHITE CHEESE","authors":"Z. Tarakçı, Murat Yolaşan","doi":"10.53663/turjfas.1428521","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53663/turjfas.1428521","url":null,"abstract":"In the study, five kinds of white cheese produced, one of which was a control sample. According to the amount of curd used in the production of cheese, black mulberry, blackberry, black grape and raspberry dried fruit added to the curd at a rate of 2%. The cheeses packed with a vacuum packaging machine and left to mature for 90 days at 7±1°C. During the ripening period (5th, 30th, 60th, 90th days) samples were taken from cheeses, sensory analyses were performed, and their L*, a*, b* colour values and textural parameters including resilience, hardness, elasticity, gumminess, cohesiveness, adhesiveness, and chewiness were deter-mined using texture profile analyses (TPA). It was observed that neither cohesiveness, adhesive-ness and elastic parameters of texture profile differed in terms of cheese type, nor important statistical difference was identified (P˃0.10), differences regarding the ripening process found out though (P","PeriodicalId":505931,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Food and Agriculture Sciences","volume":"8 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140263679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative seasonal analysis of IC50, total antioxidant capacity, phenolics, and flavonoids of some vegetable plants from the aquaponics system","authors":"Labaran Ibrahim","doi":"10.53663/turjfas.1420984","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53663/turjfas.1420984","url":null,"abstract":"Seasonal factors such as temperature, solar UV-light intensity, and daylight length can induce changes in the water quality properties and, hence, the nutritional compositions of plants. This comparative study was carried out for the consecutive four (4) seasons (winter, spring, summer, and autumn) to determine the influence of seasonal variations on the 50% inhibitory concentration (IC50), total antioxidant capacity (TAC), total phenolic content (TPC), and total flavonoid content (TPC) of the red chili fruit (RCF), red tomato fruit (RTF), green leafy spinach (GLS), and green leafy lettuce (GLL) collected from a coupled commercial aquaponics system. The IC50, TAC, TPC, and TFC concentration levels indicated a significant (P","PeriodicalId":505931,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Food and Agriculture Sciences","volume":"410 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140454300","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A new approach to the horse nutrition: Nanoparticles","authors":"Şevket Evci̇","doi":"10.53663/turjfas.1394943","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53663/turjfas.1394943","url":null,"abstract":"There has been a gradual increase in research on alternative feed materials and feed additives in animal nutrition. Since the purpose of animal nutrition is to ensure healthy and sustainable animal production, the primary objective is to ensure that the alternative substances are not only beneficial to disposal of waste, but also to the health and development of the animals. Particularly in horse farming, feeding is based on commercial diets supplemented with some vitamin additives. However, the specific digestive anatomy and physiology of horses create obstacles in the methods, which used to compensate for deficient feedstuffs and nutrients. Nanoparticles, which are widely used especially in human nutrition and discovered in search of alternative sources after various legal regulations in animal nutrition, have not yet opened a field for itself in equine nutrition. In this study, the aspects and possibilities of using nanoparticles, which are frequently used in ruminant and poultry nutrition, in equine nutrition were discussed and the pros and cons of nanoparticles were criticized.","PeriodicalId":505931,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Food and Agriculture Sciences","volume":"210 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140483941","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modification and Performance Evaluation of Yam Peeling Machine","authors":"O. Adetola, Idris Mustapha","doi":"10.53663/turjfas.1385212","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.53663/turjfas.1385212","url":null,"abstract":"Yam is a versatile crop and plays a vital role in tropical regions, where it can be transformed into various food products. Peeling is an essential step in the processing of yam, as it increases its value. While manual peeling with knives is common in households, larger-scale production requires the use of yam peeling machines. The objective of this study was to analyse and enhance the performance of an existing yam peeling machine. The key components of the machine include the machine frame, a wire mesh-like drum, a speed reduction gear motor, a pumping machine, sprockets, pipes, and a water container. The yam peeler is powered by a three-phase 2 hp electric motor. The machine was tested on three different types of yams with varying moisture contents and at different speeds. Various performance parameters such as peeling efficiency, peeling capacity, flesh loss, and time efficiency were evaluated. Statistical analysis and SPSS models were utilized to examine the relationship between different factors and the performance metrics of the machine. The study revealed that as the peeling speed increased, the efficiency decreased. The peeling efficiency ranged from 63.27% to 92.74%, peeling capacity ranged from 2.28 kg/hr to 11.34 kg/hr, and flesh loss varied from 7.26% to 36.73%. The moisture content of the yams, peeling speeds, and tuber morphology were found to have significant effects on peeling efficiency, flesh loss, peeling capacity, and time efficiency. The yam peeler production cost is estimated to be $150. The machine demonstrated suitability for small-scale food industries due to its low cost and minimal maintenance requirements.","PeriodicalId":505931,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Food and Agriculture Sciences","volume":"115 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140505225","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}