Camilya SMANALİYEVA | Canıl İSKAKOVA | Cıldız ÖSKÖNBAEVA

Article | 2019 | European Food Research and Technology245 ( 10 )

Wild fruits and berries from the walnut-fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan may hold nutritional and health benefits for humans. Since information on their nutritional value is scarce, physical properties and nutritional value of naturally occurring red, black, and yellow cherry plum fruits (Prunus divaricata Ledeb.) were evaluated. The wild cherry plums featured moisture contents between 81.07 and 85.87%, reducing sugar contents of 6.83-8.42%, alimentary fiber of 0.78-1.38%, ash contents of 0.48-0.74%, acidity levels of 0.97-2.31%, and ascorbic acid concentrations of 16.00-30.25 mg/100 g. The total phenolic concentrations of wild cherry pl . . .um fruits was determined at 177-365 mg/100 g expressed as gallic acid equivalents. The black wild cherry plum contained the highest amounts of polyphenols and anthocyanins among the analyzed samples as well as the domesticated Prunus varieties. The essential mineral profile indicated that zinc (Zn) featured the lowest concentrations with 0.05-0.18 mg/100 g, while potassium (K) was the most abundant mineral at 127.97-188.74 mg/100 g in all cherry plum samples. 100 g fresh wild cherry plum can contribute up to 26.4% of iron (Fe) to recommended dietary allowance. All these results indicate that wild cherry plum fruits can be beneficial for human nutrition. The determination of physical attributes and chemical composition of these fruits is essential to facilitate the establishment of product standards and to further promote the use of these products in the food industr More less

Camilya SMANALİYEVA

Article | 2009 | European Food Research and Technology229 ( 1 )

The physicochemical and rheological properties parameters of five German unifloral honey: false acacia, heather, sunflower, lime and rape (39 samples) were analysed to demonstrate the relation between botanical origin and material properties. The validity of the rheological constitutive equations by Herschel-Bulkley, Ostwald-De Waele and Newton was confirmed by varying temperature and crystalline state. Highly structured (crystalline) honey exhibits temperature dependent with all rheological anomalies (shear thinning, yield point and rheodynamic behaviour) and can described an average effective viscosity. Modern oscillation measurem . . .ents were used to determine the crystallization behaviour of honey. The results showed that crystallization of honey is depended on botanic origin, temperature and storage time. - Keywords: Honey Crystallization Shear rate test Oscillation tests Temperature-sweep Mixed phase behaviour More less

Cıldız ÖSKÖNBAEVA | Canıl İSKAKOVA

Article | 2020 | European Food Research and Technology247 ( 2 )

Kyrgyz walnut-fruit forests harbour a unique walnut diversity, which has rarely been investigated concerning nut properties and the influence of environmental conditions on these. We evaluated the influence of soil properties and altitude on physical and some chemical walnut properties at three sampling sites differing in altitude by 200 m. Walnut samples were collected from 15 randomly chosen trees. Soil samples from two depths under each tree were analysed for plant available mineral nutrients and soil chemical properties. In contrast to our hypothesis, physical nut and chemical kernel quality parameters did not differ between sam . . .pling sites at different altitude and were not affected by soil properties. Only pH showed a relationship with manganese availability in soil and kernel content, and was related to amino acid content of kernels. Tree and site-specific variability overrides abiotic influence caused by different altitude or soil properties and reflect the high genetic variability in these forests More less

Canıl İSKAKOVA | Cıldız ÖSKÖNBAEVA

Article | 2020 | European Food Research and Technology246 ( 5 )

This study is based on 2-year experimental results aimed at evaluating the nutritional value and pomological characteristics of wild fruits and berries from the walnut-fruit forests of southern Kyrgyzstan including apple (Malus sieversii var. kirgizorum), pear (Pyrus korshinskyi Litv.), rosehip (Rosa canina), or barberry (Berberis oblonga). Wild pear, characterised by its high level of alimentary fibres (8.76 g/100 g), offers a promising potential for industrial pectin production. Barberry features higher radical scavenging activity (antioxidant activity) as compared to Iranian and Turkish ecotypes. Among the investigated fruits and . . . berries, barberry and rosehip represent a good source of bioactive phytochemicals due to their high phenolic, anthocyanin, vitamin C and mineral contents. Regular consumption of such wild fruits can contribute between 26 and 100?o the recommended dietary allowance of selected mineral elements (Ca, Zn, Fe, Mn) helping to combat micro-nutrient deficiency in humans More less

Canıl İSKAKOVA

Correction | 2021 | European Food Research and Technology247 ( 8 )

Correction to: Investigation of nutritional characteristics and free radical scavenging activity of wild apple, pear, rosehip, and barberry from the walnut-fruit forests of Kyrgyzstan (vol 246, pg 1095, 2020)

Canıl İSKAKOVA

Article | 2021 | European Food Research and Technology247 ( 7 )

This study investigated the interaction of rice flour and two local strains of Lactobacillus acidophilus bacteria (LAB) from Kyrgyzstan used for the modification of a functional product for infant nutrition. White rice 2?/w and a local variety of brown rice 2?/w were used as prebiotic ingredients. The fermentation time of the samples ranged from 257 to 270 min to reduce the pH from 6.5 to 4.6. In the control product with 4?w/w) sugar the fermentation was faster (257 min), however, gel setting G