A traditional Turkish beverage: Salep

Tamer C. E., Karaman B., Copur Ö. U.

FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL, cilt.22, sa.1, ss.43-50, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Derleme
  • Cilt numarası: 22 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2006
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/87559120500379902
  • Dergi Adı: FOOD REVIEWS INTERNATIONAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.43-50
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: salep, Orchidaceae, traditional Turkish beverage, KONJAC-MANNAN, GLUCOMANNAN, DISEASE, FIBER
  • Bursa Uludağ Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Salep is produced from tubers of orchids that grow naturally in various regions of Turkey. It constitutes the raw material of a traditional Turkish beverage and is used for giving hardness and elasticity to Kahramanmaras-type of ice cream. Salep also is used as a raw material for some drugs. Botanists have reported that continuous and uncontrolled harvesting causes some orchid species to decrease to a critical level. For this reason, exportation of salep was prohibited by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.