Orman Meyveli Tarhananın Fonksiyonel Özellikleri

Abstract

Tarhana is a traditional fermented product that is widely consumed in Turkey and obtained by drying and grinding the dough prepared with the addition of wheat flour, yogurt, various vegetables and spices. Tarhana is a very important food for all age groups due to the proteins, vitamins and minerals it contains. Tarhana is also used in the treatment of various diseases. It is thought that a potential food against various diseases will be obtained by adding forest fruits to its composition so that tarhana, which is a functional product, is more of a useful product. Forest fruits (raspberries, blackberries, blackberries, rosehip and blueberries) are known as a rich source of polyphenols, including anthosyanins, flavan-3-oller, prosiyanidines, flavonols, ellagitanens and hydroxynamates. Forest fruit tarhana; it is also known to have a positive effect on biomarkers for cancer, obesity and cardiovascular diseases. In this review study, increasing functional properties were evaluated due to the effect of forest fruits added to tarhana. Although there are studies in the literature that prove that the functional properties of tarhana are beneficial in terms of nutrition, more studies on the subject need to be done in order to better understand the functional properties and effects of the new products that emerged with the addition of forest fruits.