The Effect of Enrichment with Different Seed Powders on the Quality Characteristics and Antioxidant Activity of Functional Probiotic Goat Yogurt

Project no. 32361 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2024

Summary

<p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(15, 17, 21);">One&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;most&nbsp;important&nbsp;problems&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;food&nbsp;industry,&nbsp;both&nbsp;globally&nbsp;and&nbsp;in&nbsp;our&nbsp;country,&nbsp;is&nbsp;food&nbsp;waste.&nbsp;Considering&nbsp;the&nbsp;pollution&nbsp;it&nbsp;causes,&nbsp;the&nbsp;depletion&nbsp;of&nbsp;natural&nbsp;resources,&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;economic&nbsp;and&nbsp;social&nbsp;harms,&nbsp;the&nbsp;effective&nbsp;management&nbsp;and&nbsp;reevaluation&nbsp;of&nbsp;food&nbsp;waste&nbsp;is&nbsp;important&nbsp;for&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;development.&nbsp;In&nbsp;line&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;European&nbsp;Commission's&nbsp;directives&nbsp;on&nbsp;waste&nbsp;and&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;sustainability&nbsp;(1999/31/EC&nbsp;and&nbsp;2008/98/EC),&nbsp;food&nbsp;businesses&nbsp;are&nbsp;trying&nbsp;to&nbsp;reduce&nbsp;the&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;impact&nbsp;of&nbsp;wastes&nbsp;and&nbsp;by-products&nbsp;in&nbsp;their&nbsp;production&nbsp;activities.&nbsp;Due&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;increasing&nbsp;world&nbsp;population&nbsp;and&nbsp;depleting&nbsp;natural&nbsp;resources,&nbsp;efforts&nbsp;are&nbsp;now&nbsp;being&nbsp;made&nbsp;to&nbsp;evaluate&nbsp;every&nbsp;waste&nbsp;from&nbsp;both&nbsp;an&nbsp;economic&nbsp;and&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;perspective.&nbsp;Today,&nbsp;with&nbsp;changing&nbsp;lifestyles&nbsp;and&nbsp;the&nbsp;increase&nbsp;in&nbsp;health-conscious&nbsp;consumers,&nbsp;the&nbsp;tendency&nbsp;toward&nbsp;alternative&nbsp;diets&nbsp;has&nbsp;also&nbsp;increased.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;context,&nbsp;there&nbsp;is&nbsp;a&nbsp;rapidly&nbsp;growing&nbsp;demand&nbsp;for&nbsp;dairy&nbsp;products&nbsp;enriched&nbsp;with&nbsp;plant-based&nbsp;proteins&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;category&nbsp;of&nbsp;newly&nbsp;developed&nbsp;food&nbsp;products.&nbsp;Dairy&nbsp;products&nbsp;contain&nbsp;low&nbsp;concentrations&nbsp;of&nbsp;phenolic&nbsp;compounds,&nbsp;antioxidants,&nbsp;and&nbsp;fiber.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;an&nbsp;established&nbsp;fact&nbsp;that&nbsp;fruits&nbsp;and&nbsp;even&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;seeds&nbsp;are&nbsp;rich&nbsp;sources&nbsp;of&nbsp;phenolic&nbsp;compounds&nbsp;and&nbsp;antioxidant&nbsp;activity.&nbsp;Fruit&nbsp;waste&nbsp;can&nbsp;cause&nbsp;environmental&nbsp;pollution&nbsp;by&nbsp;releasing&nbsp;nutrients&nbsp;or&nbsp;toxic&nbsp;chemicals&nbsp;into&nbsp;the&nbsp;soil&nbsp;and&nbsp;can&nbsp;provide&nbsp;a&nbsp;platform&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;reproduction&nbsp;of&nbsp;vectors&nbsp;that&nbsp;cause&nbsp;various&nbsp;diseases.&nbsp;Therefore,&nbsp;the&nbsp;recycling&nbsp;of&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;waste&nbsp;and&nbsp;its&nbsp;processing&nbsp;into&nbsp;products&nbsp;with&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;high&nbsp;added&nbsp;value&nbsp;as&nbsp;functional&nbsp;food&nbsp;ingredients&nbsp;is&nbsp;important&nbsp;for&nbsp;waste&nbsp;management&nbsp;and&nbsp;sustainability.&nbsp;Within&nbsp;this&nbsp;framework,&nbsp;enriching&nbsp;fermented&nbsp;dairy&nbsp;products&nbsp;with&nbsp;non-dairy&nbsp;ingredients&nbsp;emerges&nbsp;as&nbsp;a&nbsp;good&nbsp;option&nbsp;for&nbsp;improving&nbsp;the&nbsp;functional&nbsp;and&nbsp;bioactive&nbsp;properties&nbsp;of&nbsp;final&nbsp;products.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;the&nbsp;popularity&nbsp;of&nbsp;synbiotic&nbsp;yogurts&nbsp;obtained&nbsp;by&nbsp;adding&nbsp;components&nbsp;with&nbsp;prebiotic&nbsp;effects&nbsp;to&nbsp;probiotic-containing&nbsp;yogurts&nbsp;is&nbsp;gradually&nbsp;increasing.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;context,&nbsp;evaluating&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;seeds&nbsp;with&nbsp;prebiotic&nbsp;effects&nbsp;and&nbsp;using&nbsp;them&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;production&nbsp;of&nbsp;high&nbsp;value-added&nbsp;probiotic&nbsp;yogurts&nbsp;is&nbsp;economically&nbsp;important,&nbsp;while&nbsp;functional&nbsp;yogurts&nbsp;enriched&nbsp;with&nbsp;pumpkin,&nbsp;watermelon,&nbsp;and&nbsp;avocado&nbsp;seed&nbsp;powders,&nbsp;which&nbsp;have&nbsp;high&nbsp;protein&nbsp;content&nbsp;and&nbsp;antioxidant&nbsp;activity&nbsp;and&nbsp;are&nbsp;known&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;numerous&nbsp;health&nbsp;benefits,&nbsp;are&nbsp;also&nbsp;important&nbsp;in&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;meeting&nbsp;consumer&nbsp;demand.&nbsp;In&nbsp;addition,&nbsp;it&nbsp;is&nbsp;thought&nbsp;that&nbsp;probiotic&nbsp;yogurt&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;produced&nbsp;from&nbsp;goat&nbsp;milk&nbsp;enriched&nbsp;with&nbsp;the&nbsp;specified&nbsp;seed&nbsp;powders&nbsp;will&nbsp;also&nbsp;make&nbsp;a&nbsp;significant&nbsp;contribution&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;functional&nbsp;product&nbsp;market.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(15, 17, 21);">Since&nbsp;the&nbsp;seed&nbsp;powders&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;added&nbsp;have&nbsp;high&nbsp;protein&nbsp;content,&nbsp;their&nbsp;effect&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;quality&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;yogurts&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;examined.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;context,&nbsp;in&nbsp;addition&nbsp;to&nbsp;physicochemical&nbsp;analyses&nbsp;in&nbsp;probiotic&nbsp;yogurts,&nbsp;hardness&nbsp;and&nbsp;water-holding&nbsp;analyses&nbsp;as&nbsp;well&nbsp;as&nbsp;color&nbsp;analysis&nbsp;will&nbsp;be&nbsp;performed.&nbsp;Furthermore,&nbsp;determining&nbsp;the&nbsp;effect&nbsp;of&nbsp;pumpkin,&nbsp;avocado,&nbsp;and&nbsp;watermelon&nbsp;seed&nbsp;powders,&nbsp;which&nbsp;are&nbsp;stated&nbsp;to&nbsp;have&nbsp;prebiotic&nbsp;effects,&nbsp;on&nbsp;the&nbsp;viability&nbsp;of&nbsp;B.&nbsp;longum&nbsp;and&nbsp;L.&nbsp;casei&nbsp;probiotic&nbsp;bacteria&nbsp;and&nbsp;revealing&nbsp;how&nbsp;different&nbsp;fruit&nbsp;seed&nbsp;powders&nbsp;will&nbsp;affect&nbsp;the&nbsp;antioxidant&nbsp;activity&nbsp;of&nbsp;probiotic&nbsp;yogurt&nbsp;will&nbsp;provide&nbsp;new&nbsp;information&nbsp;to&nbsp;functional&nbsp;food&nbsp;science.&nbsp;The&nbsp;project&nbsp;is&nbsp;planned&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;completed&nbsp;in&nbsp;18&nbsp;months.</span></p><p><span style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: rgb(15, 17, 21);">Our&nbsp;project&nbsp;is&nbsp;directly&nbsp;related&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;topic&nbsp;of&nbsp;"bioprocess&nbsp;and&nbsp;fermentation&nbsp;technologies"&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;heading&nbsp;of&nbsp;Biotechnology&nbsp;among&nbsp;Ege&nbsp;University's&nbsp;priority&nbsp;areas;&nbsp;to&nbsp;"food&nbsp;quality"&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;heading&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sustainable&nbsp;Agriculture&nbsp;and&nbsp;Food&nbsp;Technologies;&nbsp;and&nbsp;also&nbsp;to&nbsp;"recovery&nbsp;of&nbsp;wastes&nbsp;and&nbsp;production&nbsp;of&nbsp;high&nbsp;value-added&nbsp;materials"&nbsp;under&nbsp;the&nbsp;heading&nbsp;of&nbsp;Sustainable&nbsp;Innovative&nbsp;Environmental&nbsp;Technologies&nbsp;and&nbsp;Applications.</span></p>

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