In this study, seven different ice cream samples were produced using sucrose, high fructose corn syrup (HFCS), glucose syrup (GS),

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Eremurus spectabilis grows in the spring as a wild vegetable and for many years has been used both as a food or food additive and for therapeutic purposes. This study investigated the total phenolic content and the antimicrobial, antioxidant, and antiradical activities of methanol, ethanol, and aqueous extracts of E. spectabilis (obtained from the Antalya region of Turkey). In addition, volatile compounds of E. spectabilis were characterized by using gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Major components of E. spectabilis volatile compounds were carvone (44.64%), carvacrol (14.45%), pentane, 2-methyl- (7.34%), (E)-caryophyllene (5.57%), valencene (5.11%), cis-calamenene (2.01%), cadalene (1.10%), and acetic acid (1.12%). The highest total phenolic content was seen with methanol extract (mean±standard deviation, 31.92 ± 0.48 mg gallic acid equivalents/g dry extract). The ethanol extract showed the highest antiradical activity, with a 50% inhibitory concentration of 35.14 μg/L in the 1,1-diphenyl-2- picrylhydrazyl assay. The strongest antioxidant activity was detected in methanol extract (81.72 ± 0.62 mg ascorbic acid equivalents/g). Twelve bacteria species were used to analyze the antimicrobial activity of extracts. The 1% concentrations of all extracts showed no inhibitive effect on any bacterium. The most resistant bacterium was Yersinia enterocolitica, and the most sensitive bacterium was Pseudomonas aeruginosa. A positive correlation was seen between concentrations and inhibition zones, and some differences occurred between antimicrobial activity of other concentrations.

Kashar cheese, traditionally produced, is a popular dairy product in Turkey.Kashar cheese-a hard cheese-is frequently contaminated with mould. Potassium sorbate can be used for preservation of Kashar cheese. In this article, the effect of potassium sorbate on the microbiological characteristics of Kashar cheese was studied. It was found that the microbial counts at stored at 4 ± 0.1°C for 12 and 24 hours were not different from that of fresh milk samples. The means of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria (TAMB), lactic acid bacteria (LAB), coliforms, Staphylococcus aureus, proteolytic microorganisms, lipolytic bacteria, psychrotrophic bacteria and yeast-moulds in the cheese samples were determined as 4.3 × 10 7 , 2.1 × 10 5 , 3.5 × 10, 1.2 × 10, 4.5 × 10 5 , 5.6 × 10 4 , 1.7 × 10 3 , and 4.8 × 10 4 cfu/g, respectively. The addition of potassium sorbate to Kashar cheese decreased the coliform and yeast-mould counts. The yeast and mould counts of cheese samples with added dry potassium sorbate were lower than that of fluid potassium sorbate.

In this study, the effects of four different direct‐vat‐set (DVS) commercial starter cultures (CHN11, CHN22, EZAL BT001 and MM100) and storage temperatures (4 ± 1 and −18 ± 2°C) on the oxidative stability and diacetyl production in butter during a 4‐month period were investigated. Samples were taken from butter on days 3, 30, 60, 90 and 120. Analyses of titration acidity, peroxide value, free fatty acids and diacetyl contents of the samples taken were carried out. The effects of the starter cultures on the peroxide value and diacetyl contents were found to be significant (P < 0.01) while the storage temperatures significantly affected all parameters tested. Interaction between the type of culture and storage temperature was significant for free fatty acids (P < 0.05) and diacetyl content (P < 0.01).