THE MINERAL CONTENT OF KEFIR COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED IN TURKEY
Gulen Turker, Bayram Kizilkayar, Nazan Cevik
Pages: 260-266
Published: 1 Jan 2013
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Abstract: Dairy products are regarded as important mineral sources and therefore, it is of significance to determine the mineral composition of fermented milk products. In this study, the mineral composition of plain kefir as well as kefir containing strawberry and mixed berry types commercially produced in Turkey was evaluated. No differences in the Ca, P and Fe levels among the kefir samples were detected. On the other hand, K and Na levels were found to be higher in mixed berry kefir than that of plain and strawberry kefir, while the lowest Mg and Zn concentrations were detected in mixed berry kefir (p<0.05). The highest Cu level was found in plain kefir, while the lowest Cu level was detected in mixed berry kefir samples (p<0.05). The variations in the mineral composition of the different kefir samples might be due to the variation in the supplements used in the different types of kefir.
Keywords: mineral composition, kefir
Cite this article: Gulen Turker, Bayram Kizilkayar, Nazan Cevik. THE MINERAL CONTENT OF KEFIR COMMERCIALLY PRODUCED IN TURKEY. Journal of International Scientific Publications: Materials, Methods & Technologies 7, 260-266 (2013). https://www.scientific-publications.net/en/article/1003056/
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