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In recent years, it has been determined in various studies that many fermented products produced by natural fermentation have probiotic potential. It is reported that shalgam juice, which is one of the traditional vegetable-based fermented foods unique to our country and has a microbiota rich in lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and yeasts, has probiotic potential and the consumption of this product is beneficial for health. However, in order to call the product as "probiotic food", and to have positive effects on health, it must contain at least 106 CFU/mL-g of viable probiotic cells. This study was carried out to examine whether traditional and commercially produced turnip juices sold in different provinces of Turkey contain sufficient amounts of viable cells. In the study, the LAB counts of the samples were determined between 1.55-6.51 log CFU/mL, while the yeast counts of the samples were found between 1.13-5.32 log CFU/mL. These results revealed that shalgam juices commonly do not contain viable cells sufficient to call the product as probiotic. In addition, there is a need for studies in which the culturable microorganisms obtained from shalgam juices should be investigated in terms of probiotic properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Turnip juice, Shalgam, which is produced through lactic acid fermentation, is a red, blurry and sour tasting drink special to Turkey. Flour made of cracked wheat, rutabaga, water, sour dough, black carrot and salt are used as ingredients in the production. In this study; the effects of different amounts of black carrot used in turnip juice, which had been proportioned as 10, 15 and 20% in the production, on chemical properties, color composition, total phenolic content, total anthocyanin content and sensorial properties of the juice were determined. Results indicated that as the amount of black carrot increased, total acidity, total phenolic and anthocyanin contents increased. Total phenolic contents in the turnip juice increased during fermentation and with an increase in the amount of black carrot used in formula. At the end of the fermentation, total phenolic contents of turnip juices with 10, 15 and 20% black carrot were 455.51, 654.01, 858.51 mg (gallic acid equivalent)/L, respectively. Similar to total phenolic contents; total anthocyanin contents of turnip juices increased with time and an increase in the amount of black carrot used and total anthocyanin contents were 157.52, 214.94, 306.40 mg cy-3-glu/L, respectively. According to the results of sensory evaluation, the turnip juice sample containing 20% black carrot was the most favored sample among the three types. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]