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In this study, it is aimed to determine how different cooking processes (boiled (B), steamed (S), pressure boiled (PB), and pressure steamed (PS)) cause changes in various vegetables (potato, carrot, beet root, black carrot, celery, turnip, and sweet potato). The different process had a very significant effect (p < 0.01) on the L*, a*, b*, C*, H°, dry matter content, total soluble solids (TSS), ash content, pH, and titratable acidity values of vegetables. The process and vegetable kind were found to have a very significant effect (p < 0.01) on vitamin C and total phenolic content (TPC) of vegetables. It was revealed that the vitamin C was preserved better in S and PS than B vegetables. Except all PB, B, S sweet potato and cooked celery the TPC of other samples decreased at different rates (6.12%–88.30%) with cooking. It was found that the antioxidant activity (AA) of vegetables decreased with the process. It was determined that the mineral compositions of vegetables cooked with different methods were significantly different (p < 0.01) from raw vegetables, except for Fe. A positive correlation was detected between the samples' AA and color values. As a result, it was revealed that S vegetables preserved their color values better and the AA values of S vegetables were closest to raw vegetables. Novelty Impact Statement: In terms of healthy nutrition, the differences in the characteristics of the food cooked with the heat treatment process in cooked foods has recently aroused an increasing interest. The study showed that physical and chemical properties, total phenolic content, and antioxidant properties were interrelated with different vegetables and different cooking methods. This was due to the different compositions and cooking techniques of vegetables, which determine the cell wall integrity and solubility of cell components during heat treatments. It was determined that the properties of steamed beetroot and black carrot were better preserved among different vegetables cooked with four different cooking methods (boiled, steamed, pressure boiled, and pressure steamed). The antioxidant activity of vegetables decreased with the treatment. Except for Fe, the mineral compositions of vegetables cooked by different methods were significantly different from raw vegetables. As a result, it was revealed that steamed vegetables preserved their color values better and the antioxidant activity values of steamed vegetables were closest to raw vegetables. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, extracts were prepared from the flesh and seeds of Rosa pimpinellifolia L. using different solvents and different extraction methods. Flesh pulp, seed powder, and the obtained extracts were added to the ice cream at 5%. Changes in some physical and chemical properties of the ice cream at the beginning and in the 2nd, 4th, and 6th months of storage were determined. It was found that the process had a very significant effect on dry matter content, pH value, titratable acidity, volume increase, complete melting time, L*, a*, b*, C, H°, and ΔE values, total phenolic content, and total monomeric anthocyanin content (p <.01). It was revealed that storage time had a very significant effect on dry matter content, pH value, titratable acidity, complete melting time, b* and C values, total phenolic content, and ABTS•+ (p <.01). There was no change in the total content of monomeric anthocyanins during the storage period of ice cream samples. Novelty impact statement: Nowadays, the use of natural colorants has become widespread and artificial colorants are considered to cause harm to human health. Color and color stability in foods are important factors that determine consumer preference. The ways of obtaining anthocyanins, which give the red color, from many plants and their stability are currently being investigated. However, the growing conditions of these plants and the storage stability of the obtained natural colorant are commercially important. Anthocyanin‐based extracts were obtained from the flesh and seeds of R. pimpinellifolia, acquired from a shrub that is naturally grown in Turkey and can meet its water needs with rainwater, and the possibilities of using anthocyanin‐based extracts as natural colorants were investigated for the first time. It was concluded that the fruit and extracts of R. pimpinellifolia were a good commercial source of anthocyanins and could be used as a natural colorant due to their color stability during storage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]