A traditional Turkish beverage: Salep
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2006
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Taylor & Francis
Abstract
Salep is produced from tubers of orchids that grow naturally in various regions of Turkey. It constitutes the raw material of a traditional Turkish beverage and is used for giving hardness and elasticity to Kahramanmaras-type of ice cream. Salep also is used as a raw material for some drugs. Botanists have reported that continuous and uncontrolled harvesting causes some orchid species to decrease to a critical level. For this reason, exportation of salep was prohibited by the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs.
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Food science & technology, Nutrition & dietetics, Traditional Turkish beverage, Salep, Orchidaceae, Fiber, Disease, Glucomannan, Konjac-mannan, Biodiversity, Elasticity, Agriculture and rural, Critical level, Ice creams, Turkishs, Beverages
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Tamer, C. E. vd. (2006). ''A traditional Turkish beverage: Salep''. Food Reviews International, 22(1), 43-50.