title: Determination of D-pinitol in carob syrup.
abstract: Carob syrup is a traditional product native to the Mediterranean region, containing a high concentration of sugar, phenolic compounds and minerals. d-pinitol is a bioactive component extracted from legumes and has some beneficial effects on human metabolism. In this research, the d-pinitol content and sugar profile of 10 different carob syrup samples purchased from Turkish markets were determined. Mean d-pinitol, sucrose, glucose and fructose contents of samples were found to be 84.63 ± 10.73, 385.90 ± 45.07, 152.44 ± 21.72 and 162.03 ± 21.45 g/kg dry weight, respectively. Carob syrup has a considerable amount of d-pinitol compared with the other d-pinitol-including legumes. Consequently, this study showed that carob syrup may be a suitable source of d-pinitol for medical use and d-pinitol may be an indicator for the detection of any adulteration in carob syrup.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering, Department of Food Engineering, Akdeniz University, Antalya, Turkey. nedimtetik@akdeniz.edu.tr
authors.forename: Nedim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Tetik
authors.forename: Irfan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Turhan
authors.forename: Hatice R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Oziyci
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Karhan
mesh_terms: D019422:Dietary Sucrose / Q000032:analysis*; D007887:Fabaceae / Q000737:chemistry*; D005632:Fructose / Q000032:analysis*; D005638:Fruit / Q000737:chemistry; D005685:Galactans / Q000737:chemistry*; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007294:Inositol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis; D008351:Mannans / Q000737:chemistry*; D019083:Mediterranean Region; D053149:Plant Gums / Q000737:chemistry*; D014421:Turkey
chemical_list: D019422:Dietary Sucrose; D005685:Galactans; D008351:Mannans; D053149:Plant Gums; D005632:Fructose; C021730:pinitol; D007294:Inositol; D005947:Glucose; C017471:locust bean gum