Edible wild plants are important food sources of the increasing world population and contribute to the healthy functioning of the body. Some of the edible wild plants, which are considered among the favourite flavours and consumed with pleasure in many countries, are rich in trace elements that play an effective role in the fight against various diseases. Ferula, a genus of edible wild plants in the Apiaceae family, is also known worldwide for its aromatic composition and medicinal properties. In this study, the essential oil of F. orientalis obtained by hydrodistillation and water, ethanol: water, methanol: water, chloroform, and n-hexane extracts prepared by classical and ultrasonic were studied. According to the mineral composition data determined by the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), the essential oil was found to contain only sodium, potassium, manganese, and aluminum, among the 18 elements scanned. The most common elements found in the extracts were potassium, sodium, and phosphorus, and their amounts varied between 982.504- 42 282.486 ppm, 3267.141- 39 103.835 ppm, and 1898.652- 9280.814 ppm, respectively. According to the results, the ultrasound process significantly increased the mineral transfer to the extracts (p< 0.01).
Ataturk University, Scientific Research Projects Unit
2016/251
The authors thank the Research Projects Unit of Atatürk University for the laboratory facilities and financial support provided (BAP-Project No: 251/2016) and Meryem Sengul Koseoglu who helped in the identification of the plant (Ataturk University, Faculty of Science, Erzurum, Turkey).
Edible wild plants are important food sources of the increasing world population and contribute to the healthy functioning of the body. Some of the edible wild plants, which are considered among the favourite flavours and consumed with pleasure in many countries, are rich in trace elements that play an effective role in the fight against various diseases. Ferula, a genus of edible wild plants in the Apiaceae family, is also known worldwide for its aromatic composition and medicinal properties. In this study, the essential oil of F. orientalis obtained by hydrodistillation and water, ethanol: water, methanol: water, chloroform, and n-hexane extracts prepared by classical and ultrasonic were studied. According to the mineral composition data determined by the Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS), the essential oil was found to contain only sodium, potassium, manganese, and aluminum, among the 18 elements scanned. The most common elements found in the extracts were potassium, sodium, and phosphorus, and their amounts varied between 982.504- 42 282.486 ppm, 3267.141- 39 103.835 ppm, and 1898.652- 9280.814 ppm, respectively. According to the results, the ultrasound process significantly increased the mineral transfer to the extracts (p< 0.01).
2016/251
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Food Engineering |
Journal Section | Gıda Mühendisliği / Food Engineering |
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Project Number | 2016/251 |
Publication Date | June 1, 2021 |
Submission Date | December 8, 2020 |
Acceptance Date | February 21, 2021 |
Published in Issue | Year 2021 Volume: 11 Issue: 2 |