Compositae ve Liliales Familyalarına Ait Bazı Bitkilerin İnülin İçerikleri ile Fonksiyonel Özelliklerinin Belirlenmesi

Inulin is a natural, plant-derived storage polysaccharide with a wide range of food and pharmaceutical applications, and today it has an important place in the food industry in the preparation of functional foods. Due to the increasing interest in obtaining inulin, this study aimed to investigate the sources of inulin in some plants belonging to the Compositae and Liliales families, to determine their inulin contents, and functional properties. In this study, the presence of inulin was determined in sunflower (crown part), artichoke (leaf), dandelion, leek, garlic, onion, and Jerusalem artichoke. Additionally, the relationship between total phenolic substances and antioxidant capacity values in products where inulin was detected was investigated. In addition, the color and pH values of the materials were determined. The highest inulin content among the studied materials was determined in garlic samples (20.179±0.188 g/100g). The correlation between total phenolic substances and total antioxidant capacity was determined between 0.866 and 0.989 in all materials.