Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences
Open Access

Abstract

Winter Boost of Ancient Times for Health and Wellness

Evrendilek GA

With the growing number of cardiovascular diseases, diabetics, cancer and other chronic diseases, additive free and organic foods are getting popular. All people regardless of the age and gender have a desire to consume sweet foods to provide energy and to satisfy their sweet taste, and this fact cause consumption of unhealthy carbohydrate sources. Pekmez is a traditional Turkish food made by using different fruits such as grape, mulberry, fig, apple, and sugar beet that consumed by different ages of people especially in winter. Besides being a natural energy source, it also gets attraction with its nutritive value. Although it is an excellent source of health promoting compounds, the value of pekmez is not known and thus it stays as a local product.