Nutrition

Expert warning: “Sugar is a product to be controlled, not avoided” Commenting on sugar consumption, Professor Dr. Murat Baş said that sugar is not a food to be feared, but a food to be controlled. “We don’t need to avoid sugar, we need to manage sugar.” Acıbadem University, Dean of …

Hours before the sun rises over Van, a city in the far east of Turkey fringed by rolling hillsides and a spectacular lake, preparations are already well underway for the most important meal of the day. By 5 a.m., the scent of oven-hot flatbreads and freshly brewed Turkish tea is …

Big hike in simit (Turkish bagel) prices! Simit price is over the bread price… One of the products most affected by the price hikes was the simit (Turkish bagel). The price of simit, which has been increased many times in the last year, has risen from 3 liras to 4 …

Yüksel Tavşan, Chairperson of the Turkish Wholesalers’ Federation (TURKHAL), said that 5 chain markets and 10 thousands stores collect the crop of fruit and vegetable producers at the price they want and thus there is a risk that they will seize the all production. Tavşan said, “If Turkiye is left …

Press release… A call for healthy food from Uğur Toprak, the Head of Food Engineers İzmir Branch… Uğur Toprak, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the Izmir Branch of the Chamber of Food Engineers, called for the disclosure of the penalties imposed to prevent fraud in food and said, …

Ukraine world’s top exporter of sunflower seeds, 4th-biggest wheat exporter, 5th-largest corn exporter, report says… Wheat The Ukraine-Russia war is to likely cause major disruptions in global food markets, the World Bank Group said in a report published Wednesday. The two countries combined produce a quarter of the world’s wheat, …

Chairperson of the National Olive and Olive Oil Council (UZZK), Dr. Mustafa Tan, stated that there are enough domestic production olive oil stocks in Turkiye. “This year, we produced approximately 235 thousand tons of olive oil. We have around 270-280 thousand tonnes of olive oil with the stock taken from …

Pasta Producers and Industrialists’ Association (MÜSAD) Chairperson Nihat Uysallı made statements about the impact of the war between Russia and Ukraine on the wheat and pasta industry. Uysallı stated that Turkiye’s stock of both durum and bread wheat is sufficient. Nihat Uysallı Nihat Uysallı said that Turkiye’s stocks of both …

Press release… Aegean Dried Fruit and Products Exporters’ Association Chairperson Birol Celep said that dried fig exports were made to 112 countries, with an increase of 11 percent, amounting to 263 million dollars. Birol Celep Celep said, “We exported 139 million dollars to European countries with a rise of 11 …

Press release… ASHİB STRENGTHENED ITS EXPORT BRIDGES ON TURKISH NATIONAL DAY IN UAE… Mediterranean Fisheries and Animal Products Exporters’ Association (ASHİB) made a visit to Dubai as part of the “Turkish National Day” events held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Representatives of 18 ASHİB member companies participating in the …