Turkey: Apple molasses

Published Nov 10, 2022

Tridge summary

A couple in Giresun, Turkey, is making apple molasses from the surplus fruit to sell and for personal use, providing income and preparing for winter. The molasses, which is rich in natural fruit sugar, is a good energy source and has health benefits such as balancing cholesterol, detoxifying, and improving skin and bone health. The local agricultural directorate is encouraging farmers to use their apple crops for molasses production to boost the local economy.
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Original content

There are many varieties of apples grown in Giresun (Starking, Golden, Granny Smith, Fuji, Gala, Amasya musket, Piraziz, Demir, Sınap, Black Milk, Cotton, red etc.). More than 5 thousand tons of apple production is provided. In October and November, although a sweet winter preparation rush begins in the villages of some families whose work is done in the garden and the fields, most of the trees full of apples are left to rot. The couple Sebahat and Ali Saim Sarısaray visited by the technical staff of Giresun Provincial Directorate of Agriculture and Forestry in Çavuşoğlu village, Giresun, after a tiring hazelnut season, they turn the apples they grow into molasses with traditional methods after many laborious processes. With the apple molasses offered to the market with a kilogram price of 150 TL, they both provide income for the family economy and prepare for the winter season for their own needs. Apple molasses is a good source of energy since it does not contain added sugar, ...
Source: TRHaber

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