Abstract Köftür, a fruit-based dessert in Turkey, produces from partially concentrated grape juice and wheat flour. The aim of this study was to determine some physicochemical (moisture content, pH, aw, colour,) and textural properties (hardness, adhesiveness, cohesiveness, springiness, chewiness, gumminess, resilience) of this product during 3 months of storage. Water activity and colour values (L*, a*, b*) significantly increased (p<0.05), while moisture content and pH values significantly decreased (p<0.05) with storage time. Textural properties of köftür samples were significantly (p<0.05) changed at the end of the 3-month storage period. It was determined that the increase in the shearing, penetration and TPA hardness values and the decrease in the adhesiveness, cohesiveness and resilience values of the köftür samples. As a result, it was concluded that the köftür preserves its textural properties during storage period.

Abstract This study was conducted to determine the glass transition temperature (Tg) using Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and sorption characteristics of köftür, a dehydrated fruit-based product. Tg of was found to be 24.5 °C ± 0.30. Sorption isotherms were determined at 5, 15 and 25 °C using nine different salt solutions. The data were then applied to 11 different sorption equations, among which Iglesias-Chirife and Peleg equations revealed the best fitting, and experimental data indicated that the sorption isotherms of köftür exhibits Type-III characteristics.