Assessment of the Nutritional Value of Selected Wild Food Plants in Türkiye and Their Promotion for Improved Nutrition
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Areas and Ethnobotanical Studies
- Aegean: İzmir, Aydın, and Muğla;
- Black Sea: Kastamonu and Sinop;
- Central Anatolia: Konya and Karaman;
- Marmara: Balıkesir;
- Mediterranean: Antalya and Mersin.
2.2. Prioritization Process
2.3. Sampling Protocol and Sample Preparation
2.4. Nutrient Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Ethnobotanical Data
3.2. Nutritional Analysis
3.3. Mainstreaming Nutrient-Rich Wild Edibles in Türkiye
3.3.1. Policies
- National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP)
- MFAL 2013–2017 Strategic Plan
- 10th National Development Plan 2014–2018
- GDAR Agricultural Research Master Plan 2016–2020
- Healthy Nutrition and Active Life Program 2014–2017
- Nutrition Friendly School Initiative
- Nutrition and Health Research of Türkiye 2017
- Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) programs
- Türkiye’s National Dietary Guidelines (2016)
- ME Science Teaching Programs/Curriculum
- The Higher Education Strategy (2007–2025)
- Vocational and Education Training (VET) Strategy (2014–2018)
- Türkiye’s Skills Vision 2020
- Action Plan for Strengthening the Link between Education and Employment (İMEİGEP)
- Strategy Document of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2019–2023)
- National Rural Development Strategy (2021–2023)
- 11th Development Plan (2019–2023)
3.3.2. Markets and Awareness
3.3.3. Education
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Nutritional | Environmental | Economic |
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-Iron content -Calcium content -Fiber content -Antioxidant ratio -Beta-carotene content | Conservation status -Ex situ, in situ/on farm | Collection/Production -Constraints -Distance from collection/production sites -Collection, production stability |
Cultivation -Ease of production -Growth rate -High adaptability -Vegetation period -Annual growth | Market characteristics -Readily identifiable -Ease of packaging -Shelf-life attributes | |
Threats -Habitat destruction and fragmentation -Pollution -Overexploitation -Unsustainable collection practices | ||
Distribution -Widespread | ||
Habitat preferences |
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Borelli, T.; Güzelsoy, N.A.; Hunter, D.; Tan, A.; Karabak, S.; Uçurum, H.Ö.; Çavuş, F.; Ay, S.T.; Adanacıoğlu, N.; Özbek, K.; et al. Assessment of the Nutritional Value of Selected Wild Food Plants in Türkiye and Their Promotion for Improved Nutrition. Sustainability 2022, 14, 11015. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711015
Borelli T, Güzelsoy NA, Hunter D, Tan A, Karabak S, Uçurum HÖ, Çavuş F, Ay ST, Adanacıoğlu N, Özbek K, et al. Assessment of the Nutritional Value of Selected Wild Food Plants in Türkiye and Their Promotion for Improved Nutrition. Sustainability. 2022; 14(17):11015. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711015
Chicago/Turabian StyleBorelli, Teresa, Nurcan Ayşar Güzelsoy, Danny Hunter, Ayfer Tan, Sevinç Karabak, Huriye Özgül Uçurum, Filiz Çavuş, Saadet Tuğrul Ay, Neşe Adanacıoğlu, Kürşad Özbek, and et al. 2022. "Assessment of the Nutritional Value of Selected Wild Food Plants in Türkiye and Their Promotion for Improved Nutrition" Sustainability 14, no. 17: 11015. https://doi.org/10.3390/su141711015