摘要：In this research, the effects of bulgur production on protein, ash, b -carotene and Lovibond colorimeter values of wheat were investigated. Grains of 29 Turkish wheat cultivars (23 of durum and 6 of common wheat) were used in this study. During the transition from wheat to bulgur, while no change was observed in protein content, a slight decrease was obtained in ash content. A decrease was observed in b -carotene content from wheat to bulgur. There were decreases in the R, Y, O values of the samples as determined by Lovibond colorimeter. In this study, there were significant correlations calculated between the protein, b -carotene and ash contents (p<0.01) of the wheat and corresponding bulgur samples for both durum and common wheat. In addition, the significant negative correlations were obtained between the ash contents of wheat flour, wheat meal and bulgur samples and the R and Y values of Lovibond colorimeter results (p<0.05).
