Honey is a popular natural food product with a very complex composition mainly consisting
of both organic and inorganic constituents. The composition of honey is strongly influenced …

Background Honey is classified in blossom honey (nectar of plants) or honeydew honey
(secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plant-sucking insects on plants). The …

Honeydew honey has differentiated chemical and physicochemical characteristics besides
potential functional properties such as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant. In …

Honey contains a variety of metals. Major metals are primarily derived from soil and nectar-
producing plants, but consideration also needs to be given to environmental pollution or …

In addition to color, ash and electrical conductivity (EC), the levels of 14 minerals were
investigated in 23 varieties of honey from Saudi Arabia and six other countries. The …

Multivariate analysis was applied on physicochemical parameters (moisture, water activity,
electric conductivity, colour, hydroxymethyl furfural, acidity, pH, proline, diastase and …

Five types of honey (multifloral, sunflower, linden, rapeseed, and acacia), from Southern
Romania, were classified using chemometrics methods coupled with IR spectroscopy. The …

Honey traceability to food quality is required by consumers and food control institutions.
Melissopalynologists traditionally use percentages of nectariferous pollens to discriminate …

The feasibility of sensors (Electronic Nose, EN; Electronic Tongue, ET) and spectra (Near
Infrared spectrum, NIR; Mid Infrared spectrum, MIR) to evaluate raw honey samples (Vitex …

The objective of the present study was: i) to characterize Mediterranean citrus honeys based
on conventional physicochemical parameter values, volatile compounds, and mineral …