Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Faiyum, Egypt.
Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, Faiyum, Egypt.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2020 Jun;27(17):20748-20756. doi: 10.1007/s11356-020-08586-7. Epub 2020 Apr 4.
This study reports the physicochemical characterization of clover (Trifolium hybridum) and citrus (Citrus sinensis) honeys produced in Fayoum, Egypt, by evaluating the analysis of moisture content, pH, total soluble solids (TSS), electric conductivity (EC), total sugars, crude protein, ash content, total acidity, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), and total phenolic compounds (TPC). Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of honey extracts and their flower extracts were determined. The results clearly indicated that ethanol gave the highest extraction yield of both clover and citrus flowers, while ethyl acetate showed the highest extraction recovery for the phenolic compounds, with TPC amounting to 338.5 and 536.4 mg gallic acid equivalent kg fresh weight in clover and citrus flower extracts, respectively. Honey samples have less TPC than their flowers. The results showed that the TPC of citrus honey and its flowers was higher than clover honey and its flowers, respectively. Antioxidant activity was higher in extracts obtained from citrus flower than extracts of clover flower. The same trend was noticed for honey samples. Both clover and citrus honeys showed antimicrobial effects against tested microorganisms. HPLC analysis showed that p-coumaric acid was the main phenolic component in ethanol extracts of clover and citrus honeys, contributing about 83.0% and 52.2%, respectively. In citrus and clover flower extracts, syringic acid and quercetin were the main phenolics, respectively. It would be expected that characteristics of honey samples are mainly depended on the floral origin of nectar foraged by bees.
本研究报告了在埃及法尤姆生产的三叶草(Trifolium hybridum)和柑橘(Citrus sinensis)蜂蜜的理化特性,通过评估水分含量、pH 值、总可溶性固体 (TSS)、电导率 (EC)、总糖、粗蛋白、灰分含量、总酸度、羟甲基糠醛 (HMF) 和总酚类化合物 (TPC) 的分析来评价蜂蜜的特性。还测定了蜂蜜提取物及其花提取物的抗氧化和抗菌活性。结果清楚地表明,乙醇对三叶草和柑橘花的提取率最高,而乙酸乙酯对酚类化合物的提取回收率最高,三叶草和柑橘花提取物的 TPC 分别达到 338.5 和 536.4 mg 没食子酸当量/kg 鲜重。蜂蜜样品的 TPC 低于其花。结果表明,柑橘蜂蜜及其花的 TPC 分别高于三叶草蜂蜜及其花。柑橘花提取物的抗氧化活性高于三叶草花提取物。蜂蜜样品也表现出相同的趋势。三叶草和柑橘蜂蜜对测试的微生物均表现出抗菌作用。HPLC 分析表明,对香豆酸是乙醇提取的三叶草和柑橘蜂蜜中主要的酚类成分,分别占 83.0%和 52.2%。在柑橘和三叶草花提取物中,丁香酸和槲皮素分别是主要的酚类化合物。可以预期,蜂蜜样品的特性主要取决于蜜蜂采集的花蜜的花卉来源。
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