Functional Carbohydrate and Protein Laboratory, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia.
J Sci Food Agric. 2024 Feb;104(3):1756-1767. doi: 10.1002/jsfa.13067. Epub 2023 Nov 15.
The nutritional composition of stingless bee honey (SBH) can be affected by different climates and soil composition across different geographical areas. However, the range of attributes set for a honey quality standard should be inclusive. This study analysed the sugar profile's physiochemical properties, including quantifying the rare sugar trehalulose, organic acid and mineral composition of SBH collected from inland, and west and east coasts of Peninsular Malaysia. Forty-three SBH (Heterotrigona itama) samples were collected and labelled as <20 and <40 West Coast (<20WC, <40WC), <20 and <40 East Coast (<20EC, <40EC) and Inland, according to their distance from the coasts.
The moisture, pH and sugar composition of all SBH samples adhered to the Malaysian Kelulut Honey Standard (MS2683:2017) but not to the International Codex Standard (CODEX) for honey. Trehalulose presence in all samples, regardless of geographical area, was predominant alongside fructose and glucose. Only hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content and electrical conductivity (EC) results complied with both standards. The principal component analysis biplot showed that the discrimination of SBH according to the five different areas was not feasible, indicating sample homogeneity.
The physicochemical evaluation of SBH from Peninsular Malaysia shows mainly homogeneous attributes of samples across geographical locations. These findings demonstrated that the current MS2683:2017 is relevant and accommodates all SBH of H. itama species produced in Peninsular Malaysia. Furthermore, the trehalulose range calculated in this study can be implemented as a new benchmark for the indicator of SBH honey quality standard by national and international food standard committees. © 2023 Society of Chemical Industry.
不同地理区域的不同气候和土壤组成会影响无刺蜜蜂蜂蜜（SBH）的营养成分。然而，蜂蜜质量标准所设定的属性范围应该具有包容性。本研究分析了 SBH 的糖谱理化特性，包括定量测定来自马来西亚半岛内陆、西海岸和东海岸的 SBH 中的稀有糖海藻糖、有机酸和矿物质组成。采集了 43 个 SBH（异属蜜蜂）样本，并根据其与海岸的距离标记为<20 和<40 西海岸（<20WC、<40WC）、<20 和<40 东海岸（<20EC、<40EC）和内陆。
所有 SBH 样本的水分、pH 值和糖组成均符合马来西亚蜜蜂标准（MS2683：2017），但不符合国际蜂蜜法典标准（CODEX）。所有样品中都存在海藻糖，无论地理位置如何，其含量都高于果糖和葡萄糖。只有羟甲基糠醛（HMF）含量和电导率（EC）结果符合两个标准。主成分分析散点图显示，根据五个不同区域对 SBH 的区分不可行，表明样本具有同质性。
对来自马来西亚半岛的 SBH 的理化评估显示，样品在地理位置上主要具有同质性属性。这些发现表明，现行的 MS2683：2017 是相关的，并涵盖了在马来西亚半岛生产的所有 H. itama 种的 SBH。此外，本研究中计算的海藻糖范围可作为国家和国际食品标准委员会的 SBH 蜂蜜质量标准指标的新基准。© 2023 化学工业协会。
