Tasić Aleksandra, Pezo Lato, Lončar Biljana, Pešić Mirjana B, Tešić Živoslav, Kalaba Milica
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Drug Testing, Scientific Institute of Veterinary Medicine of Serbia, Janisa Janulisa 14, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
Institute of General and Physical Chemistry, Studentski Trg 12-16, 11158 Belgrade, Serbia.
Foods. 2024 May 14;13(10):1530. doi: 10.3390/foods13101530.
This study summarized the physicochemical analysis of 609 honey samples originating from the Republic of Serbia. Variations among honey samples from different botanical origins, regions of collections, and harvest years were exposed to descriptive statistics and correlation analysis that differentiated honey samples. Furthermore, most of the observed physicochemical parameters (glucose, fructose, sucrose content, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) levels, acidity, and electrical conductivity) varied significantly among different types of honey, years, and regions. At the same time, no noticeable difference was found in diastase activity, moisture content, and insoluble matter. Based on the obtained results, 22 honey samples could be considered adulterated, due to the irregular content of sucrose, 5-HMF, acidity, and diastase activity. In addition, 64 honey samples were suspected to be adulterated. Adulterated and non-compliant samples present a relatively low percentage (14.1%) of the total number of investigated samples. Consequently, a considerable number of honey samples met the required standards for honey quality. Overall, these findings provide insights into compositional and quality differences among various types of honey, aiding in understanding their characteristics and potential applications.
本研究总结了来自塞尔维亚共和国的609份蜂蜜样本的理化分析结果。对不同植物来源、采集地区和收获年份的蜂蜜样本差异进行了描述性统计和相关性分析,以区分蜂蜜样本。此外,观察到的大多数理化参数(葡萄糖、果糖、蔗糖含量、5-羟甲基糠醛(5-HMF)水平、酸度和电导率)在不同类型的蜂蜜、年份和地区之间存在显著差异。同时,在淀粉酶活性、水分含量和不溶物方面未发现明显差异。根据所得结果,22份蜂蜜样本因蔗糖、5-HMF、酸度和淀粉酶活性含量异常而被认为掺假。此外,64份蜂蜜样本被怀疑掺假。掺假和不合格样本占调查样本总数的比例相对较低(14.1%)。因此,相当数量的蜂蜜样本符合蜂蜜质量要求标准。总体而言,这些发现揭示了各类蜂蜜在成分和质量上的差异,有助于了解它们的特性和潜在应用。