THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOSSOM HONEYS FROM TWO PROVINCES OF PAKISTAN

Journal Article

Khan, Khalid Ali . 2016

• Publication Work Type: Ph.D.
• Publication Online URL: THE CHARACTERIZATION OF BLOSSOM HONEYS FROM TWO PROVINCES OF PAKISTAN
• Tags: chemical analyses, comparison, honeys, qualitative properties.
• Magazine \ Newspaper: Italian Journal of Food Science
• Issue Number: 4
• Volume Number: 28
• Pages: 625 to 638

Publication Abstract

This study characterized fifteen blossom honeys collected from eleven locations in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) provinces of Pakistan. Mean values for physicochemical parameters (i.e., moisture, water activity, free acidity, pH, electric conductivity, diastase activity, total acidity, ash, total protein, hydroxymethylfurfural, fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose, raffinose, reducing sugars, total sugars, and fructose/glucose ratio) were 18.09 %,0.57,13.52 mEq kg-1, 4.27, 414.41µS cm-1, 10.56 DN, 26.80 mEq kg-1, 0.15 %, 313.30 mg 100 g-1, 15.39 mg kg-1, 35.49 %, 30.77 %,4.41%, 2.12%,0.11%, 66.25%, 72.88 %, and 1.16, respectively. The sucrose content was slightly high in three honeys. In general, all of the remaining honey samples met the criteria for international honey standards.