Evaluation of physicochemical characteristics of Apis florea honey in some southern provinces of Iran

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1 Honeybee Department, Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran

2 Department of Microbiology, Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization, Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Honey is not only considered as a fabulous food product, but also it has healing properties. It is clear that quality of honey can be affected by various factors. In this study, the quality of several honey samples which are produced in different parts of Iran including: Bushehr, Chabahar, Dezful, Iranshahr, Jahrom, Jiroft and Ruan.These products were analyzed in terms of acidity, pH, moisture content, sucrose percentage, fructose, glucose, proline, diastase, Ash and hydroxyl-methyl furfural. The results showed that the calculated parameters correspond to the standard provided by the Codex. The results showed that the mean values of acidity, pH, moisture content, sucrose percentage, fructose, glucose, proline, diastase, ash and hydroxymethyl furfural (HMF) of dwarf honeybee honey were 15-18.5, 4.13-4.52, 12.23-14.89, 0-3.8, 29.28-39.19, 30.73-36.89, 208.48-347.27, 30-36.99, 0.09-0.16, 0-19.46, respectively. Based on the results, the calculated parameters correspond to the codex standards of honey. It is hoped that due to effective role of this species in pollination of plants and the favorable quality of produced honey, therefore, as result of low information among farmers, it would be better to protect this species against the dangers that threaten.

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  • Receive Date: 10 December 2019
  • Accept Date: 14 April 2020

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