Aroma composition and new chemical markers of Spanish citrus honeys

Characterization of the volatile profile of unifloral honey from Kashmir Valley of India by using solid-phase microextraction and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

“…), lavender honey (L. latifolia) and acacia honey (R. pseudoacacia), while 2-furanmethanol (furfuryl alcohol) has been reported in lavender honey (L. latifolia) [14]. The concentration of these compounds in the honey samples increased with storage, and this increase is greater when temperature is raised from 10 to 40 °C [50]. Compounds derived from furan are considered to be indicators of thermal processes and storage and thus are not considered appropriate floral markers as they lose freshness with long periods of storage or exposure to high temperatures [51].…”

Some aspects of dynamic headspace analysis of volatile components in honey

“…In this paper, terpinen-4-ol, nerol, geraniol and several linalool derivatives such as cis-and trans-linalool oxide, lilac aldehydes (isomers I-IV) and hotrienol were detected. Lilac aldehydes were first isolated from the essential oil of lilac flower (Wakayama & Namba, 1974) and have been proposed, along with lilac alcohols and methyl anthranilate, as characteristic of citrus honeys analysed by other techniques such as SPME (Pérez et al, 2002;Soria et al, submitted), SDE (Alissandrakis et al, 2005;Castro-Vázquez, Díaz-Maroto, & Pérez-Coello, 2007), etc. The medium-low-volatility and relatively high polarity of these last honey components could be responsible for the limitations observed in their P&T fractionation.…”

Using flavonoids, phenolic compounds and headspace volatile profile for botanical authentication of lemon and orange honeys

“…For this reason, volatile fraction assessment could be a useful tool for the characterization of geographical or botanical origins (Castro-Vazquez, Diaz-Maroto, Torres, & Pérez-Coello, 2010;CuevasGlory, Pino, Santiago, & Sauri-Duch, 2007;Verzera, Campisi, Zappala, & Bonaccorsi, 2001). The large number of works published in recent years related to the volatile profile of monofloral honeys and especially from the citrus genus reflects the interest in this subject (Alissandrakis, Daferera, Tarantilis, Polissiou, & Harizanis, 2003;Alissandrakis, Tarantilis, Harizanis, & Polissiou, 2007;Serrano, Villarejo, Espejo, & Jodral, 2004;Castro-Vazquez, Diaz-Maroto, & Pérez-Coello, 2007;Sesta et al, 2008;Castro-Vazquez, Diaz-Maroto, González-Viñas, & Pérez-Coello, 2009). Although citrus honey with different geographical origins has been previously characterized on the basis of its different chemical and physical parameters, to the authors' knowledge, studies focused on lemon blossom honey have not been published up to now.…”