Mineral, phenolic content and antioxidant activity of selected honey samples consumed in Serbia

Velimirović, Dragan; Tošić, Snežana B.; Mitić, Snežana S.; Pavlović, Aleksandra; Mišić, Ivana Rašić; Stojanović, Gordana

doi:10.1080/00218839.2021.1898783

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“…From the studied honeys, lindenSi (1927 ± 7% mg kg −1 ) showed intermediate mineralization. The obtained results in our study are similar to those previously reported by [41][42][43][44]. Figure 1 depicts the variations in the total mineral concentration resulting from different botanical and geographical origins of the honeys.…”

Section: Mineral Compositionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Honey Origin Authentication via Mineral Profiling Combined with Chemometric Approaches

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In the present study, the potential of elemental analysis combined with statistical tools to identify honey origin was evaluated by mineral characterization of 173 honeys of 13 floral types (acacia, fir, spruce, linden, chestnut, lavender, coriander, thistle, honeydew, rosemary, sage, euphorbia and ziziphus plant species) collected from five geographical regions (Slovenia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Turkey, and Morocco). The objective of the study was to accurately and reliably differentiate the mineral composition among honey varieties. The aim was to establish traceability, to ensure product authenticity and to improve quality control measures within the honey industry. For this purpose, 18 major, minor and trace elements were quantified using microwave digestion, followed by ICP-MS measurement. Statistical evaluation of elemental concentration was undertaken using principal component analysis (PCA) to distinguish honey floral types. The research give light on the specific elements that can serve as indicators for determining the geographical and botanical source of honey. Our findings indicate that certain elements, such as Mn, K, and Ca, are primarily influenced by the type of pollen present in the honey, making them indicative of the floral source. On the other hand, levels of Na, Mg, and Fe were found to be more strongly influenced by environmental factors and can be considered as markers of geographical origin. One novel aspect of this research is the exploration of the relationship between honey minerals and honey botanical source. This was achieved through the analysis of chestnut tree samples and a subsequent comparison with the composition of chestnut honey.

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Section: Mineral Compositionsupporting

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Honey Origin Authentication via Mineral Profiling Combined with Chemometric Approaches

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Kočar

Imperl

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“…TPC values obtained in this study by considering four calibration lines and three honey types agree well with TPCs from most of the studies [38][39][40][41] . However, the range of TPC values from this study differs drastically from those given in two recent studies (from 2021) that provide results for honey samples from Malaysia and Brazil.…”

Section: Comparison With Tpc Values From the Literaturesupporting

confidence: 87%

“…In these cases, this may be an error in the calculation of units of measurement in which the TPC values are reported. This situation is more confusing because these two studies from papers [42,43] were published in the same year (2021) and the same reputable journal as the two previous studies [40,41] whose values are (mostly) in agreement with the results obtained in this paper, as well as with those from other studies [38,39] whose TPC values are given in Table 2. Finally, this case/situation also points to the need to (1) refine standard procedures for determining TPC in samples of plant origin, including calibration line construction procedures, and (2) specify the description of procedures in the literature.…”

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confidence: 60%