“…To our knowledge, there is currently no norm for mead. Density (g cm −3 ) 1.012 ± 0.001 0.9757-1.293 [73,77] Ethanol (% v/v) 8.57 ± 0.03 8-18 [8,25,42] Methanol (mg 100 mL −1 AA) <DL <300 [78] Higher alcohols (mg 100 mL −1 AA) 122 ± 0.20 58-129 [25,73] Aldehydes (mg 100 mL −1 AA) 13.46 ± 0.11 6.2-125.5 [63,73] Esters (mg 100 mL −1 AA) 332.09 ± 0.23 24.72-317 [8,79] Total acidity (g TA L −1 ) 2.812 ± 0.14 2.2-7.7 [42,63,73,76] Total sulfur dioxide (mg L −1 ) 6.58 ± 0.02 5-275 [76] Free sulfur dioxide (mg L −1 ) 5.35 ± 0.05 1-61 [20,76] Reducing sugars (g L −1 ) 82.91 ± 6.16 > 50 [78] Antioxidant capacity (mM TE L −1 ) 1.13 ± 0.005 1.39-4.13 [15,71,72] Total phenols (mg GAE L −1 ) 216.9 ± 0.51 210.5-303.2 [15,71] Lead (mg L −1 ) <LQ <0.5 [78] Arsenic (mg L −1 ) <LQ <0.5 [78] Fungi (CFUs mL −1 ) Absent Absent [51] Yeast (CFUs mL −1 ) Absent Absent [51] Total coliform bacteria (CFUs mL −1 ) Absent Absent [52] Aerobic mesophiles (CFUs mL −1 ) Absent Absent [50] AA, anhydrous alcohol; TA, tartaric acid; TE, trolox equivalent; GAE, gallic acid equivalent; CFUs, colony forming units; DL, detection limit for methanol (12.6 mg 100 mL −1 AA); LQ, limit of quantification (for lead, 0.30 mg L −1 ; for arsenic, 0.002 mg L −1 ).…”