Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric Analysis

Is it possible to characterize the types of honey based on their chemical composition, their content of bioactive substances, and their physicochemical properties? The objective of this study was a comparative analysis of four types of honey from the Carpathian Foothills area, located in south-east...

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Main Authors: Maria Tarapatskyy, Patrycja Sowa, Grzegorz Zaguła, Małgorzata Dżugan, Czesław Puchalski
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author Maria Tarapatskyy
Patrycja Sowa
Grzegorz Zaguła
Małgorzata Dżugan
Czesław Puchalski
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Patrycja Sowa
Grzegorz Zaguła
Małgorzata Dżugan
Czesław Puchalski
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description Is it possible to characterize the types of honey based on their chemical composition, their content of bioactive substances, and their physicochemical properties? The objective of this study was a comparative analysis of four types of honey from the Carpathian Foothills area, located in south-east Poland, based on the content of the main phenolic acids and proline, the mineral composition, and selected physicochemical properties. Most analyses, such as those of phenolic acids, sugars, and proline content, in honey samples were performed using chromatographic methods. These experiments demonstrated that honeydew honeys were the richest in phenolic acids, minerals, as well as oligosaccharides, compared to other honeys. Dark-colored honeys were characterized by the highest proline content. The dominant elements in all types of honey were potassium and calcium. The results of the present study show that analyses of specific phenolic acids, minerals, proline, and sugar content, in combination with chemometrics analysis, may successfully differentiate between the biological origins of honey samples and allow the preliminary verification of the samples before performing time-consuming pollen analysis.
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spelling doaj.art-3f4bf39e6e59419987e8ff65a9ea0f802023-11-22T08:52:11ZengMDPI AGMolecules1420-30492021-08-012616480110.3390/molecules26164801Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric AnalysisMaria Tarapatskyy0Patrycja Sowa1Grzegorz Zaguła2Małgorzata Dżugan3Czesław Puchalski4Department of Bioenergetics, Food Analysis and Microbiology, Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics, Food Analysis and Microbiology, Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics, Food Analysis and Microbiology, Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Chemistry and Food Toxicology, Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandDepartment of Bioenergetics, Food Analysis and Microbiology, Institute of Food Technology and Nutrition, College of Natural Sciences, University of Rzeszow, 35-601 Rzeszow, PolandIs it possible to characterize the types of honey based on their chemical composition, their content of bioactive substances, and their physicochemical properties? The objective of this study was a comparative analysis of four types of honey from the Carpathian Foothills area, located in south-east Poland, based on the content of the main phenolic acids and proline, the mineral composition, and selected physicochemical properties. Most analyses, such as those of phenolic acids, sugars, and proline content, in honey samples were performed using chromatographic methods. These experiments demonstrated that honeydew honeys were the richest in phenolic acids, minerals, as well as oligosaccharides, compared to other honeys. Dark-colored honeys were characterized by the highest proline content. The dominant elements in all types of honey were potassium and calcium. The results of the present study show that analyses of specific phenolic acids, minerals, proline, and sugar content, in combination with chemometrics analysis, may successfully differentiate between the biological origins of honey samples and allow the preliminary verification of the samples before performing time-consuming pollen analysis.https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4801honeybioactive compoundsprolinemineralschemometrics
spellingShingle Maria Tarapatskyy
Patrycja Sowa
Grzegorz Zaguła
Małgorzata Dżugan
Czesław Puchalski
Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric Analysis
Molecules
honey
bioactive compounds
proline
minerals
chemometrics
title Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric Analysis
title_full Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric Analysis
title_fullStr Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric Analysis
title_full_unstemmed Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric Analysis
title_short Assessment of the Botanical Origin of Polish Honeys Based on Physicochemical Properties and Bioactive Components with Chemometric Analysis
title_sort assessment of the botanical origin of polish honeys based on physicochemical properties and bioactive components with chemometric analysis
topic honey
bioactive compounds
proline
minerals
chemometrics
url https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/16/4801
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