Modern Methods for Assessing the Quality of Bee Honey and Botanical Origin Identification
This paper is a summary of the latest literature on methods for assessing quality of natural bee honey. The publication briefly characterizes methods recommended by the International Honey Commission, published in 2009, as well as newer methods published in the last 10 years. Modern methods of asses...
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| description | This paper is a summary of the latest literature on methods for assessing quality of natural bee honey. The publication briefly characterizes methods recommended by the International Honey Commission, published in 2009, as well as newer methods published in the last 10 years. Modern methods of assessing honey quality focus mainly on analyzing markers of individual varieties and classifying them into varieties, using, among others, near infrared spectroscopy techniques (NIR), potentiometric tongue, electronic nose, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), zymography, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA metabarcoding, and chemometric techniques including partial least squares (PLS), principal component analysis (PCA) and artificial neural networks (ANN). At the same time, effective techniques for analyzing adulteration, sugar, and water content, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), polyphenol content, and diastase activity are being sought. Modern techniques enable the results of honey quality testing to be obtained in a shorter time, using the principles of green chemistry, allowing, at the same time, for high precision and accuracy of determinations. These methods are constantly modified, so that the honey that is on sale is a product of high quality. Prospects for devising methods of honey quality assessment include the development of a fast and accurate alternative to the melissopalynological method as well as quick tests to detect adulteration. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d00fcea0ae6048f5bf5824ec43ef5fce2023-11-20T08:39:17ZengMDPI AGFoods2304-81582020-07-0198102810.3390/foods9081028Modern Methods for Assessing the Quality of Bee Honey and Botanical Origin IdentificationAnna Puścion-Jakubik0Maria Halina Borawska1Katarzyna Socha2Department of Bromatology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2D St., 15-222 Białystok, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2D St., 15-222 Białystok, PolandDepartment of Bromatology, Medical University of Bialystok, Mickiewicza 2D St., 15-222 Białystok, PolandThis paper is a summary of the latest literature on methods for assessing quality of natural bee honey. The publication briefly characterizes methods recommended by the International Honey Commission, published in 2009, as well as newer methods published in the last 10 years. Modern methods of assessing honey quality focus mainly on analyzing markers of individual varieties and classifying them into varieties, using, among others, near infrared spectroscopy techniques (NIR), potentiometric tongue, electronic nose, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), zymography, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), DNA metabarcoding, and chemometric techniques including partial least squares (PLS), principal component analysis (PCA) and artificial neural networks (ANN). At the same time, effective techniques for analyzing adulteration, sugar, and water content, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), polyphenol content, and diastase activity are being sought. Modern techniques enable the results of honey quality testing to be obtained in a shorter time, using the principles of green chemistry, allowing, at the same time, for high precision and accuracy of determinations. These methods are constantly modified, so that the honey that is on sale is a product of high quality. Prospects for devising methods of honey quality assessment include the development of a fast and accurate alternative to the melissopalynological method as well as quick tests to detect adulteration.https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/8/1028adulterationbee honeyquality assessmentvariety |
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| title | Modern Methods for Assessing the Quality of Bee Honey and Botanical Origin Identification |
| title_full | Modern Methods for Assessing the Quality of Bee Honey and Botanical Origin Identification |
| title_fullStr | Modern Methods for Assessing the Quality of Bee Honey and Botanical Origin Identification |
| title_full_unstemmed | Modern Methods for Assessing the Quality of Bee Honey and Botanical Origin Identification |
| title_short | Modern Methods for Assessing the Quality of Bee Honey and Botanical Origin Identification |
| title_sort | modern methods for assessing the quality of bee honey and botanical origin identification |
| topic | adulteration bee honey quality assessment variety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/8/1028 |
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