Published in Scientific Bulletin. Series F. Biotechnologies, Vol. XX
Written by Ramona Iuliana SZASZ-ZIMA, Monica ENACHE
Honey is a natural, very complex product that can be adulterated using different methods. A reliable determination of honey quality includes complex physico-chemical analyses, organoleptic evaluation as well as microscopic identification of the pollengrains. From the large offer of different honey types made in Romania that are commercially available today, ten brands of monofloral honey bought in Bucharest were analyzed in our lab and the results were compared to the honey standards and other relevant information found in the literature. Simple indicators of quality such as fragrance, appearance and consistency, and the identification of the most frequently occurring pollen helped estimate the accurate labeling of the product. The present study includes the results of the analysis for the samples of 4 monofloral honey types, namely acacia honey, lime honey, oilseed rape honey and raspberry honey.
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