Abstract
ABSTRACT Atomic absorption spectrophotometry (AAS) was employed for the elemental characterization of samples of honey—a multifunctional viscous liquid that is made by honeybees. The honey samples were collected from five different towns in southern Nigeria. Seven elements (Ca, Zn, Fe, Cu, Ni, Ti, and Pb) were determined. Iron was the most abundant element with mean concentration of 224 ppm whereas Pb was the least abundant with mean concentration of 0.62 ppm. The results indicate that honey is rich in essential and beneficial minerals required for healthy growth. The correlation matrix results also show that some of the trace metals determined have common sources or chemical similarities.
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