Evaluation of honey as a dessert in hotel and restaurant complexes

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The article presents the results of research of honey as a dessert in hotel and restaurant complexes of Bila Tserkva region. The analysis of researched samples of honey with the use of laboratory researches which were carried out in the conditions of scientific laboratory of chair of safety and quality of foodstuff, raw materials and technological processes of Bila Tserkva national agrarian university is carried out. The research was conducted in accordance with the national standard of Ukraine DSTU 4497. according to generally accepted methods. Color, taste, aroma, consistency, crystallization, signs of fermentation were determined organoleptically using the sensory method of analysis of honey. It was found that in all samples the color of honey was from light yellow to yellow, with a pleasant taste and aroma, without signs of fermentation and the content of mechanical and other impurities. The diastasis number of honey samples used by hotel and restaurant complexes is 14, 10 and 8 units, respectively. Goethe, which indicates the heating of part of the honey. Thus, the results of research have shown that honey, which is used in hotel and restaurant complexes of Bila Tserkva region as a dessert in terms of organoleptic indicators, meets the requirements of the national state standard.