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Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the quality of 11 honeys from arid regions for first time, and compare it with 5 different honeys from non-arid regions. Mean values obtained for physicochemical parameters were: pH 4.76±0.55; 17.32±1.8% moisture; 80.95±1.60°Brix sugar; 69.05±4.41% total sugar; 413.81±178.48μScm−1 electrical conductivity; 17.58±7.68meq/kg free acidity; 11.05±3.18meq/kg lactonic acidity; 28.63±9.6meq/kg total acidity; 12.66±20.39mg/kg HMF; 0.58±0.03 water activity; and 0.98±0.62 colour intensity. Potassium was the major mineral (1760.54±685.24mg/kg). All the samples showed considerable significant variations with reference to their physicochemical and biochemical properties, moreover, the total free amino acids and total carotenoids were 61.13±63.16mg/100g and 4.07±10.05μg/100g respectively. Acrylamide was detected only in one sample at 2.39±0.22μg/kg.
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