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Abstract
Monofloral honeys (Bupleurum Spinosum) collected from different geographical locations of Moroccan Middle Atlas were evaluated for various potential attributes. For physicochemical parameters, the results showed the following values: pH (4.02–4.81); free acidity (12.16–31.85 mEq/kg); lactonic acidity (4.98–14.14 mEq/kg); total acidity (18.37–45.53 mEq/kg); moisture (15.81–19.20%); ash (0.21–0.55); electrical conductivity (427.38–682.16 mS/cm); diastasic activity (10.76–26.01); TSS (80.40–84.20%); melanoidins (0.21–1.15), and Pfund scale (30.47–175.53 mm). Potassium was the most important mineral among the tent evaluated elements, followed by sodium and calcium. All tested samples have high antioxidant activities and correlate with phenols, flavonoids, and ascorbic acid content. In regards to safety (sulfite-reducing clostridia and Salmonella spp.) and sanitary quality (faecal coliforms), all honey samples were negative. In addition, low counts of yeast and molds were detected, and the values of total aerobic mesophilic bacteria and Bacillus Sp. confirm the good quality of honey. The outcome of this study showed that all samples have good physicochemical properties, high antioxidant activities, and acceptable microbiological state, respecting the quality control criteria set by the international norms.
Highlights
Journal of Food Quality physicochemical characterization, and microbiological quality of eight samples of Bupleurum spinosum honey, harvested from different Middle Atlas areas in Morocco
Eight monofloral honeys (Bupleurum Spinosum Gouan) (500 g for each sample) were harvested in summer from hives free from any pathogens, disease, mite, and pesticide spray. e hives were installed in different geographical locations of Middle Atlas in Morocco: Enjil, ElMers, Boulemane, Bouyablane, Tafajight, Ait-Bazza, Timahdite, and Ribat El-Kheire (Table 1) and (Figure 1). e bee breed that exists in these areas was Apis mellifera intermissa, and it was placed with their queens. e major vegetations in these regions were Bupleurum spinosum, Peganum harmala, Achillea odorata, Carlina lanata, Dittrichia viscosa, Prunus dulcis, Anthyllis cytisoides, Origanum vulgare, Rosmarinus officinalis, Cytisus arboreus, Medicago sativa, Ceratonia siliqua, Mentha pulegium, Globularia alypum, ymus vulgaris, ymus zygis, Marrubium vulgare, and Lavendula officinalis
Melissopalynological analysis of honey samples (Table 2) showed that B. spinosum was the most abundant pollen in all honey samples, with percentages ranging from 48% in the honey sample H5 to 77% in the honey sample H3
Summary
In order to understand the in uence of geographical conditions on the composition and quality of Moroccan mono oral honey, the main objective of this study was to determine the antioxidant capacity, the mineral content, the
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