Study of influence of agro-industrial production of Perm region on honey condition

Abstract

Honey is a unique product of nectar and pollen processing by bees, which is a sweet, viscous substance rich in amino acids, macro- and microelements. Honey in the modern world is used in many directions: cosmetology, cooking, medicine, as well as in the home for eating, treating cold diseases, massage, etc. Honey has high taste and nutritional qualities, is easily absorbed by the body. It is also a dietary food for the human body. The object of the study is honey purchased from individual entrepreneurs of Solikamsk and Osinsky districts of Perm region of Russia. The purpose of the study: to study veterinary - sanitary indicators of the honey sold on the counter of the city of Solikamsk, which came both from local producers and from the Osinsky district of Perm region. The priority task of this work was to assess the veterinary and sanitary quality of honey produced by beekeepers of Solikamsk city and compare its quality with honey from ecologically clean Osinsky district of Perm region. Studies were carried out to determine the basic physical and chemical values of the selected honey samples by free acidity, diastase number; mass fraction of water; The weight fraction of water insoluble substances; Weight ratio of reducing sugars, weight ratio of sucrose and other indicators. Studies have shown that some honey samples had an increased percentage of sucrose – 7.87, with a maximum allowed value of 5%. No excess of heavy metal ions was detected, which meets the safety requirements of the Technical Regulation.