Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin
The aim of the study was to investigate health safety and quality of the Croatian acacia honey, the selected elements in the soil, and whether multivariate methods can provide identification of the origin of honey. The study included 200 acacia honey samples and 100 soil samples from East, Northwest...
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| author | Natalija Uršulin-Trstenjak Dinko Puntarić Davor Levanić Vlatka Gvozdić Željka Pavlek Ada Puntarić Eda Puntarić Ida Puntarić Domagoj Vidosavljević Dario Lasić Marina Vidosavljević |
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| description | The aim of the study was to investigate health safety and quality of the Croatian acacia honey, the selected elements in the soil, and whether multivariate methods can provide identification of the origin of honey. The study included 200 acacia honey samples and 100 soil samples from East, Northwest Croatia, and Istria. The proportion of acacia in honey was determined by conducting pollen analysis. Water, free acids, electric conductivity, reducing sugars, saccharose, diastase, and HMF were determined. No significant differences were found using Kruskal-Wallis test regarding the physicochemical parameters (p=0.9190), the mineral content of honey (p=0.8955), or the mineral composition of the soil (p=0.8789). No significant correlation was found between the analyzed elements in honey and soil. Multivariate methods indicated that East Croatia honey samples have higher concentrations of water, HMF, and higher concentrations of measured elements, except for Al. Honey samples from Northwest Croatia are characterized by low concentrations of elements and a higher concentration of saccharose. The Istria samples are richer in reducing sugars, free acids, diastase, higher conductivity, higher content of the acacia pollen grains, and lower concentrations of most metals. Honey from Northwest Croatia and Istria shares the high concentration of Al in honey. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9f277a516e804f3692040b0403cf70a72025-02-03T05:57:43ZengWileyJournal of Food Quality0146-94281745-45572017-01-01201710.1155/2017/85386938538693Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical OriginNatalija Uršulin-Trstenjak0Dinko Puntarić1Davor Levanić2Vlatka Gvozdić3Željka Pavlek4Ada Puntarić5Eda Puntarić6Ida Puntarić7Domagoj Vidosavljević8Dario Lasić9Marina Vidosavljević10University North, 104 Brigade 3, 42000 Varaždin, CroatiaCatholic University of Croatia, Ilica 242, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaUniversity North, 104 Brigade 3, 42000 Varaždin, CroatiaDepartment of Chemistry, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Kuhačeva 20, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaAndrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska 16, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaCroatian Environment and Nature Protection Agency, Radnička 80, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaHealth Centre of the Zagreb County, Ljudevita Gaja 37, 10430 Samobor, CroatiaFaculty of Medicine, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Cara Hadrijana 10e, 31000 Osijek, CroatiaAndrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska 16, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaGeneral Hospital Vinkovci, Zvonarska 57, 32000 Vinkovci, CroatiaThe aim of the study was to investigate health safety and quality of the Croatian acacia honey, the selected elements in the soil, and whether multivariate methods can provide identification of the origin of honey. The study included 200 acacia honey samples and 100 soil samples from East, Northwest Croatia, and Istria. The proportion of acacia in honey was determined by conducting pollen analysis. Water, free acids, electric conductivity, reducing sugars, saccharose, diastase, and HMF were determined. No significant differences were found using Kruskal-Wallis test regarding the physicochemical parameters (p=0.9190), the mineral content of honey (p=0.8955), or the mineral composition of the soil (p=0.8789). No significant correlation was found between the analyzed elements in honey and soil. Multivariate methods indicated that East Croatia honey samples have higher concentrations of water, HMF, and higher concentrations of measured elements, except for Al. Honey samples from Northwest Croatia are characterized by low concentrations of elements and a higher concentration of saccharose. The Istria samples are richer in reducing sugars, free acids, diastase, higher conductivity, higher content of the acacia pollen grains, and lower concentrations of most metals. Honey from Northwest Croatia and Istria shares the high concentration of Al in honey.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8538693 |
| spellingShingle | Natalija Uršulin-Trstenjak Dinko Puntarić Davor Levanić Vlatka Gvozdić Željka Pavlek Ada Puntarić Eda Puntarić Ida Puntarić Domagoj Vidosavljević Dario Lasić Marina Vidosavljević Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin Journal of Food Quality |
| title | Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin |
| title_full | Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin |
| title_fullStr | Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin |
| title_short | Pollen, Physicochemical, and Mineral Analysis of Croatian Acacia Honey Samples: Applicability for Identification of Botanical and Geographical Origin |
| title_sort | pollen physicochemical and mineral analysis of croatian acacia honey samples applicability for identification of botanical and geographical origin |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/8538693 |
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