The aim of this study was to review methods of honey testing in the assessment of its quality
and authenticity. The quality of honey, like other food products, is multidimensional. This …

Background Honey is a precious natural product with high nutritional and medicinal value,
which both depend on its botanical origin. However, honey is susceptible to adulteration and …

Pine honey is a honeydew honey produced in the East Mediterranean region (Greece and
Turkey) from the secretions of the plant sucking insect Marchalina hellenica (Gennadius) …

Honey possesses health-promoting properties; however, industrial processing and
manipulation of raw honey can harm on its biological activities, including antibacterial …

The maturation patterns of nectar into honey are not well understood. The current work
selected Triadica cochinchinensis honey (TCH) at three maturity stages to systematically …

Acacia honey is a popular and high-value type of monofloral honey, which is considered a
Hungaricum. Pollen analysis is the primary testing method to determine the botanical origin …

Proteins and amino acids are minor components of honey that are rarely used for its quality
evaluation, although these components create its biological activity as well as can serve for …

Honey composition and biologically active properties vary according to the botanical and
geographical characteristics of the region where it is produced. With this research, for the …

We investigated the mineral concentrations of 61 honey samples from eight Romanian
regions, employing advanced techniques to assess 30 chemical elements. Potassium …

The aim of the study was to use protein and polyphenolic profiles as fingerprints of
goldenrod honey and to apply them for verification of the labeled variety. The markers for 10 …