Open AccessPhysicochemical parameters and mineral components in Vietnam honey as a promising tool for classifying biological origin of honeys
Author(s) -
Thu Huong Nguyen,
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Thanh Long Ngo,
Huu Quang Nguyen,
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Publication year - 2021
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vietnam journal of science, technology and engineering (ministry of science and technology)/vietnam journal of science, technology and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2615-9937
pISSN - 2525-2461
DOI - 10.31276/vjste.63(4).17-22
Subject(s) - food science , flavour , chemistry , food products , mineral , environmental chemistry , organic chemistry
Honey is known as a natural sweetener agent with high nutritional value and health benefits, especially premium honey because of its desirable flavour and medicinal properties. Because of this, honey has been a target of adulteration through the mixing of low-quality honey and mislabelling of the honey’s origin. The aim of this research considers the potential of using mineral and physicochemical data to authenticate the origin of honey. To this end, 40 samples of 8 botanica collected from 18 different regions of Vietnam were analysed for its metal contents (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Al, Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Pb, Cd, Ni, Cr, Co, As, Hg) and physicochemical parameters (pH and electrical conductivity). The data were processed by multivariate analysis, which allowed the classification of honey according to its botanical origin.