Comparison of Volatiles and Chemical Composition of Traditional and Non-Traditional Honey Available on the Polish Market

The purpose of the work was to compare quality selected honey available on Polish market, including traditional (rape, lime and meadow marsh honey) non-traditional (lime, buckwheat, honeydew from coniferous honeydew). Parameters such as electrical conductivity, color, pH, acidity, water, hydroxymethylfurfural, total phenols content, ability deactivate ABTS cation radicals were determined. profile aroma compounds carried out by GC-MS technique, determination sugars performed HPLC. It found that all tested met standards according European law requirements. Semi-quantitative analysis volatile showed samples contain numerous volatiles (in buckwheat there 67 compounds, in honeydew, only 40 compounds). Characteristic each described e.g., benzaldehyde, acetone, 2-methyl-butanal, nonanal, benzyl alcohol rape aroma, furfural, isovaleric acid, ethanol, delta-valerolactone, isovaleraldehyde, 2-methyl-butanoic phenylacetaldehyde aroma. content highest (199.62 µg/kg), (195.17 µg/kg). lowest substances established (73.20 µg/kg) (39.52