Composition of Buckwheat Honey

Buckwheat has been grown in Virginia since late 1700s; however, today the crop is almost non-existent Virginia. Since buckwheat flowers profusely a few weeks after planting, it potential to support honeybees but there lack of information about quality honey produced Our objective was characterize composition by foraging on (Buckwheat honey), compared that wild plants (Wild plant honey). differed composition, antioxidant concentrations, and microbial activities from honey. Concentrations fructose, glucose, melezitos were quantitatively lower than whereas concentrations sucrose maltose exhibited an opposite trend—concentration being statistical significant. Fructose dominant sugar (42 52 percent honey, respectively). had significant higher K Cu comparison (0.17 0.04 percent, 5.0 3.33 ppm, Trolox TPC significantly (1.01 0.32, 0.39 0.17, Both types honeys anti-microbial activity against gram-positive gram-negative bacteria. The darker color plants. We concluded production as grain or cover can also might be superior