Physicochemical Analysis For Standardizing Quality Criteria of Libyan Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.) Honey
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The physicochemical characteristics of Libyan Eucalyptus honey were measured including: moisture with 18.00%, sugars (fructose; 40.00, glucose; 32.00%, sucrose; 1.50% & maltose; 4.70%), total proteins; 0.08%, total amino acids; 0.11%, total acidity; 25.00meq./gk, HMF; 4.60mg/kg, color; light amber, ash; 0.17%, total soluble solids; 82.00% and insoluble solids; 0.07%, and electrical conductivity; 0.44 mS/cm. Maturity, purity and genuineness criteria, compared to those recommended by Codex Alemintarius and European Standard Drafts, indicated that the quality of the tested honey was very good. Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus sp.) was the most abundant pollen in the tested honey which is considered to be unifloral. Potassium was the dominant mineral in the honey tested followed by sodium, nitrogen, phosphorous, iron and magnesium. Detectable amounts of nickel, zinc, cadmium and lead were also found.
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