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Nine-year statistics of Czech honey carbohydrate profiles in the Czech Republic

HRABEC, P. ČÍŽKOVÁ, H. TITĚRA, D. POSPIECH, M.

English title

Nine-year statistics of Czech honey carbohydrate profiles in the Czech Republic

Type

journal article in Web of Science

Language

en

Original abstract

Honey is composed mainly of carbohydrates which are represented by mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, pentasaccharides, and oligosaccharides. The content and proportions of individual carbohydrates reveal information about the origin and technological properties of honey. A total of 5 987 samples of natural honeys originating from the Czech Republic and harvested during a period of nine consecutive years were analysed to research their carbohydrate content, sum of fructose and glucose (Fru + Glc), fructose and glucose ratio (Fru/Gk), and electrical conductivity (Ec). Monosaccharides, melezitose (Mel), and Ec varied according to the source of nectar or honeydew. Sucrose (Suc) content was low 0.87 +/- 1.26 g (100 g)(-1) and did not exceed 15 g (100 g)(-1).

English abstract

Honey is composed mainly of carbohydrates which are represented by mono-, di-, tri-, tetra-, pentasaccharides, and oligosaccharides. The content and proportions of individual carbohydrates reveal information about the origin and technological properties of honey. A total of 5 987 samples of natural honeys originating from the Czech Republic and harvested during a period of nine consecutive years were analysed to research their carbohydrate content, sum of fructose and glucose (Fru + Glc), fructose and glucose ratio (Fru/Gk), and electrical conductivity (Ec). Monosaccharides, melezitose (Mel), and Ec varied according to the source of nectar or honeydew. Sucrose (Suc) content was low 0.87 +/- 1.26 g (100 g)(-1) and did not exceed 15 g (100 g)(-1).

Keywords in English

sugars; sucrose; melezitose; HPLC/RI

Released

19.05.2022

Publisher

CZECH ACADEMY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES

Location

PRAGUE

ISSN

1212-1800

Volume

40

Number

2

Pages from–to

85–92

Pages count

8

BIBTEX


@article{BUT182733,
  author="Pavel {Hrabec} and Helena {Čížková} and Dalibor {Titěra} and Matej {Pospiech},
  title="Nine-year statistics of Czech honey carbohydrate profiles in the Czech Republic",
  year="2022",
  volume="40",
  number="2",
  month="May",
  pages="85--92",
  publisher="CZECH ACADEMY AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES",
  address="PRAGUE",
  issn="1212-1800"
}