Chemical Composition, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activity of Some Types of Honey from Banat Region, Romania.

ABSTRACT: Honey is a natural product with multiple health benefits. The paper presents the chemical characterization and the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of ten types of honey (knotweed, linden, wild cherry, acacia, honeydew, oilseed rape, sunflower, phacelia, plain polyflora and hill polyflora) from the Banat region, Romania. We studied the water content, dry matter, impurities, acidity and pH of honey. We also determined the content of reducing sugar, minerals and flavonoids and the total phenolic content. All honey samples analysed showed good nutritional characteristics according to the standard codex for honey. From the analysis of the mineral content of the honey samples, we observed a variability in the macro and microminerals, influenced by the botanical origin, ranging between 0.

SUBMITTER: Patruica S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9268046 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature