Izvorni znanstveni članak
PALYNOLOGICAL AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISATION OF CROATIAN HONEYS - CHRIST’S THORN (PALIURUS SPINA CHRISTI MILL.) HONEY
DANIELA Kenjerić
orcid.org/0000-0002-4847-6599
; Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Food Technology, Franje Kuhača 18, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
LJILJANA Primorac
; Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Food Technology, Franje Kuhača 18, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
DRAGAN Bubalo
; Department of Fisheries, Apiculture and Special Zoology, Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska 25, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
FRANE Čačić
; Department of Process Engineering, Faculty of Food Technology, Franje Kuhača 18, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
IVAN Corn
; Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Faculty of Food Technology, Franje Kuhača 18, HR-31000 Osijek, Croatia
Sažetak
The aim of this research was to determine physicochemical parameters and pollen spectrum of Christ’s thorn (Paliurus
spina christi Mill.) honey. 15 samples of honey from three production seasons were analysed. Pollen spectrum indicated that all honey samples were unifloral, with Paliurus spina Christi pollen content of 46 – 92 %, while number of other botanical species varied in range from 5 to 16. Moisture, electrical conductivity, pH, free, lactone and total acidity, invertase and diastase activity, hydroxymethylfurfural and proline content and specific rotation were determined, as well as content of sugars. Physicochemical parameters showed that Chist’s thorn honey is characterized by high activity of enzymes diastase (25.39-50.51, mean 42.08) and especially invertase (164.9-299.7 U/kg, mean 245.5 U/ kg), high electrical conductivity (0.45-0.89 mS/cm, mean 0.68 mS/cm) and high proline content (346.4-667.1 mg/kg, mean 518.6 mg/kg).
Ključne riječi
Christ’s thorn honey; melissopalynological analysis; physicochemical properties
Hrčak ID:
35461
URI
Datum izdavanja:
16.3.2009.
Posjeta: 2.146 *