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Agriculturae Conspectus Scientificus, Vol. 83 No. 4, 2018.

Original scientific paper

Influence of the Botanical and Geographical Origin on the Mineral Composition of Honey

Dario Lasić orcid id orcid.org/ORCID ; Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska cesta 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Dragan Bubalo orcid id orcid.org/ORCID ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jasna Bošnir orcid id orcid.org/ORCID ; Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska cesta 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Jasenka Šabarić orcid id orcid.org/ORCID ; Andrija Štampar Teaching Institute of Public Health, Mirogojska cesta 16, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Miljenko Konjačić orcid id orcid.org/ORCID ; University of Zagreb, Faculty of Agriculture, Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Maja Dražić orcid id orcid.org/ORCID ; Croatian Agricultural Agency, Ilica 101, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Aleksandar Racz orcid id orcid.org/ORCID ; University of Applied Health Sciences, Mlinarska 38, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia

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Abstract

Elemental composition was analysed to determine the effect of the botanical and geographical origin on the mineral content in black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.), chestnut (Castanea sativa Mill.), and lime (Tilia spp.) honey. The study included 174 samples from three different geographical and climatic regions in Croatia. A total of 15 elements were analysed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The highest total mineral content was determined in chestnut honey samples, followed by the lime and black locust honey samples, in descending order of presence: K, Ca, Na, Mg, Mn and Fe. A good potential of marking the botanical origin was confirmed on the basis of increased contents of Mn and Sr in chestnut honey. Increased concentrations of Pb and Zn determined in honey samples from the Pannonian Region showed to be a good basis for demarcation of the geographical origin. The content of some heavy metals in honey were low (Median: Cd < 0.005 mg/kg; Pb 0.015 mg/kg; Ni 0.083 mg/kg; Zn 1.362 mg/kg; with no harmful health effects).

Keywords

honey; ICP-MS; mineral composition; botanical origin; geographical origin.

Hrčak ID:

207934

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/207934

Publication date:

9.11.2018.

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