Research Article

A Study on the Quality and Identity of Brazilian Pampa Biome Honey: Evidences for Its Beneficial Effects against Oxidative Stress and Hyperglycemia

Table 2

Physicochemical analysis of Brazilian Pampa biome honey samples.

Moisture
%
Insoluble solids
(%)
pHFree acidity
(mEq/Kg)
Reducing
sugars (%)
Apparent sucrose (%)Total protein
(mg/g)
HMF
(mg/Kg)
Lugol’s reactionLund’s reaction
(mL)

120.0 ± 0.0<0.004.3 ± 0.039.2 ± 0.972.2 ± 0.35.9 ± 1.310.9 ± 0.28.7 ± 1.0Negative0.7 ± 0.0
218.6 ± 0.0<0.04.0 ± 0.044.2 ± 0.484.6 ± 1.92.3 ± 0.312.6 ± 0.517.8 ± 2.1Negative0.7 ± 0.0
319.4 ± 0.0<0.03.9 ± 0.032.7 ± 0.175.8 ± 2.74.3 ± 0.415.0 ± 0.414.4 ± 0.8Negative0.8 ± 0.0
419.0 ± 0.0<0.003.9 ± 0.033.3 ± 0.983.5 ± 0.94.9 ± 0.315.2 ± 0.515.7 ± 0.0Negative0.8 ± 0.0
519.0 ± 0.0<0.04.3 ± 0.025.8 ± 0.079.7 ± 2.74.2 ± 0.88.0 ± 0.4ND*Negative0.7 ± 0.0
618.6 ± 0.0<0.005.0 ± 0.013.0 ± 0.678.5 ± 2.45.3 ± 1.27.1 ± 0.61.6 ± 0.1Negative0.7 ± 0.0
719.8 ± 0.0<0.003.7 ± 0.024.6 ± 0.576.9 ± 0.15.1 ± 0.810.5 ± 0.83.7 ± 0.3Negative0.7 ± 0.0
819.0 ± 0.0<0.004.3 ± 0.026.3 ± 2.178.1 ± 2.12.9 ± 0.810.2 ± 0.22.3 ± 0.1Negative0.7 ± 0.0
918.8 ± 0.0<0.003.9 ± 0.022.2 ± 0.482.5 ± 0.92.3 ± 0.97.9 ± 0.48.9 ± 0.2Negative0.7 ± 0.0
1018.2 ± 0.0<0.004.4 ± 0.032.2 ± 0.676.8 ± 0.93.0 ± 0.511.4 ± 0.73.2 ± 0.1Negative1.0 ± 0.0

Data are expressed as mean ± SD. ND: not detected.