Research Article
Determination of Mineral, Trace Element, and Pesticide Levels in Honey Samples Originating from Different Regions of Malaysia Compared to Manuka Honey
Table 3
Recovery analysis for the analyzed pesticides in the spiked honey samples.
| Compound | Amount (ng) in HPLC* | Recovery % | Spiked | Measured |
| Diazinon | 100 | 81 | 81.00 | 200 | 160 | 80.00 | Chlorpyrifos | 100 | 82 | 82.00 | 200 | 168 | 84.00 | Acephate | 100 | 80 | 80.00 | 200 | 166 | 83.00 | Dimethoate | 100 | 79 | 79.00 | 200 | 152 | 76.00 | Malathion | 100 | 73 | 73.00 | 200 | 140 | 70.00 | Phenthoate | 100 | 80 | 80.00 | 200 | 164 | 82.00 | Fenitrothion | 100 | 83 | 83.00 | 200 | 164 | 82.00 | Carbaryl | 100 | 83 | 83.00 | 200 | 162 | 81.00 | Carbofuran | 100 | 75 | 75.00 | 200 | 154 | 77.00 | Carbosulfan | 100 | 76 | 76.00 | 200 | 158 | 79.00 |
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Mean value of triplicates.
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