Physicochemical Quality Parameters at the Reception of the Honey Packaging Process: Influence of Type of Honey, Year of Harvest, and Beekeeper

Table 1

Descriptive statistics for moisture, colour, and HMF for each variety of honey and year of harvesting. ANOVA results (-ratio and significant differences) obtained for two factors: type of honey and year of harvest.

Type of honey	HMF (mg/kg)				Moisture (g/100 g)				Colour (Pfund scale)
	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Min	Max
Orange blossom	4.6^de	6.4	<0.5	37.9	18.7^c	1.3	15.5	23.3	27^a	17	2	62
Lemon tree	2.1^ab	2.3	<0.5	10.3	18.3^b	1.5	15.0	21.6	26^a	14	1	69
Rosemary	3.2^bc	3.2	<0.5	27.3	19.9^d	2.1	15.0	25.0	25^a	15	0	50
Sunflower	3.3^bc	4.3	<0.5	37.4	16.7^a	1.3	14.6	21.2	70^d	10	38	72
Thyme	4.1^bcd	7.2	<0.5	35.6	19.5^d	1.6	16.2	22.9	66^cd	21	18	90
Lavender	6.1^d	6.2	<0.5	22.9	17.9^ab	2.2	15.7	25.2	48^b	21	6	91
Lavender stoechas	3.4^abcde	3.5	<0.5	10.2	16.5^a	1.0	15.2	18.1	66^cd	13	36	78
Retama	1.0^a	1.7	<0.5	7.4	16.4^a	0.7	14.7	17.5	84^e	10	63	120
Eucalyptus	3.8^cd	2.7	<0.5	9.7	16.6^a	0.8	15.1	19.8	70^d	11	35	89
Honeydew	4.5^de	3.1	<0.5	27.2	16.5^a	1.4	13.9	22.0	90^e	13	57	127
Polyfloral	4.5^cd	4.8	<0.5	39.8	17.7^ab	1.8	14.8	24.1	64^c	19	7	130
ANOVA -ratio
Year of harvest	HMF				Moisture				Colour
	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Min	Max	Mean	SD	Min	Max
2009	3.1^a	3.4	<0.5	19.4	17.1ª	1.5	14.8	24.0	72^e	18	13	130
2010	5.0^c	5.9	<0.5	37.9	18.0^bc	1.7	15.0	23.6	62^d	24	10	127
2011	4.0^b	4.8	<0.5	37.4	18.2^cd	2.0	13.9	25.0	51^c	27	2	125
2012	2.9^a	3.6	<0.5	26.8	18.4^d	1.9	15.5	25.2	47^b	27	3	120
2013	4.1^bc	6.2	<0.5	39.8	17.9^b	1.7	14.2	22.1	40ª	26	0	110
ANOVA -ratio

. For each factor, different letters in each column indicate homogeneous groups (significant differences at 95% confidence level as obtained by the LSD test).