Research Article

Microbiological Quality, Physicochemical Properties, and Antioxidant Capacity of Honey Samples Commercialized in the Moroccan Errachidia Region

Table 5

The content of phenols, flavonoids, flavone, and flavonol, total antioxidant capacity (TAC), and antioxidant activity (DPPH and reducing power) of Moroccan honeys.

HoneyPhenols (mg GAE/100 g)Flavonoids (mg QE/100 g)Flavone and flavonol (mg QE/100 g)TAC (mg AAE/100 g)DPPH IC50 (mg/ml)FRAP IC50 (mg/ml)

H138.06 ± 7.47efg1.11 ± 3.7a0.65 ± 0.14a56.41 ± 1.91efg35.64 ± 2.26g10.51 ± 0.30a
H2180.18 ± 0.94b21.41 ± 0.18b10.20 ± 0.63bc198.53 ± 1.76b5.57 ± 0.01a2.13 ± 0.10b
H3106.33 ± 1.89d15.96 ± 1.35cd6.75 ± 2.4bcd112.35 ± 1.33cd11.77 ± 0.02d4.14 ± 0.23cd
H4116.08 ± 6.87d3.62 ± 0.39ae1.9 ± 3.32ad132.96 ± 8.4c16.1 ± 3.26bc3.93 ± 0.86cd
H558.75 ± 5.92e2.12 ± 2.3ae1.2 ± 0.35ad62.18 ± 1.19ef15.78 ± 0.16bc5.19 ± 0.09g
H669.9 ± 3.69e9.38 ± 6.25f3.55 ± 5.65ab84.38 ± 0.64e14.24 ± 1.12bd5.76 ± 0.08eg
H717.35 ± 2.15h0.71 ± 0.9a0.3 ± 0.84a20.57 ± 0.01h48.67 ± 0.14h6.76 ± 0.32f
H8107.93 ± 0.21d5.16 ± 4.69e2.63 ± 2.26ade126.61 ± 3.48c15.34 ± 0.91bce6.12 ± 0.07ef
H9219.026 ± 2.26a36.30 ± 0.37g18.23 ± 2.82g223.86 ± 2.04a4.79 ± 0.05a1.87 ± 0.18b
H1093.14 ± 1.42d18.21 ± 1.32bc8.23 ± 5.65bce97.72 ± 2.26e18.54 ± 0.07c6.12 ± 0.08ef
H1144.33 ± 7.71ef1.5 ± 0.36a0.9 ± 2.26adfe52.85 ± 5.39efg16.27 ± 0.58bce10.05 ± 0.02a
H12103.2 ± 0.79d13.42 ± 1.17df4.83 ± 0.28abf112.1 ± 1.29cd23.1 ± 0.42bcef4.28 ± 0.34c
H13193.48 ± 1.58b22.21 ± 1.13b12.23 ± 2.82c202.49 ± 0.25b5.12 ± 0.09a3.16 ± 0.40d
H14158.8 ± 7.32c19.79 ± 0.7b8.43 ± 1.41bcf179.24 ± 0.24bc7.8 ± 0.51a9.77 ± 0.08a

Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different by Tukey’s multiple range test.