Physico-chemical characterization of honey from Northern region of India

Authors

  • Yashasvini Goswamy Department of Entomology Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur -176 062
  • Surender Kumar Sharma Department of Entomology Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur -176 062
  • Prem Chand Sharma Department of Entomology Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur -176 062
  • Rishi Mahajan Department of Entomology Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur -176 062
  • Shivani Parmar Department of Entomology Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar Himachal Pradesh Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur -176 062

Keywords:

Honey, physicochemical characteristics, quality

Abstract

The physico-chemical characterization of honey samples collected from different locations varied in values of quality characteristics that ranged between 3.85±0.16 to 5.63±0.01 for pH, 15.57±0.08 to 25.94±0.10 for moisture, 0.06±0.01 to 0.28±0.03 for ash content, 0.21±0.01 to 1.13±0.01 for electrical conductivity, 0.41±0.01 to 1.65±0.27 for optical density, 3.20±0.08 to 4.66±0.04 for sucrose, 34.65±0.09 to 42.06±0.24 for acidity, 66.95±0.62 to 70.79±0.55 for total reducing sugars, 28.71±0.50 to 31.45±0.42 for glucose, 36.88±0.61 42.26±0.10 for fructose, 1.19±0.03 to 1.47±0.02 for F:G ratio, 14.00±0.54 to 17.50±0.24 for diastase activity and 16.33±0.66 to 20.90 for HMF content. All the samples as per tests performed were found of good quality and within the range set by FSSAI.

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Published

2023-12-27

How to Cite

Goswamy, Y., Sharma, S. K., Sharma, P. C., Mahajan, R., & Parmar, S. (2023). Physico-chemical characterization of honey from Northern region of India. Himachal Journal of Agricultural Research, 49(2), 206–211. Retrieved from https://hjar.org/index.php/hjar/article/view/172487

Issue

Volume 49, Issue 2, December 2023

Section

Full Length Papers

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