EFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT

The study was conducted to determine the major physic-chemical parameters and to investigate the effects of season on the quality of honey product collected from Dawuro zone, Southern nationalities of people region of Ethiopia. The contents of physic-chemical parameters within the three honey produ...

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Autores principales: Destaw ENGIDAW, Ketema ALEMAYEHU, Seid MUSTOFA, Alebachew TILAHUN
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:658616b377104b58ad017202783226e12021-12-02T17:50:22ZEFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT2068-66092559-6381https://doaj.org/article/658616b377104b58ad017202783226e12020-03-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.fia.usv.ro/fiajournal/index.php/FENS/article/view/702/633https://doaj.org/toc/2068-6609https://doaj.org/toc/2559-6381The study was conducted to determine the major physic-chemical parameters and to investigate the effects of season on the quality of honey product collected from Dawuro zone, Southern nationalities of people region of Ethiopia. The contents of physic-chemical parameters within the three honey production seasons ranged as: moisture content, 15-18%; electrical conductivity, 0.27-0.31mS/cm; pH, 4.0 - 4.5; free acidity, 18.7 - 24.7meq/kg; lactone acidity, 5.7 - 8.0meq/kg; HMF content, 16.1- 20.3mg/kg; reducing sugars, 70 - 72g/100g and sucrose content from 2.4 - 2.8g/100g. This study showed that there were some significant variations for the contents of the different physicochemical parameters between the different honey production districts and seasons. It was confirmed that the results were below the maximum permissible limit to conform to international standards concerning the good quality of honey. Although, the honey collected in this area should be consumed as fresh to avoid further contamination. Moreover, further studies of other quality parameters of honey are needed.Destaw ENGIDAWKetema ALEMAYEHUSeid MUSTOFAAlebachew TILAHUNStefan cel Mare University of Suceavaarticleaciditydawuroelectrical conductivityhydroxymethylfuralmoisturesugars and qualityFood processing and manufactureTP368-456ENFood and Environment Safety, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 14-24 (2020)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic acidity
dawuro
electrical conductivity
hydroxymethylfural
moisture
sugars and quality
Food processing and manufacture
TP368-456
spellingShingle acidity
dawuro
electrical conductivity
hydroxymethylfural
moisture
sugars and quality
Food processing and manufacture
TP368-456
Destaw ENGIDAW
Ketema ALEMAYEHU
Seid MUSTOFA
Alebachew TILAHUN
EFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT
description The study was conducted to determine the major physic-chemical parameters and to investigate the effects of season on the quality of honey product collected from Dawuro zone, Southern nationalities of people region of Ethiopia. The contents of physic-chemical parameters within the three honey production seasons ranged as: moisture content, 15-18%; electrical conductivity, 0.27-0.31mS/cm; pH, 4.0 - 4.5; free acidity, 18.7 - 24.7meq/kg; lactone acidity, 5.7 - 8.0meq/kg; HMF content, 16.1- 20.3mg/kg; reducing sugars, 70 - 72g/100g and sucrose content from 2.4 - 2.8g/100g. This study showed that there were some significant variations for the contents of the different physicochemical parameters between the different honey production districts and seasons. It was confirmed that the results were below the maximum permissible limit to conform to international standards concerning the good quality of honey. Although, the honey collected in this area should be consumed as fresh to avoid further contamination. Moreover, further studies of other quality parameters of honey are needed.
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author Destaw ENGIDAW
Ketema ALEMAYEHU
Seid MUSTOFA
Alebachew TILAHUN
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Ketema ALEMAYEHU
Seid MUSTOFA
Alebachew TILAHUN
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title EFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT
title_short EFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT
title_full EFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT
title_fullStr EFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT
title_full_unstemmed EFFECT OF SEASON ON THE MAJOR PHYSICO-CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF HONEY PRODUCT
title_sort effect of season on the major physico-chemical parameters of honey product
publisher Stefan cel Mare University of Suceava
publishDate 2020
url https://doaj.org/article/658616b377104b58ad017202783226e1
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