Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile

The color of honey has special relevance in the international market, as different markets demand specific colors of honey. Chile has very diverse native and exotic flora, which are used by bees (Apis mellifera) to produce a range of honey types, including honeys of different colors. In this context...

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Autores principales:	Martin,María José, Fredes,Carolina, Nuñez,Gabriel, Ginocchio,Rosanna, Montenegro,Gloria
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal 2014
Materias:	Honey markets melissopalynological analysis optical density Pantone® Pfund
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-162020140003000142015-02-25Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central ChileMartin,María JoséFredes,CarolinaNuñez,GabrielGinocchio,RosannaMontenegro,Gloria Honey markets melissopalynological analysis optical density Pantone® Pfund The color of honey has special relevance in the international market, as different markets demand specific colors of honey. Chile has very diverse native and exotic flora, which are used by bees (Apis mellifera) to produce a range of honey types, including honeys of different colors. In this context, determining the relationships between color and botanical origin among Chilean honeys is very relevant. The objectives of the present study were to compare three methodologies for determining color in Chilean honeys (Pantone®, optical density (OD), and Pfund) and to define the relationship between color and botanical origin of the characterized honeys. The most common honeys from the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Region (VI Region) of Chile were Galega officinalis, Quillaja saponaria, and Retanilla trinervia unifloral honeys, all of which have lighter colors than internationally described. Both the OD and Pfund methods could identify significant differences between dominant species; specifically, these methods were able to discriminate between G. officinalis and Q. saponaria honeys and between G. officinalis and R. trinervia honeys. The OD and Pfund methods revealed that honeys of G. officinalis (A530 nm: 0.93 and 95.53 mm Pfund) were darker than those of Q. saponaria (A530 nm: 0.42 and 80.66 mm Pfund) and R. trinervia (A530 nm: 0.35 and 73.41 mm Pfund). Although the three methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys had different efficacies, the OD method was able to discriminate among dominant species and honey types. Significant correlations among the dominant species were found for Chilean honeys from the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Region using both the OD and Pfund methods.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessPontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería ForestalCiencia e investigación agraria v.41 n.3 20142014-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-16202014000300014en10.4067/S0718-16202014000300014
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spellingShingle	Honey markets melissopalynological analysis optical density Pantone® Pfund Martin,María José Fredes,Carolina Nuñez,Gabriel Ginocchio,Rosanna Montenegro,Gloria Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile
description	The color of honey has special relevance in the international market, as different markets demand specific colors of honey. Chile has very diverse native and exotic flora, which are used by bees (Apis mellifera) to produce a range of honey types, including honeys of different colors. In this context, determining the relationships between color and botanical origin among Chilean honeys is very relevant. The objectives of the present study were to compare three methodologies for determining color in Chilean honeys (Pantone®, optical density (OD), and Pfund) and to define the relationship between color and botanical origin of the characterized honeys. The most common honeys from the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Region (VI Region) of Chile were Galega officinalis, Quillaja saponaria, and Retanilla trinervia unifloral honeys, all of which have lighter colors than internationally described. Both the OD and Pfund methods could identify significant differences between dominant species; specifically, these methods were able to discriminate between G. officinalis and Q. saponaria honeys and between G. officinalis and R. trinervia honeys. The OD and Pfund methods revealed that honeys of G. officinalis (A530 nm: 0.93 and 95.53 mm Pfund) were darker than those of Q. saponaria (A530 nm: 0.42 and 80.66 mm Pfund) and R. trinervia (A530 nm: 0.35 and 73.41 mm Pfund). Although the three methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys had different efficacies, the OD method was able to discriminate among dominant species and honey types. Significant correlations among the dominant species were found for Chilean honeys from the Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins Region using both the OD and Pfund methods.
author	Martin,María José Fredes,Carolina Nuñez,Gabriel Ginocchio,Rosanna Montenegro,Gloria
author_facet	Martin,María José Fredes,Carolina Nuñez,Gabriel Ginocchio,Rosanna Montenegro,Gloria
author_sort	Martin,María José
title	Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile
title_short	Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile
title_full	Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile
title_fullStr	Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile
title_full_unstemmed	Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile
title_sort	comparison of methods for determining the color of chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central chile
publisher	Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal
publishDate	2014
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Comparison of methods for determining the color of Chilean honeys and the relationship of color with botanical origin in central Chile

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