Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)

This study was intended to evaluate the quality chemical parameters of 62 Apis mellifera L. honey samples, from the Province of Chubut, Argentine. Samples were obtained from the three melliferous areas of this province: Andean region, lower Chubut River valley and plains of Senguerr River. The avera...

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Autor principal:	Aloisi,Pia Valeria
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA 2010
Materias:	Honey characterization Argentinean honeys Patagonian honeys quality parameters
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spelling	oai:scielo:S0718-583920100004000152018-10-01Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)Aloisi,Pia Valeria Honey characterization Argentinean honeys Patagonian honeys quality parameters This study was intended to evaluate the quality chemical parameters of 62 Apis mellifera L. honey samples, from the Province of Chubut, Argentine. Samples were obtained from the three melliferous areas of this province: Andean region, lower Chubut River valley and plains of Senguerr River. The average values obtained for electrical conductivity (0.33 mS cm-1) and pH (4.17) indicate that the analyzed honeys came mainly from nectar. Electrical conductivity was higher in honeys from the Andean region than in honeys from the other two regions. Moisture (water content) was low, with an average value of 14.67%. The hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content was very low and ranged between 0.0 and 14.70 mg kg-1. Moisture, HMF and free acidity values show good maturity and absence of undesirable fermentation in all the samples. Diastase activity had a mean value of 13.50 units on the Gothe scale. Color parameter presented variations between honeys from different areas. The analytical values for the samples from the Andean region, the lower Chubut River valley and the plains of the Senguerr River respectively were: 67.73, 40.33 and 23.26 mm Pfund. Results obtained in this study, indicate that honeys produced in Chubut present excellent quality properties according to international standards.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessInstituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIAChilean journal of agricultural research v.70 n.4 20102010-12-01text/htmlhttp://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0718-58392010000400015en10.4067/S0718-58392010000400015
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description	This study was intended to evaluate the quality chemical parameters of 62 Apis mellifera L. honey samples, from the Province of Chubut, Argentine. Samples were obtained from the three melliferous areas of this province: Andean region, lower Chubut River valley and plains of Senguerr River. The average values obtained for electrical conductivity (0.33 mS cm-1) and pH (4.17) indicate that the analyzed honeys came mainly from nectar. Electrical conductivity was higher in honeys from the Andean region than in honeys from the other two regions. Moisture (water content) was low, with an average value of 14.67%. The hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content was very low and ranged between 0.0 and 14.70 mg kg-1. Moisture, HMF and free acidity values show good maturity and absence of undesirable fermentation in all the samples. Diastase activity had a mean value of 13.50 units on the Gothe scale. Color parameter presented variations between honeys from different areas. The analytical values for the samples from the Andean region, the lower Chubut River valley and the plains of the Senguerr River respectively were: 67.73, 40.33 and 23.26 mm Pfund. Results obtained in this study, indicate that honeys produced in Chubut present excellent quality properties according to international standards.
author	Aloisi,Pia Valeria
author_facet	Aloisi,Pia Valeria
author_sort	Aloisi,Pia Valeria
title	Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)
title_short	Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)
title_full	Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)
title_fullStr	Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)
title_full_unstemmed	Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)
title_sort	determination of quality chemical parameters of honey from chubut (argentinean patagonia)
publisher	Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias, INIA
publishDate	2010
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Determination of Quality Chemical Parameters of Honey from Chubut (Argentinean Patagonia)

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