Physicochemical Properties and Mineral Profile of Honeys from Argentina, Portugal and Angola

SANTOS, MARIANA; MOTA, CARLA; NASCIMENTO, ANA CLÁUDIA; RIOS, FRANCISCO; SAMMAN, NORMA; COELHO, INÊS; GUEIFÃO, SANDRA; CASTANHEIRA, ISABEL

Granada

Congreso; 10th International Food Data Conference (IFDC) 'Joining nutrition, agriculture and food safety through food composition'; 2013

FAO (INFOODS), FINUT e INYTA (Instituto de Nutrición y tecnología de los Alimentos José Mataix Verdú) (Universidad de Granada)

Honey is a natural sweet product which gained increasing interest of scientific community, specially due to its high nutritional value and health benefits. Honey composition is highly influenced by type of flowers, regional and climatic conditions and its quality also depends on proper producing and processing technology. These explain the differences presented by honeys from different regions. In this work proximal and mineral profile of multi-floral honeys from selected regions of Argentina, Portugal, and Angola were determined and reported for the first time. Therefore the nutrient analysis and chemical properties with the purpose to be included in national Food Composition Databank and disseminated through EuroFIR e-search platform was carried out. Ash, Moisture, °Brix sugar, pH and electrical conductivity were determined by AOAC methods. Manganese. iron, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus, sodium and potassium were analyzed by ICP-OES and, copper, zinc, cadmium, lead and selenium by IC P-MS. Analyzed honeys showed °Brix sugar ranged 77-82 at 20ºC. Moisture content and acidity is according with legislation,