Physicochemical characteristics of Malaysian stingless bee honey from Trigona Species
The physicochemical properties of stingless bee honey is crucial parameter and is varies according to the geographical and botanical origin, fruit or flower season. The diverse factors resulting the diverse honey colour, pH, ash content or water content although the bee species is similar. To date...
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2016
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1032/1/FH03-FSK-17-08036.pdf http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/1032/ |
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| Summary: | The physicochemical properties of stingless bee honey is crucial parameter and is varies according to
the geographical and botanical origin, fruit or flower season. The diverse factors resulting the diverse
honey colour, pH, ash content or water content although the bee species is similar. To date, the
physicochemical properties of honey from Malaysian Trigona species are unknown. Therefore, the
determination of physicochemical properties of honey from stingless bee is crucial for Malaysian
researchers especially to confirm the purity of honey. Five honey samples were used for the current
study. Four samples were stingless bee honey from two of the most common domesticated Malaysian
stingless bee species; Trigona thorasica and Trigona itama. Meanwhile, one sample was from Tualang
honey. For stingless bee honey, the values for pH, moisture content, electrical conductivity, ash
content and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) were 2.79 ± 0.04 to 2.95 ± 0.02, 23.3% to 33.7%, 0.47
mS/cm to 0.55 mS/cm and 0.80 mg/kg to 3.42 mg/kg respectively. The colour of stingless bee honey
is varies according to the observation or absorbance assay. The results show the baseline
characteristics of physicochemical properties derived from Malaysian Trigona thorasica and Trigona
itama bee species at particular season. |
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