Total phenolic contents and colour intensity of Malaysian honeys from the Apis spp. and Trigona spp. bees

• Main Authors: Kek, Siok Peng, Chin, Nyuk Ling, Yusof, Yus Aniza, Tan, Sheau Wei, Chua, Lee Suan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Elsevier 2014
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47829/1/47829.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/47829/; http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2210784314000230

The total phenolic content and colour intensity of the five common Malaysian honeys by the Apis spp. or Trigona spp. were studied following a modified Folin-Ciocalteu method and absorbance measurements, respectively. The total phenolic content and the colour intensity of honeys from the two types of bees were statistically different with P < 0.0005. The Trigona spp. honey gave higher total phenolic content with average 784.3 mg GAE/kg than the Apis spp. honey at average 590.5 mg GAE/kg. The total phenolic content of Malaysian honeys has good correlation with its colour intensity at R2 = 0.826.