Assessment of hydroxymethylfurfural and total acidity of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) stored for 12 months

Authors

  • Karoline Mikaelle de Paiva Soares
  • Edna Maria Mendes Aroucha
  • Cristiane Ribeiro Lucas

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Honey, hydroxymethylfurfural, total acidity

Abstract

Honey is a highly nutritious food product, but quite susceptible to changes in quality when handled or stored incorrectly. Normative Instruction No. 11 October 2000 regulates the quality standards of honey, including high levels of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and total acidity as evidence of deterioration in this product. Thus, this study was to evaluate the contents of HMF and total acidity of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) stored for 12 months at room temperature, making sure they remained in these parameters within the limits allowed by law Brazil. There was a significant increase in levels of HMF with storage, while the value of total acidity, there was a slight increase. It was concluded that honey children display reduced physical and chemical quality, especially regarding hydroxymethylfurfural.

Published

2015-09-18

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Section

Tecnologia de alimentos

How to Cite

Assessment of hydroxymethylfurfural and total acidity of honey bee (Apis mellifera L.) stored for 12 months. (2015). Pubvet, 4(16). https://ojs.pubvet.com.br/index.php/revista/article/view/2589

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