Physicochemical composition of Apis mellifera honey samples from São Paulo State, Brazil

Química Nova

Luís Carlos Marchini²  Augusta Carolina De Camargo Carmello Moreti¹  Ivani Pozar Otsuk¹  Geni Da Silva Sodré¹ 

[1] ,Universidade de São Paulo Escola Superior de Agricultura 'Luiz Queiroz' Departamento de Entomologia, Fitopatologia e Zoologia AgrícolaPiracicaba SP ,Brasil

关键词: cluster analysis;    Apis mellifera;    honey composition;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0100-40422007000700029

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

This research, developed with Apis mellifera honey samples from producers of São Paulo State, Brazil, has the objective of verifying how eucalyptus, wild flower, and orange honey samples would be clustered, based on physicochemical characteristics. All the orange honey samples and some wild flower ones formed distinct groups, thus confirming that the floral source interferes with honey characteristics. Eucalyptus and some of the wild flower honey samples were clustered together because of the great floral source variation in the latter ones. The characteristics that influence sample clustering are acidity and electric conductivity on the X axis, and total sugars and pH on the Y axis.

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