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A review of volatile analytical methods for determining the botanical origin of honey. Food Chem 103:1032-1043
Luis F. Cuevas Glory,Jorge A. Pino,Louis S. Santiago,E. Sauri Duch +3 more
- 01 Jan 2007
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Abstract: Aroma is an important quality factor in foods. The aroma of bee honey depends on volatile fraction composition, which is influenced by nectar composition and floral origin. Honey of unifloral origin usually commands higher commercial value, thus the floral determination and certification of unifloral honey plays an important role in quality control. This review concerns investigations made on the volatile fraction of bee honey by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Recent advances in extraction methods, results achieved, and comparisons of alternative dependable methods for determining floral origin of bee honey are discussed. We emphasize solid phase micro-extraction gas chromatography (SPME/GC) methodology and present some of the results obtained to date, plus the advantages and drawbacks of SPME/GS in comparison with other methods.
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