Characterization and Botanical Differentiation of Monofloral and Multifloral Honeys Produced in Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt Using Physicochemical Parameter Analysis and Mineral Content in Conjunction with Supervised Statistical Techniques
Joint Authors
Karabagias, Ioannis K.
Louppis, Artemis P.
Kontakos, Stavros
Papastephanou, Chara
Drouza, Chryssoula
Source
Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-10, 10 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-06-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
10
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Thirty-four honey samples donated by beekeepers and purchased from supermarkets were collected during harvesting years 2010–2014 from Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt.
The aims of this study were to characterize honey samples and, if possible, to differentiate honeys according to the honey type on the basis of physicochemical parameter values, mineral content, and their combination using supervised statistical techniques (linear discriminant analysis (LDA)).
Physicochemical parameters (colour, pH, free acidity, total dissolved solids, salinity, electrical conductivity, and moisture content) were determined according to official methods, while minerals (Al, As, B, Ba, Be, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Mg, Mn, Mo, Ni, P, Pb, Sb, Si, Ti, Tl, V, and Zn) using inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry.
The majority of honey samples analyzed met the quality criteria set by the European directive and national decision related to honey.
Implementation of multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and LDA on specific physicochemical parameters, minerals, or their combination provided a satisfactory classification of honeys according to floral type.
The overall correct classification rate (based on the cross-validation method) was 79.4% using 7 minerals and 91.2% using 8 physicochemical parameters.
When the 15 parameters were combined, the classification rate of Egyptian honeys was improved by 25%.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Karabagias, Ioannis K.& Louppis, Artemis P.& Kontakos, Stavros& Drouza, Chryssoula& Papastephanou, Chara. 2018. Characterization and Botanical Differentiation of Monofloral and Multifloral Honeys Produced in Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt Using Physicochemical Parameter Analysis and Mineral Content in Conjunction with Supervised Statistical Techniques. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Karabagias, Ioannis K.…[et al.]. Characterization and Botanical Differentiation of Monofloral and Multifloral Honeys Produced in Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt Using Physicochemical Parameter Analysis and Mineral Content in Conjunction with Supervised Statistical Techniques. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-10.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Karabagias, Ioannis K.& Louppis, Artemis P.& Kontakos, Stavros& Drouza, Chryssoula& Papastephanou, Chara. Characterization and Botanical Differentiation of Monofloral and Multifloral Honeys Produced in Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt Using Physicochemical Parameter Analysis and Mineral Content in Conjunction with Supervised Statistical Techniques. Journal of Analytical Methods in Chemistry. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-10.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1176529