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Melissopalynological and Volatile Compounds Analysis of Buckwheat Honey from Different Geographical Origins and Their Role in Botanical Determination
Joint Authors
Giorgi, Annamaria
Chiesa, Luca Maria
Panseri, Sara
Manzo, Alessandra
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-11, 11 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-09-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
11
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been proposed as one of the main factors for differentiating honeys from different botanical/floral origins.
In this work, we investigated the volatile profile of honeys, commercially labeled as buckwheat honeys, from the Alps and its relationship with melissopalynological investigation.
The results showed that buckwheat honey samples that contained, to different extents, buckwheat pollen grains on melissopalynological analyses showed similar VOCs profiles, distinguishing them from the other honey floral types analyzed.
Among VOCs identified, 3-methylbutanal, butanoic acid, pentanoic acid, and isovaleric acid were considerably greater in the buckwheat honey samples from the Alps.
Other compounds were identified only in the honeys containing buckwheat pollen grains such as 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol, 2-butanone, 2-hydroxy-3-pentanone, 4-methylpentanoic acid, 4-pentanoic acid, butanal, 2-methylbutanal, pentanal, dihydro-2-methyl-3(2H)-furanone, 5-methylfurfural, and cis-linalool oxide.
These compounds give to buckwheat honey its characteristic aromatic and organoleptic properties and may be considered interesting as potential “variety markers” for botanical determination.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Panseri, Sara& Manzo, Alessandra& Chiesa, Luca Maria& Giorgi, Annamaria. 2013. Melissopalynological and Volatile Compounds Analysis of Buckwheat Honey from Different Geographical Origins and Their Role in Botanical Determination. Journal of Chemistry،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Panseri, Sara…[et al.]. Melissopalynological and Volatile Compounds Analysis of Buckwheat Honey from Different Geographical Origins and Their Role in Botanical Determination. Journal of Chemistry No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-11.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Panseri, Sara& Manzo, Alessandra& Chiesa, Luca Maria& Giorgi, Annamaria. Melissopalynological and Volatile Compounds Analysis of Buckwheat Honey from Different Geographical Origins and Their Role in Botanical Determination. Journal of Chemistry. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-11.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506805
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-506805