Physicochemical Properties of Some Honeys Sold in Different Places in Dakar
Soumboundou Mamadou,
Dieng Sidy Mouhamed,
Coly Najah Fatou,
Djiboune Alphonse Rodrigue,
Sy Papa Mady,
Diouf Louis Augustin Diaga,
Sall Cheikh,
Mbaye Gora,
Diarra Mounibe
Issue:
Volume 10, Issue 2, December 2022
Pages:
16-20
Received:
2 November 2022
Accepted:
21 November 2022
Published:
29 November 2022
DOI:
10.11648/j.ejb.20221002.11
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Abstract: Honey is characterized as a natural and raw foodstuff that can be consumed not only as a sweetener but also as medicine due to its therapeutic impact on human health. It is prone to adulterants caused by humans that manipulate the quality of honey. The aim of this work is to evaluate some physicochemical parameters that can be used to characterize the honeys from Dakar region in Senegal. Physicochemical characterisation was carried out on 08 honey samples collected from different places where honey is sold. Parameters such as the color, smell, flavor, density, pH, electrical conductivity, water content, viscosity, glucose and fructose were analyzed for each honey sample. Honey analyses were performed as described by the official methods. The mean results were: density (1.41), pH (4.24), electrical conductivity (0.24 mS/cm), refractive index (1.4862), viscosity (6.9720 mPa.s), optical activity (F/G > 1). The sensory and physicochemical values were in the range of approved limits for all honeys tested. The results showed that the use of sensory methods and physicochemical parameters can be a useful tool to characterize different types of honeys sold in Dakar and even in the country. This will only be feasible when enough data is available to establish upper and lower limits for the physicochemical parameters used for quality control.
Abstract: Honey is characterized as a natural and raw foodstuff that can be consumed not only as a sweetener but also as medicine due to its therapeutic impact on human health. It is prone to adulterants caused by humans that manipulate the quality of honey. The aim of this work is to evaluate some physicochemical parameters that can be used to characterize ...
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