QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED HONEY BEE SPOT AND BRANDED HONEY PRODUCTS IN ENUGU METROPOLIS

Abstract: Honey is a natural, sugary, sticky and nutritious liquid product produced from the nectars of flowers by honey bees. Its composition depends highly on the flowers utilized by the bee as well as the climatic conditions. This study was intended to evaluate the physicochemical and selected concentration of heavy metals in ten honey samples. The physicochemical properties of the samples (moisture, pH, Ash, Sucrose, Insoluble material, acidity (free, total and lactone), electrical conductivity, reducing sugars and hydroxymethyl furfural) were determined. The concentration of heavy metals (Zn, Cu, Mn, Cd, Cr and Pb) were also determined using on atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The moisture shows value range from 13.90 to 19.04%. The water insoluble material content ranged from 0.014 to 0.710g/100g. The reducing sugars were between 66.83 to 88.48%, mean percentages of apparent sucrose ere 8.96%, Honey samples showed an appropriate HMF (hydroxymethy furfural content ranging from 6.77 to 36.42 mg/kg. The ash content ranged from 0.099 to 0.600%. Conductivity values ranged from 15.0 to 536µ/cm. All honey samples were acidic, having a pH in the range 3.75 to 4.78. The average values for free acidity were between 10.0 to 26mg/kg. Lactonic acidity ranged were 2.5 to 5.3meg/kg. The total acidity ranged from 12.10 to 30.0 meg/kg. The concentration of heavy metals Zn, Cu, and Mn became the highest values than the other metals and the concentration of Pb and Ni in all samples were below detection limits.

Keywords: Honey bee, Metals, Enugu honey, Physico-chemical properties, FAAS.

Title: QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED HONEY BEE SPOT AND BRANDED HONEY PRODUCTS IN ENUGU METROPOLIS

Author: Kolawole Oladimeji Olubusayo, Ekele Dinneya-Onuoha, Vivian Chinekwu Onwujiogu, Okorafor-Nwosu Adaku, Anigbogu, Chinenye Bibiana, Ogburubi Orieoma Ibeuro

International Journal of Novel Research in Life Sciences                                                    

ISSN 2394-966X

Vol. 11, Issue 5, September 2024 - October 2024

Page No: 19-25

Novelty Journals

Website: www.noveltyjournals.com

Published Date: 11-September-2024

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13745724

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