Determination of mineral contents of bee honeys produced in Middle Anatolia

The mineral contents of 43 honey samples from the middle regions of Turkey were investigated. Minerals were determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrophotometry. Calcium, potassium, sodium and phosphorus were the most abundant of the elements in all samples with average concent...

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Published in:International journal of food sciences and nutrition 2007-12, Vol.58 (8), p.668-676
Main Authors: Ba ci, Yavuz, Arslan, Derya, Musa Özcan, M., Dursun, Nesim
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Bees
Bees honey
Calcium - analysis
Food science
Honey
Honey - analysis
mineral content
Minerals
Minerals - analysis
Nutrition
Phosphorus - analysis
Potassium - analysis
Sodium - analysis
Spectrophotometry, Atomic
Turkey
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Summary:The mineral contents of 43 honey samples from the middle regions of Turkey were investigated. Minerals were determined by inductively coupled plasma-atomic emission spectrophotometry. Calcium, potassium, sodium and phosphorus were the most abundant of the elements in all samples with average concentrations ranging between 40.13 and 189.69 mg/kg for calcium, 161.01 and 598.62 mg/kg for potassium, 9.34 and 45.9 mg/kg for sodium, and 460.11 and 3,776.96 mg/kg for phosphorus. Cluster analysis of the honeys' data revealed that mineral contents of Çorum and Konya honeys were closer as they formed a cluster at a similarity level of 60%.
ISSN:0963-7486
1465-3478
DOI:10.1080/09637480701395655