Unlocking Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. honey characterization through melissopalynological analysis, color determination and volatiles chemical profiling

Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. honey (14 samples) collected in Poland was characterized by melissopalynological analysis, color determination (CIE L*a*b*Cab*hab° coordinates) and volatiles (VOCs) composition. VOCs were isolated by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME, two fibers) and ultras...

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Published in:Food research international 2018-04, Vol.106, p.243-253
Main Authors: Kuś, Piotr M., Jerković, Igor, Marijanović, Zvonimir, Kranjac, Marina, Tuberoso, Carlo I.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
C13-norisoprenoids
CIE LabCabhab° color coordinates
Lavender lactone
Pollen analysis
trans-Linalool oxide
Unifloral phacelia honey
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Summary:Phacelia tanacetifolia Benth. honey (14 samples) collected in Poland was characterized by melissopalynological analysis, color determination (CIE L*a*b*Cab*hab° coordinates) and volatiles (VOCs) composition. VOCs were isolated by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME, two fibers) and ultrasound-assisted solvent extraction (USE, two solvents) and analyzed by GC–MS. Principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical-tree clustering (HTC) were applied to show trends and form groups and to indicate the most representative unifloral samples. Six samples were pointed out with average pollen 74.9% and color parameters (L=85.1; a*=−0.8; b*=27.9; Cab*=27.9; hab*=91.9) that were significantly correlated. High abundance of trans-linalool oxide (27.3–45.9%) that was significantly correlated with the pollen percentages, hexan-1-ol (4.4–5.7%) and lavender lactone (0.8% - 1.5%) were characteristic for their headspace. C13-norisoprenoids, mainly (E)-/(Z)-3-oxo-retro-α-ionol (4.7–5.4%; 6.9–9.4%) and vomifoliol (9.0–13.0%) dominated in their USE extracts. [Display omitted] •based upon color, pollen and volatiles unifloral samples were distinguished•high trans-linalool oxide headspace percentage is characteristic for phacelia honey•trans-Linalool oxide and color quality are correlated with phacelia pollen percentage•C13-norisoprenoids were characteristic for the phacelia honey extracts•main sources of contaminant nectar in phacelia honey are C. cyanus L. and B. napus L
ISSN:0963-9969
1873-7145
DOI:10.1016/j.foodres.2017.12.065