%0 Journal Article
%T Physico-Chemical Profile of Four Types of Honey from the South of the Republic of Moldova
%A Aurica Chirsanova
%A Tatiana Capcanari
%A Alina Boistean
%A Rodica Siminiuc
%J Food and Nutrition Sciences
%P 874-888
%@ 2157-9458
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/fns.2021.129065
%X There
are many studies that compare the quality and biological characteristics of
honey with distinct geographical and botanical origins. However, the physico-chemical
and biological properties of different types of honey in the same production
regions are rarely mentioned. The honey used in this study: sunflower honey,
rapeseed honey, manna honey and polyflora honey</span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">,</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> c</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">a</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">me from
GT ¡°Malai C¡± in Taraclia village, Causeni district in the southern part of the
Republic of Moldova and belong</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">ed</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> to the
flowering season of year 2020. Following the polynecological analysis, it was
found that two types of honey are monofloral with a dominant pollen content of </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;i&gt;</span></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Helianthus spp.</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;/i&gt;</span></i></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> (49.15% - 93.12%) in sunflower honey and </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;i&gt;</span></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Brassica spp.</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;/i&gt;</span></i></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> (52.17% - 70.11%) in rapeseed honey. Mana honey and polyflora contain
several types of pollen. Thus, four types were identified in manna honey,
including: </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;i&gt;</span></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Acer platanoides</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;/i&gt;</span></i></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> (29.11% - 30.11%), </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;i&gt;</span></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">Quercus robur</span></i></span></span><span><span><i><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\">&lt;/i&gt;</span></i></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> (28.67% - 29.99%),
%K Honey
%K Palynological Analysis
%K Physico-Chemical Indices
%K Penolic Compounds
%K Flavonoids
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=111783