Table 3.
Reducing and non-reducing sugar content of Malaysian honey samples
| Sample |
Total sugar content (g/100 g honey) |
Reducing sugar (g/100 g honey) |
Apparent sucrose (g/100 g honey) |
|---|---|---|---|
| mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | |
| Acacia (A. mellifera) |
68.40 ± 0.80a |
63.89 ± 0.25a |
4.51 ± 1.05a |
| Pineapple (A. mellifera) |
63.33 ± 0.92b |
61.17 ± 0.17b |
2.17 ± 0.94b |
| Borneo (A. cerana) |
66.80 ± 0.80a |
63.06 ± 0.54a |
3.74 ± 1.03a |
| Tualang (A. dorsata) |
63.60 ± 0.80b |
61.94 ± 0.75b |
1.66 ± 0.73b |
| Mean ± SD | 65.53 ± 2.48 | 62.51 ± 1.20 | 3.02 ± 1.33 |
Means were compared using a one way ANOVA with post hoc multiple comparisons. In each column, values with different letters (superscripts) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).