Table 1.
Water activity, refractive index, percentage of moisture and sugars and specific gravity of tested honeys.
| Honey | Source | Water activity (aw) | Refractive index | Moisture (%) | Brix | Specific gravity (SG) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Light | H210 | wildflower | 0.535 | 1.4964 | 16.4 | 82.4 | 1.4295 |
| H62 | borage | 0.598 | 1.4967 | 16.0 | 82.6 | 1.4310 | |
| H87 | wild clover | 0.535 | 1.4948 | 16.8 | 81.8 | 1.4254 | |
| H63 | firewood | 0.526 | 1.4902 | 18.6 | 79.9 | 1.4129 | |
| 68 | clover/canola | 0.574 | 1.4864 | 20.2 | 78.2 | 1.402 | |
| H64 | dandelion | 0.563 | 1.4915 | 18.0 | 80.4 | 1.4171 | |
| H11 | clover bland | 0.550 | 1.4952 | 16.4 | 82.0 | 1.4282 | |
| H66 | blackberry | 0.608 | 1.4975 | 15.6 | 82.9 | 1.4338 | |
| Medium | H20 | clover/buckwheat | 0.594 | 1.4910 | 18.2 | 80.2 | 1.4156 |
| H96 | buckwheat | 0.575 | 1.4965 | 16.0 | 82.5 | 1.431 | |
| H207 | canola/willow | 0.574 | 1.4965 | 16.0 | 82.5 | 1.431 | |
| H99 | sunflower | 0.573 | 1.4923 | 17.8 | 80.7 | 1.419 | |
| H224 | buckwheat | na | 1.4964 | 16.2 | 82.3 | 1.4295 | |
| H225 | wildflower | na | 1.496 | 16.4 | 82.4 | 1.4295 | |
| H223 | buckwheat | na | 1.4923 | 17.8 | 80.7 | 1.419 | |
| H208 | buckwheat | 0.580 | 1.4900 | 18.6 | 79.8 | 1.4129 | |
| H221 | buckwheat | 0.575 | 1.4946 | 17.0 | 81.8 | 1.4257 | |
| Dark | H76 | buckwheat | 0.591 | 1.4975 | 15.6 | 82.9 | 1.4338 |
| H226 | buckwheat | 0.601 | 1.5000 | 14.4 | 84.2 | 1.4428 | |
| H58 | buckwheat | 0.576 | 1.4910 | 18.2 | 80.2 | 1.4156 | |
| H77 | buckwheat | 0.597 | 1.4964 | 16.2 | 82.3 | 1.4295 | |
| H23 | buckwheat | 0.594 | 1.4965 | 16.0 | 82.5 | 1.431 | |
| H220 | buckwheat | 0.601 | 1.4988 | 15.8 | 83.4 | 1.4370 | |
| H149 | buckwheat | 0.601 | 1.5000 | 14.4 | 84.2 | 1.4428 | |
| H125 | buckwheat | 0.589 | 1.5000 | 15.0 | 83.5 | 1.4381 |