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. 2019 Oct 29;24(21):3898. doi: 10.3390/molecules24213898

Table 2.

The concentration of sugar (g/100 g) in honey samples from different botanical origins.

Parameters Botanical Origin of Honey Apis
Acacia Starfruit Gelam mellifera
Fructose 22.05 ± 0.85 c 15.27 ± 0.51 d 29.06 ± 1.52 b 33.99 ± 0.31 a
Glucose 21.17 ± 1.50 c 17.42 ± 0.82 d 27.54 ± 1.98 b 32.24 ± 0.38 a
Sucrose 28.44 ± 0.89 b 37.32 ± 1.14 a 17.36 ± 1.09 c 2.57 ± 0.24 d
Maltose ND b 0.89 ± 0.43 a ND b ND b
Total sugar 71.65 ± 2.04 ab 70.89 ± 0.80 bc 73.96 ± 2.74 a 68.80 ± 0.72 c

ND = not detected. Mean values in the same row with distinct superscript letters indicate a significant difference at p < 0.05.