Table 2.
Parameters | Botanical Origin of Honey | Apis | ||
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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.