Table 1. Field-Collected Honey Samples.
sample | honey type | geographic origin | DHA (mg/kg) | MGO (mg/kg) | lepteridine (mg/kg)a |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Manuka | Northland | 3830 | 399 | 43.9 |
2 | Manuka | Northland | 3430 | 401 | 13.9 |
3 | Manuka | Northland | 3570 | 300 | 29.6 |
4 | Manuka | Northland | 4210 | 542 | 24.5 |
5 | Manuka | Northland | >4590 | 454 | 27.0 |
6 | Manuka | Northland | 3800 | 395 | 22.3 |
7 | Manuka | Northland | 2552 | 862 | 25.3 |
8 | Manuka | Taupo | 2530 | 219 | 27.3 |
9 | Manuka | Taupo | 3340 | 385 | 26.8 |
10 | Manuka | Taupo | >4570 | 451 | 39.2 |
11 | Manuka | Taupo | >4550 | 371 | 28.6 |
12 | Manuka | Taupo | 3840 | 332 | 31.0 |
13 | Manuka | Taupo | 2830 | 511 | 19.4 |
14 | Manuka | Waikato | 2098 | 755 | 12.0 |
15 | Manuka | Waikato | 2083 | 782 | 14.0 |
16 | Manuka | Waikato | 2085 | 710 | 14.4 |
17 | Manuka | East Coast | 1331 | 397 | 16.6 |
18 | Manuka | East Coast | 1073 | 482 | 32.5 |
19 | Manuka | East Coast | 1066 | 476 | 7.66 |
20 | Manuka | East Coast | 1081 | 514 | 7.79 |
21 | Manuka | East Coast | 2097 | 753 | 12.3 |
22 | Manuka | Wairarapa | 2080 | 143 | 3.36 |
23 | Manuka | Wairarapa | 1483 | 103 | 8.09 |
24 | Manuka | Wairarapa | 1854 | 143 | 7.69 |
25 | Manuka | Wairarapa | 957 | 61 | 40.6 |
26 | Manuka | Wairarapa | 1413 | 139 | 19.1 |
27 | Manuka | Wairarapa | 1910 | 125 | 35.7 |
28 | Kanuka | Taupo | <20 | 11 | <LOD |
29 | Kanuka | Taupo | <20 | 10 | <LOQ |
30 | Kanuka | Taupo | 620 | 155 | 5.23 |
31 | Kanuka | Northland | 92 | 36 | 1.55 |
32 | Kanuka | Northland | 437 | 104 | 5.94 |
33 | Kanuka | Northland | <20 | 10 | <LOQ |
34 | Clover | Southland | <20 | 8 | <LOD |
35 | Clover | Southland | <20 | 7 | <LOD |
36 | Clover | Taupo | 114 | 30 | 0.76 |
37 | Clover | Southland | <20 | 6 | <LOD |
38 | Clover | Southland | 568 | 50 | 0.65 |
39 | Clover | Southland | <20 | 9 | <LOD |
40 | Clover | Southland | <20 | 6 | <LOD |
41 | Clover | Taupo | 287 | 34 | 1.58 |
42 | Clover | Southland | 222 | 39 | <LOQ |
43 | Clover | Southland | 318 | 33 | <LOQ |
44 | Tawari | Taupo | 35 | 12 | <LOQ |
45 | Tawari | Taupo | 134 | 20 | 0.74 |
46 | Tawari | Taupo | <20 | 11 | <LOQ |
47 | Pohutukawa | Northland | 175 | 30 | 1.06 |
48 | Pohutukawa | Northland | 203 | 37 | 1.19 |
49 | Pohutukawa | Northland | <20 | 7 | <LOD |
50 | Kamahi | Taupo | <20 | 11 | <LOD |
51 | Kamahi | Taupo | <20 | 7 | <LOQ |
52 | Kamahi | Southland | <20 | 5 | <LOD |
53 | Rewarewa | Taupo | 274 | 38 | 1.794 |
DHA and MGO concentrations were supplied by Comvita NZ Limited; lepteridine concentrations were quantified using the LC–MS/MS isotopic method.