Table 2. Commercial Manuka Samples Purchased from Singapore.
|
compound
concentrationa (mg/kg) |
classificationb |
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sample | lepteridine fluorescence (RFU) | lepteridine | 4-HPA | 3-PA | 2-MB | 2′-MAP | leptosperin | DHA | MGO | lepteridine (RFU) | lepteridine (LC/MS) | MPI |
1 | 933 | 8.5 | 8.2 | 793 | 3.5 | 10.4 | 497 | 594 | 375 | √ | √ | √ |
2 | 1046 | 8.8 | 4.5 | 910 | 3.0 | 7.8 | 377 | 711 | 542 | √ | √ | √ |
3 | 1066 | 10.6 | 3.7 | 1164 | 3.1 | 6.2 | 394 | 1650 | 435 | √ | √ | √ |
4 | 550 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 445 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 255 | 192 | 110 | √ | √ | √ |
5 | 816 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 635 | 7.3 | 9.0 | 477 | 264 | 515 | √ | √ | √ |
6 | 1212 | 14.6 | 4.1 | 1604 | 9.0 | 10.1 | 554 | 933 | 1110 | √ | √ | √ |
7 | 1171 | 9.9 | 4.1 | 1195 | 7.1 | 16.7 | 411 | 419 | 915 | √ | √ | √ |
8 | 1270 | 15.0 | 3.4 | 1012 | 6.2 | 13.5 | 615 | 660 | 688 | √ | √ | √ |
9 | 814 | 6.8 | 5.6 | 509 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 383 | 262 | 224 | √ | √ | √ |
10 | 1047 | 6.3 | 4.0 | 707 | 2.5 | 6.7 | 347 | 911 | 372 | √ | √ | √ |
11 | 1390 | 13.6 | 2.9 | 1105 | 10.5 | 15.0 | 733 | 907 | 939 | √ | √ | √ |
12 | 936 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1090 | 18.9 | 10.0 | 234 | 133 | 682 | √ | √ | √ |
13 | 849 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 989 | 7.9 | 5.3 | 318 | 712 | 585 | √ | √ | √ |
14 | 1500 | 17.8 | 9.0 | 908 | 3.7 | 9.7 | 504 | 349 | 777 | √ | √ | √ |
15 | 902 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 857 | 3.0 | 7.2 | 360 | 647 | 402 | √ | √ | √ |
16 | 1199 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 932 | 2.3 | 9.5 | 458 | 1070 | 715 | √ | √ | √ |
17 | 1334 | 18.2 | 6.9 | 969 | 3.2 | 8.6 | 607 | 855 | 888 | √ | √ | √ |
18 | 754 | 8.6 | 3.3 | 629 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 278 | 976 | 313 | √ | √ | × |
19 | 574 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 338 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 168 | 160 | 121 | √ | √ | × |
20 | 539 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 195 | 3.5 | 2.7 | 152 | 231 | 103 | √ | √ | × |
21 | 921 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 379 | 4.5 | 14.6 | 123 | 36 | 70 | √ | √ | × |
22 | 355 | 3.0 | 0.9 | 730 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 157 | 85 | 128 | × | √ | × |
23 | 481 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 1079 | nd | 6.4 | 173 | 295 | 140 | × | √ | × |
24 | 469 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 584 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 168 | 221 | 241 | × | × | √ |
25 | 511 | 1.2 | 3.8 | 402 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 231 | 165 | 94 | × | × | × |
26 | 458 | 2.4 | 5.7 | 717 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 156 | 94 | 117 | × | × | × |
27 | 491 | 1.8 | 3.6 | 411 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 276 | 354 | 149 | × | × | × |
28 | 438 | 2.5 | 1.9 | 296 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 157 | 157 | 124 | × | × | × |
29 | 422 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 257 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 138 | 50 | 69 | × | × | × |
30 | 359 | 1.1 | n.d. | 103 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 73 | 57 | 59 | × | × | × |
31 | 314 | 1.2 | n.d. | 142 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 75 | 52 | 59 | × | × | × |
32 | 375 | <LOQ | 10.4 | 1330 | nd | 3.4 | 63 | <10 | 46 | × | × | × |
33 | 342 | 1.5 | 4.6 | 1645 | nd | 2.6 | 51 | <10 | 33 | × | × | × |
Lepteridine concentrations were quantified using the LC–MS/MS isotope dilution method; 4-HPA, 3-PA, 2-MB, 2′-MAP, and leptosperin concentrations were quantified by HPLC-UV; DHA and MGO concentrations were quantified and supplied by the UMF Honey Association (UMFHA).
Classification as monofloral manuka honey (√) or not monofloral manuka honey (×).