. 2020 Oct 28;15(10):e0240868. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240868

Table 3. Physicochemical properties and sugar profile (mean±SD) of Schefflera abyssinica and polyfloral honey (n = 20).

Honey attributes	Honey samples
Honey attributes	Schefflera abyssinica	Schefflera abyssinica
Refractive index	1.4866 ± 0.00^b	1.4892 ± 0.00^a
Moisture (g/100g)	19.96 ± 0.26^a	18.90 ± 0.45^b
Fructose (g/100g)	39.89 ± 1.65^a	36.33 ± 0.53^b
Glucose (g/100g)	29.38 ± 1.34^b	33.94 ± 0.62^a
Sucrose (g/100g)	0.65 ± 0.17^a	0.33 ± 0.04^b
Turanose (g/100g)	ND	ND
Maltose (g/100g)	ND	ND
Fructose: Glucose ratio	1.36 ± 0.06^a	1.07 ± 0.02^b
Reducing sugar (g/100g)	69.27 ± 2.54^b	70.27 ± 1.04^a
Optical density	0.16 ± 0.01^b	0.26 ± 0.03^a
Ash (g/100g)	0.28 ± 0.04^b	0.41 ± 0.05^a
Electrical Conductivity (mS/cm)	0.33 ± 0.05^b	0.42 ± 0.02^a
pH	3.80 ± 0.07^b	4.01 ± 0.08^a
Free Acidity (meq/Kg)	23.68 ± 7.28^a	24.34 ± 3.64^a
Protein (g/100g)	0.43 ± 0.05^b	0.51 ± 0.07^a
Hydroxymethylfurfural(mg/Kg)	6.12 ± 2.14^a	4.37 ± 1.83^b
Color (pfund)	53.10 ± 1.83^b	130.58 ± 0.75^a
Total soluble solids (Brix)	78.44 ± 0.22^b	79.53 ± 0.44^a
Diastase (Schade units)	4.10 ± 0.30^b	5.21 ± 0.17^a
Refractive index	1.4866 ± 0.00^b	1.4892 ± 0.00^a

Means with different letters in a row were significantly different at P<0.05; ND = Not detected.