Table 1.
Characteristic of honey samples tested.
| Sample | Botanical Origin | Melissopalynology | Provenience | Physico-Chemical Analyses | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| pH | Glucose 1 | Fructose 1 | Acidity 2 | ||||
| 1 | Brassica spp. |
Brassica 99% Taraxacum 1% |
Zhytomyr region | 4.2 | 47.5 | 42.3 | 14.8 |
| 2 | Multifloral (organic honey) |
Medicago 14% Helianthus 12% Phacelia 11% Tilia 8% |
Ivano-Frankivsk region | 3.8 | 27.9 | 39.9 | 19.7 |
| 3 | Multifloral (medicinal plants) |
Eucalyptus 21% Phacelia 12% Lavandula 8% Thymus 5% |
Kiev region | 3.9 | 25.5 | 37.4 | 30.4 |
| 4 | Multifloral |
Castanea 15% Tilia 11% Thymus 8% Phacelia 2% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.8 | 28.9 | 42.5 | 33.0 |
| 5 | Echium vulgare |
Echium 61% Robinia 12% Phacelia 12% Thymus 9% |
Kherson region | 3.8 | 30.1 | 41.9 | 28.0 |
| 6 | Brassica spp. |
Brassica 97% Taraxacum 3% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.8 | 47.1 | 44.7 | 10.7 |
| 7 | Multifloral (organic honey) |
Eucalyptus 18% Phacelia 7% Thymus 3% |
Ivano-Frankivsk region | 3.9 | 29.0 | 37.3 | 22.2 |
| 8 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 69% Trifolium 12% Tilia 10% Medicago 9% |
Kharkiv region | 3.8 | 37.0 | 42.8 | 24.7 |
| 9 | Multifloral |
Rosmarinus 20% Taraxacum 10% Brassica 8% |
Kiev region | 3.7 | 29.4 | 37.7 | 23.9 |
| 10 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 25% Phacelia 12% Taraxacum 3% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 3.9 | 26.1 | 41.3 | 11.3 |
| 11 | Multifloral |
Eucalyptus 21% Castanea 13% Phacelia 11% Trifolium 5% |
Kiev region | 3.8 | 27.0 | 37.6 | 27.1 |
| 12 | Multifloral (organic honey) |
Castanea 17% Aesculus 12% Phacelia 11% Trifolium 8% Thymus 5% |
Ivano-Frankivsk region | 3.9 | 27.0 | 37.5 | 16.0 |
| 13 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 71% Trifolium 11% Medicago 8% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.9 | 37.5 | 43.9 | 28.6 |
| 14 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 31% Castanea 11% Taraxacum 4% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 3.8 | 26.4 | 43.2 | 11.3 |
| 15 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 27% Phacelia 10% Castanea 4% |
Kiev region | 3.5 | 27.1 | 42.4 | 11.6 |
| 16 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 68% Medicago 18% Trifolium 14% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.9 | 36.9 | 43.4 | 21.0 |
| 17 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 29% Phacelia 11% Taraxacum 6% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 4.0 | 28.2 | 41.2 | 11.5 |
| 18 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 80% Medicago 11% Trifolium 9% |
Kharkiv region | 3.9 | 37.0 | 42.5 | 27.9 |
| 19 | Multifloral |
Rosmarinus 17% Taraxacum 12% Brassica 7% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.8 | 32.5 | 40.7 | 34.6 |
| 20 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 72% Medicago 12% Trifolium 10% Phacelia 6% |
Kharkiv region | 3.8 | 37.5 | 44.6 | 28.6 |
| 21 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 35% Phacelia 9% Taraxacum 6% |
Donetsk region | 3.8 | 26.4 | 43.2 | 11.3 |
| 22 | Multifloral |
Eucalyptus 18% Phacelia 13% Castanea 9% Thymus 3% |
Donetsk region | 3.8 | 31.4 | 37.4 | 18.1 |
| 23 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 90% Medicago 7% Trifolium 3% |
Donetsk region | 3.9 | 37.6 | 43.1 | 24.2 |
| 24 | Brassica spp. |
Brassica 98% Taraxacum 2% |
Kiev region | 4.1 | 49.3 | 42.4 | 13.3 |
| 25 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 21% Phacelia 10% Castanea 8% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 3.9 | 25.6 | 45.0 | 10.8 |
| 26 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 34% Castanea 13% Phacelia 11% Taraxacum 5% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 4.0 | 26.9 | 44.1 | 11.3 |
| 27 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia 25% Castanea 9% Taraxacum 2% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 4.0 | 26.2 | 43.5 | 10.9 |
| 28 | Multifloral |
Castanea 17% Aesculus 12% Trifolium 11% Thymus 8% Lavandula 5% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.9 | 31.9 | 37.9 | 20.8 |
| 29 | Tilia spp. |
Tilia 25% Castanea 12% |
Kiev region | 4.5 | 28.5 | 41.6 | 24.3 |
| 30 | Tilia spp. |
Tilia 31% Castanea 14% |
Kiev region | 4.2 | 30.1 | 41.9 | 19.8 |
| 31 | Multifloral (medicinal plants) |
Eucalyptus 23% Lavandula 13% Phacelia 9% Trifolium 4% |
Kiev region | 3.9 | 31.8 | 38.7 | 26.2 |
| 32 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 75% Medicago 13% Trifolium 12% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.8 | 38.2 | 44.8 | 20.3 |
| 33 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia spp. 39% Castanea 12% Phacelia 11% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 3.7 | 26.0 | 45.7 | 10.1 |
| 34 | Coriandrum sativum |
Coriandrum 99% Castanea 1% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 3.9 | 35.7 | 35.9 | 30.0 |
| 35 | Multifloral |
Taraxacum 18% Brassica 14% Rosmarinus 3% Tilia 2% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.9 | 25.3 | 39.4 | 18.2 |
| 36 | Robinia spp. |
Robinia spp. 28% Phacelia 12% Castanea 7% Taraxacum 2% |
Ukraine, industrial honey | 4.0 | 26.2 | 42.5 | 8.7 |
| 37 | Multifloral |
Eucalyptus 17% Castanea 16% Trifolium 11% Thymus 7% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.9 | 30.9 | 37.2 | 19.8 |
| 38 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 81% Trifolium 9% Medicago 6% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.8 | 37.0 | 44.9 | 30.3 |
| 39 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 99% Trifolium 1% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.8 | 36.8 | 45.0 | 27.7 |
| 40 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 91% Medicago 9% |
Zhytomyr region | 3.9 | 36.9 | 43.8 | 24.6 |
| 41 | Helianthus spp. |
Helianthus 94% Trifolium 6% |
Kharkiv region | 3.8 | 36.6 | 43.5 | 22.1 |
Note. 1: expressed in g/100 g of honey; 2: expressed in meq/kg of honey.