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. 2021 Apr 16;342:128350. doi: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.128350

Table 3.

Information about composition regarding pollen of botanical species.

Honey description Pollen requirements (DOOR, 2020)
Tenerife
Broom > 30% Spartocytisus supranubis
Tajinaste > 9% Echium spp.
Chestnut > 75% Castanea sativa
Relinchón > 4% Hirstfeldia ineana
Fennel > 2% Foeniculum vulgare
Pennyroyal > 1% Bistropogon origarcifolium
Tedera > 3% Aspalthium bituminosum
Avocado > 2% Persea americana
Heather > 25% Erica spp.
Barrilla > 13% Mesembry-anthemum crystalinum
Malpica > 4% Carlina xeranthemoides
Agave Traces agave americana
Honeydews > 0.3% honeydew elements, variable pollen spectrum with a high proportion of anemophilus species
Granada
Chestnut > 75% Castanea sativa (absence of Erica spp)
Rosemary > 15% Rosemarinus officinalis or > 10% accompanied by > 5% of the Lamiaceae family.
Multi-flower > 5% of the lamiaceae family
Liébana
Honeydew Oak and holm oak honeydew predominate, in addition Rubus spp. and Erica spp. Pollens and other pollens from Liébana characteristic flora.