Table 1.
Physicochemical properties of honey.
| Sample ID | Honey type | Brix | pH | TA | Color_L* | Color_a* | Color_b* | Aw |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1/2 | Manuka | 77.33 ± 0.76 | 3.91 ± 0.05 | 0.03427 ± 0.00652 | 29.67 ± 0.43 | 2.26 ± 0.21 | 10.62 ± 0.89 | 0.6087 ± 0.0072 |
| NZ1/2 | Manuka | 77.93 ± 0.90 | 4.08 ± 0.10 | 0.02843 ± 0.00590 | 30.45 ± 0.72 | 0.94 ± 0.04 | 11.64 ± 0.53 | 0.5985 ± 0.0035 |
| A1/2 | Manuka | 76.03 ± 1.24 | 3.74 ± 0.03 | 0.03327 ± 0.00580 | 30.72 ± 0.34 | 2.23 ± 0.21 | 12.42 ± 0.15 | 0.6002 ± 0.0015 |
| HRB1/2 | Monofloral | 81.77 ± 0.15 | 4.06 ± 0.02 | 0.03222 ± 0.00498 | 32.77 ± 1.10 | 0.16 ± 0.02 | 9.25 ± 0.33 | 0.5433 ± 0.0032 |
| HRO1/2 | Monofloral | 79.2 ± 2.86 | 3.69 ± 0.05 | 0.03465 ± 0.00322 | 31.56 ± 0.02 | 0.37 ± 0 | 11.85 ± 0.28 | 0.5285 ± 0.0096 |
| HRG1/2 | Monofloral | 78.3 ± 3.14 | 4.07 ± 0.04 | 0.03442 ± 0.00553 | 30.79 ± 0.49 | 1.06 ± 0.12 | 12.34 ± 0.25 | 0.5425 ± 0.0029 |
| WBB1/2 | Monofloral | 79.73 ± 2.40 | 4.05 ± 0.02 | 0.01967 ± 0.00413 | 29.1 ± 0.55 | 3.59 ± 0.07 | 12.75 ± 0.24 | 0.5465 ± 0.0055 |
| WBW1/2 | Monofloral | 80.37 ± 0.93 | 4.2 ± 0.17 | 0.03327 ± 0.01038 | 32.8 ± 0.60 | −0.01 ± 0.07 | 8.51 ± 0.41 | 0.5487 ± 0.0032 |
| WBU1/2 | Monofloral | 79.63 ± 1.70 | 3.79 ± 0.06 | 0.03756 ± 0.00495 | 22.65 ± 0.31 | 3.91 ± 0.04 | 3.8 ± 0.06 | 0.5602 ± 0.0010 |
| WL1/2 | Monofloral | 78.73 ± 2.85 | 4.11 ± 0.03 | 0.02223 ± 0.00417 | 32.8 ± 0.16 | 0.09 ± 0.05 | 8.84 ± 0.13 | 0.5226 ± 0.0050 |
| W20F1/2 | Wildflower | 81.8 ± 0.26 | 4.23 ± 0.17 | 0.01302 ± 0.00179 | 29.04 ± 0.30 | 2.78 ± 0.09 | 12.22 ± 0.11 | 0.561 ± 0.0030 |
| W21S1/2 | Wildflower | 82.27 ± 0.15 | 4.3 ± 0.17 | 0.01152 ± 0.00439 | 30.84 ± 0.21 | 0.45 ± 0.09 | 10.87 ± 0.29 | 0.5378 ± 0.0039 |
| W21F1/2 | Wildflower | 80.03 ± 0.60 | 3.93 ± 0.08 | 0.01317 ± 0.00312 | 32.86 ± 0.14 | −1 ± 0.02 | 7.38 ± 0.08 | 0.5761 ± 0.0029 |
| JS1/2 | Wildflower | 77.77 ± 0.35 | 3.75 ± 0.06 | 0.01245 ± 0.00528 | 41.05 ± 0.36 | −1.04 ± 0.02 | 7.84 ± 0.19 | 0.5651 ± 0.0041 |
| KH1/2 | Wildflower | 82.8 ± 0.46 | 4.05 ± 0.08 | 0.01352 ± 0.00180 | 32.14 ± 0.50 | 0.84 ± 0.06 | 11.35 ± 0.17 | 0.5287 ± 0.0034 |
| FR1/2 | Feral | 77.4 ± 0.17 | 4.29 ± 0.09 | 0.0119 ± 0.00230 | 29.6 ± 0.45 | 0.16 ± 0.05 | 3.21 ± 0.04 | 0.6337 ± 0.0018 |
| FF1/2 | Feral | NA* | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| FH1/2 | Feral | 77.03 ± 0.15 | 3.84 ± 0.04 | 0.0208 ± 0.00133 | 35.64 ± 0.88 | −0.62 ± 0.01 | 8.1 ± 0.54 | 0.6168 ± 0.0027 |
The mean of three measurements and standard deviation are listed.
*
Physicochemical data were not available for FF1/2 due to limited amount of honey samples collected.