3.1. Color
Data from honey color analyses are expressed by Pfund units.
This system of color analysis was devised by the U.S. Department
of Agriculture in 1925 (Sechrist, 1925) and uses a standardized
color comparator based on a scale of 1–140 mm. The Pfund scale
was originally devised to develop a standardized system to classify
A. mellifera honey color, which is an important component in determining
honey quality in the commercial honey market (USDA,
1945). The data from our analysis show an average Pfund reading
of 67 ± 19 mm. The honey color range for the 28 stingless bee honeys
is 30–104 mm. Past research reports concerned with stingless
bee honey often neglect any measure of honey color. In looking
at a comprehensive analysis of U.S. honey White, Riethof, Subers,
and Kushnir (1962) reported the average A. mellifera honey color
to fall within a Pfund range of 27–34 mm, which is derived from
sampling 504 putative mono-floral honeys. The average honey
color from our analysis would grade in the color range of light
amber, which falls in the Pfund range of 50–70 mm.
3.1. ColorData from honey color analyses are expressed by Pfund units.This system of color analysis was devised by the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture in 1925 (Sechrist, 1925) and uses a standardizedcolor comparator based on a scale of 1–140 mm. The Pfund scalewas originally devised to develop a standardized system to classifyA. mellifera honey color, which is an important component in determininghoney quality in the commercial honey market (USDA,1945). The data from our analysis show an average Pfund readingof 67 ± 19 mm. The honey color range for the 28 stingless bee honeysis 30–104 mm. Past research reports concerned with stinglessbee honey often neglect any measure of honey color. In lookingat a comprehensive analysis of U.S. honey White, Riethof, Subers,and Kushnir (1962) reported the average A. mellifera honey colorto fall within a Pfund range of 27–34 mm, which is derived fromsampling 504 putative mono-floral honeys. The average honeycolor from our analysis would grade in the color range of lightamber, which falls in the Pfund range of 50–70 mm.
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