Alissandrakis, Tarantilis, Pappas, and Pashalis (2011) and Amtmann (2010) have conducted studies on volatile compounds present in honey and flower using GC–MS. It was found that relatively high percent of volatile compounds were overlapping in flowers and honeys, which allowed on floral markers to be proposed. However, since many of the compounds were common in the plant kingdom, they were present in various plants and honeys.
The aim of the present study was to determine floral markers influencing the aroma profile of honeys from different botanical origins by using HS–SPME–GC–O. Additionally, blossoms from representing plants were studied to find odour-active compounds that are carried over from the blossom to the honey. To the authors’ best knowledge, GC–O has not been used on this purpose before.