Consumers are exhibiting increasing interest in honeydew honey, principally due to its functional
properties. Some plants can be sources of honeydew honey, but in north-western Spain, this honey type
only comes from Quercus pyrenaica. In the present study, the melissopalynological and physicochemical
characteristics and the antioxidant properties of 32 honeydew honey samples are described. Q. pyrenaica
honeydew honey was defined by its colour, high pH, phenols and flavonoids. Multivariate statistical
techniques were used to analyse the influence of the production year on the honey’s physicochemical
parameters and polyphenol content. Differences among the honey samples were found, showing that
weather affected the physicochemical composition of the honey samples. Optimal conditions for oak
growth favoured the production of honeydew honey.
Consumers are exhibiting increasing interest in honeydew honey, principally due to its functional
properties. Some plants can be sources of honeydew honey, but in north-western Spain, this honey type
only comes from Quercus pyrenaica. In the present study, the melissopalynological and physicochemical
characteristics and the antioxidant properties of 32 honeydew honey samples are described. Q. pyrenaica
honeydew honey was defined by its colour, high pH, phenols and flavonoids. Multivariate statistical
techniques were used to analyse the influence of the production year on the honey’s physicochemical
parameters and polyphenol content. Differences among the honey samples were found, showing that
weather affected the physicochemical composition of the honey samples. Optimal conditions for oak
growth favoured the production of honeydew honey.
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