Analytical Methods in Tracing Honey Authenticity

Honey is a precious natural product that is marketed with a wide range of nutritional and medicinal properties. However, it is also a product subjected to frequent adulteration through mislabeling and mixing with cheaper and lower-quality honeys and various sugar syrups. In that sense, honey authent...

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Published in:Journal of AOAC International 2017-07, Vol.100 (4), p.827-839
Main Authors: Trifković, Jelena, Andrić, Filip, Ristivojević, Petar, Guzelmeric, Etil, Yesilada, Erdem
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analytical chemistry
Carbohydrates
Carbon Isotopes - analysis
Food Contamination
Honey
Honey - analysis
Methods
Natural products
Testing
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Summary:Honey is a precious natural product that is marketed with a wide range of nutritional and medicinal properties. However, it is also a product subjected to frequent adulteration through mislabeling and mixing with cheaper and lower-quality honeys and various sugar syrups. In that sense, honey authentication regarding its genuine botanical and geographical origins, as well as the detection of any adulteration, is essential in order to protect consumer health and to avoid competition that could create a destabilized market. Various analytical techniques have been developed to detect adulterations in honey, including measuring the ratios of stable isotopes (mostly 13C/12C) and the use of different spectroscopic, chromatographic, and electrochemical methods. This review aims to provide a cross-section of contemporary analytical methods used for the determination of honey authenticity in order to help the scientific community engaged in the field of honey chemistry make appropriate choices and select the best applications that should lead to improvements in the detection and elimination of fraudulent practices in honey manufacturing.
ISSN:1060-3271
1944-7922
DOI:10.5740/jaoacint.17-0142