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Comprehensive study of honey with protected denomination of origin and contribution to the enhancement of legal specifications

dc.contributor.authorIglesias, Antonio
dc.contributor.authorFeás, Xesús
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Sandra
dc.contributor.authorSeijas, Julio
dc.contributor.authorVázquez-Tato, Maria Pilar
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-02T11:22:25Z
dc.date.available2014-06-02T11:22:25Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractIn this study the characterization of a total of 60 honey samples with Protected Denomination of Origin (PDO) collected over three harvests (2009–2011, inclusive), from the Northeast of Portugal was carried out based on the presence of pollen, physicochemical and microbiological characteristics. All samples were found to meet the European Legislation, but some didn’t meet the requirements of the PDO specifications. Concerning the floral origin of honey, our results showed the prevalence of rosemary (Lavandula pedunculata) pollen. The microbiological quality of all the analyzed samples was satisfactory, since fecal coliforms, sulfite-reducing clostridia and Salmonella were absent, and molds and yeasts were detected in low counts. Significant differences between the results were studied using one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), followed by Tukey’s HSD test. The samples were submitted to discriminant function analysis, in order to determine which variables differentiate between two or more naturally occurring groups (Forward Stepwise Analysis). The variables selected were in this order: diastase activity, pH, reducing sugars, free acidity and HMF. The pollen spectrum has perfect discriminatory power. This is the first study in which a honey with PDO was tested, in order to assess its compliance with the PDO book of specifications.por
dc.identifier.citationIglesias, Antonio; Feás, Xesús; Rodrigues, Sandra; Seijas, Julio; Vázquez-Tato, Maria Pilar (2012). Comprehensive study of honey with protected denomination of origin and contribution to the enhancement of legal specifications. Molecules. ISSN 1420-3049. 17:7, p. 8561-8577por
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/molecules17078561
dc.identifier.issn1420-3049
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/9615
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherMAPIpor
dc.subjectHoneypor
dc.subjectMicrobiologicalpor
dc.subjectPalynologicalpor
dc.subjectPhysicochemicalpor
dc.subjectProtected denominationpor
dc.titleComprehensive study of honey with protected denomination of origin and contribution to the enhancement of legal specificationspor
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage8577por
oaire.citation.startPage8567por
oaire.citation.titleMoleculespor
oaire.citation.volume17(7)por
person.familyNameRodrigues
person.givenNameSandra
person.identifier.ciencia-id651F-D964-32E1
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-3301-1729
person.identifier.ridC-6486-2008
person.identifier.scopus-author-id14048942500
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor
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