Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
Tarim Bilimleri Dergisi, cilt.31, sa.3, ss.725-731, 2025 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
Determination of physicochemical and biological properties of honeys produced in our country is important both scientifically and economically. Therefore, in this study, some physicochemical and bioactive properties of monofloral honeys, which are produced in our country and have commercial importance, were analyzed. Nine honey samples, having eight monofloral (lavender, chestnut, pine, sunflower, citrus, polyfloral, cotton, linden, and thyme) and one polyfloral honey, were used in the study. Physicochemical parameters such as moisture, HMF (5-hydroxymethyl-furan-2-carbaldehyde), diastase and invertase activity, proline value, total acidity, sugar, and bioactivity values, such as total phenolic content (TPC), antioxidant and antiradical activity, were characterized for the honey samples. According to the results obtained, the moisture of honey samples (15.8-17.2%), HMF (1.8-22.3 mg/kg), diastase (3.6-13.6) invertase (26.8-265.6 U/kg), proline (290.8-751.2 mg/kg), total acidity (11.6-27.2 meq/kg), fructose (32.6-39.8%), glucose (25.7-33.4%) and sucrose (0.2-2.2%) values were determined. Honey samples were evaluated by the Folin-Ciocalteu method (total phenolic content), phosphomolybdenum test (antioxidant activity), and DPPH (antiradical activity) test. TPC was determined by the Folin Ciocalteu method (25.5-63.42mg GAE/100g), and the highest total phenolic content was observed in thyme honey, followed by pine and chestnut honey. Physicochemical values of honey samples, except diastase activity, were determined within legal Codex limits.