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Ash and chromium levels of some types of honey

Asche- und Chromgehalt verschiedener Honigtypen

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Es wurde der Einfluß der Jahreszeit und der Pflanzenarten auf den Asche- und Chromgehalt von Honigarten studiert, und zwar Sonnenblume, Acacia, Blütenpflanzen. Der botanische Ursprung des Honigs wurde durch mikroskopische Analyse der Pollen und der organoleptischen Eigenschaften untersucht. Der Chromgehalt wurde durch Flammen-Atomabsorptions-spektrometrie bestimmt. Der mittlere Cr-Gehalt für alle Arten in zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Jahreszeiten war 0,121 μg/g Feuchtgewicht bzw. 0,1515 μ/g Trockengewicht. Für Sonnenblume, Acacia, Blüten- und Wildblume war der mittlere Gehalt des Honigs 0,103 μg/g, 0,152 μ/g, 0,125 μg/g und 0,098 μg/g Feuchtgewicht bzw. 0,1305 μg/g, 0,1883 μg/g, 0,1602 μg/g und 0,1206 μg/g Trockengewicht. Es gab einen statistisch gesicherten (P<0.05) Einfluß der Jahreszeit beim Aschegehalt und ebenso für die Pflanzenarten und Jahreszeiten beim Cr-Gehalt.

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The effect of season and species of plant on the ash and chromium (Cr) content of honey was studied. There were four types of honey: sunflower, acacia, floral and wild floral. In total there were 80 samples. The botanical origin of the honey was determined by microscopic analyses of pollen as well as the organoleptic properties. The Cr content was measured by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The average Cr content in two consecutive seasons for all species was 0.121 μg/g wet weight, and 0.1515 μg/g dry weight. For sunflower, acacia, floral and wild floral honey the mean values were 0.103 μg/g, 0.152 μg/g, 0.125 μg/g and 0.098 μg/g wet weight and 0.1305 μg/g, 0.1883 μg/g, 0.1603 μg/g and 0.1206 μg/g dry weight, respectively. The average ash content in all 80 samples was 0.141%. There was a statistically significant (P<0.05) influence of season on the ash content as well as interaction of species and season on the Cr content.

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Petrović, Ž.T., Mandić, M.L., Grgić, J. et al. Ash and chromium levels of some types of honey. Z Lebensm Unters Forch 198, 36–39 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01195280

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