Preliminary data on Brazilian monofloral honey from the Northeast region using FT-IR ATR Spectroscopic, palynological, and color analysis

Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas. Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Universidade de São Paulo. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas. Departamento de Alimentos e Nutrição Experimental. São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
Swiss Bee Research Centre. Agroscope Liebefeld-Posieux. Bern, Switzerland.

Abstract

Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance (FT-IR ATR) spectroscopy was used to determine 14 different measurands in northeast Brazilian honey samples. Nine different honey samples (six monofloral and three polyfloral) from 2009 obtained from the company CEARAPI underwent FT-IR ATR, palynological, color, and sensorial analysis to obtain preliminary results for these types of honey. The results showed that there are five monofloral, three bifloral, and one extrafloral honey, and also that mid-infrared spectrometry can be used as a screening method for the routine analysis of Brazilian honey, with the advantages of being rapid, nondestructive, and accurate.

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Honey
Pollen Analysis
FT-IR ATR

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Sociedade Brasileira de Química

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MURADIAN, Ligia Bicudo de Almeida et al. Preliminary data on Brazilian monofloral honey from the northeast region using FT-IR ATR spectroscopic, palynological, and color analysis. Química Nova, v. 37, n. 4, p. 716-719, 2014.

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10.5935/0100-4042.20140115

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1678-7064

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/10633

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