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Physicochemical homogeneity of stingless bee honey (Heterotrigona itama) produced in the west coast, east coast and inland area of Peninsular Malaysia


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Ramlan, Nurul Ainaa Farhanah Mat and Mohamad Azman, Ezzat and Muhammad, Kharidah and Jusoh, Arif Zaidi and Johari, Nor Azfa and Yusof, Yus Aniza and Zawawi, Norhasnida (2024) Physicochemical homogeneity of stingless bee honey (Heterotrigona itama) produced in the west coast, east coast and inland area of Peninsular Malaysia. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 104 (3). 1756 -1767. ISSN 00225142

Abstract

BACKGROUND: The nutritional composition of stingless bee honey (SBH) can be affected by different climates and soil composition across different geographical areas. However, the range of attributes set for a honey quality standard should be inclusive. This study analysed the sugar profile's physiochemical properties, including quantifying the rare sugar trehalulose, organic acid and mineral composition of SBH collected from inland, and west and east coasts of Peninsular Malaysia. Forty-three SBH (Heterotrigona itama) samples were collected and labelled as <20 and <40 West Coast (<20WC, <40WC), <20 and <40 East Coast (<20EC, <40EC) and Inland, according to their distance from the coasts. RESULTS: The moisture, pH and sugar composition of all SBH samples adhered to the Malaysian Kelulut Honey Standard (MS2683:2017) but not to the International Codex Standard (CODEX) for honey. Trehalulose presence in all samples, regardless of geographical area, was predominant alongside fructose and glucose. Only hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) content and electrical conductivity (EC) results complied with both standards. The principal component analysis biplot showed that the discrimination of SBH according to the five different areas was not feasible, indicating sample homogeneity. CONCLUSION: The physicochemical evaluation of SBH from Peninsular Malaysia shows mainly homogeneous attributes of samples across geographical locations. These findings demonstrated that the current MS2683:2017 is relevant and accommodates all SBH of H. itama species produced in Peninsular Malaysia. Furthermore, the trehalulose range calculated in this study can be implemented as a new benchmark for the indicator of SBH honey quality standard by national and international food standard committees.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Food Science and Technology
DOI Number: https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.13067
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Keywords: Animals; Bees; Honey; Malaysia; Sugars; Carbohydrate; Animal; Bee; Malaysia; Agriculture
Depositing User: Mohamad Jefri Mohamed Fauzi
Date Deposited: 02 Feb 2024 07:32
Last Modified: 28 Feb 2024 08:05
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URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/105604
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