Samples of Syrian honey have been collected directly from beekeepers from across the country. A total of sixteen samples were collected as follows: eight samples of natural nectar honey and eight samples of adulterated honey produced through sugar beefeeding. The study is based on the measurement of fructose, glucose, and sucrose concentrations taken from the honey samples. Using a methodology based on HPLC with a refractive index.
fructose concentrations ranged between(29.3-39.2)g/100g those of glucose between (28.9-42)g/100g and those of sucrose between(0.8-10.2)g/100g.
The study showed that sucrose concentrations were significantly higher in the adulterated honey samples produced through sugar beefeeding and exceeded the international standards, which allows an optimal specification of 5 grams per 100 grams. On the other hand, fructose concentration was low while that of glucose was significantly higher in the adulterated honey samples and percentages of fructose/glucose decreased from (1.01-1.23) in natural honey to (0.77-0.99) in adulterated honey
Research Journal of Aleppo University.
2019.
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