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M.Y. Fan Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
The Provincial Special Key Laboratory for Development and Utilisation of Insect Resources, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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J.K. Long Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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X.S. Chen Institute of Entomology, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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Abstract

Gallnut honey, a typical Chinese medicinal commodity, is produced from the nectar of Rhus chinensis Mill. Gallnut honey is very popular with consumers because of its health effects and nutritional value, but its specific nutritional composition and medicinal components are not clear. Free amino acids are important nutritional components of honey, and can provide relevant information about the honey, such as geographical and botanical origin, as well as adulterations. The aim of this paper was to explore the free amino acid characteristics of gallnut honeys in different areas. 18 free amino acids from 17 places in China were determined by automatic amino acid analyser analysis, and the geographical characteristics were studied by principal component analysis and cluster analysis. Results showed that gallnut honey is rich in free amino acids. A total of 12 types of free amino acids were detected in all honey-producing areas, and the total amino acid content was 0.132–0.292 g/100 g. Due to its free amino acid content gallnut honey has high nutritional supplement potential, and exhibits good pharmacodynamic activity and special taste characteristics. Flavour-related free amino acids were primarily aromatic free amino acids and umami free amino acids. Pharmacodynamic free amino acids accounted for 61.22–83.85%. Results also showed that free amino acids contribute to the geographical tracing of honey, and samples of gallnut honey at different altitudes can be distinguished by cluster analysis.

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  • László Abrankó, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
  • Tamás Antal, University of Nyíregyháza, Nyíregyháza, Hungary
  • Diána Bánáti, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
  • József Baranyi, Institute of Food Research, Norwich, UK
  • Ildikó Bata-Vidács, Eszterházy Károly Catholic University, Eger, Hungary
  • Ferenc Békés, FBFD PTY LTD, Sydney, NSW Australia
  • György Biró, Budapest, Hungary
  • Anna Blázovics, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
  • Francesco Capozzi, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • Marina Carcea, Research Centre for Food and Nutrition, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics Rome, Italy
  • Zsuzsanna Cserhalmi, Budapest, Hungary
  • Marco Dalla Rosa, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
  • István Dalmadi, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
  • Katarina Demnerova, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Mária Dobozi King, Texas A&M University, Texas, USA
  • Muying Du, Southwest University in Chongqing, Chongqing, China
  • Sedef Nehir El, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey
  • Søren Balling Engelsen, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Éva Gelencsér, Budapest, Hungary
  • Vicente Manuel Gómez-López, Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia, Murcia, Spain
  • Jovica Hardi, University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia
  • Hongju He, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
  • Károly Héberger, Research Centre for Natural Sciences, ELKH, Budapest, Hungary
  • Nebojsa Ilić, University of Novi Sad, Novi Sad, Serbia
  • Dietrich Knorr, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany
  • Hamit Köksel, Hacettepe University, Ankara, Turkey
  • Katia Liburdi, Tuscia University, Viterbo, Italy
  • Meinolf Lindhauer, Max Rubner Institute, Detmold, Germany
  • Min-Tze Liong, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Penang, Malaysia
  • Marena Manley, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa
  • Miklós Mézes, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Gödöllő, Hungary
  • Áron Németh, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Perry Ng, Michigan State University,  Michigan, USA
  • Quang Duc Nguyen, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Budapest, Hungary
  • Laura Nyström, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
  • Lola Perez, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain
  • Vieno Piironen, University of Helsinki, Finland
  • Alessandra Pino, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
  • Mojmir Rychtera, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Katharina Scherf, Technical University, Munich, Germany
  • Regine Schönlechner, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Austria
  • Arun Kumar Sharma, Department of Atomic Energy, Delhi, India
  • András Szarka, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • Mária Szeitzné Szabó, Budapest, Hungary
  • Sándor Tömösközi, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Budapest, Hungary
  • László Varga, Széchenyi István University, Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary
  • Rimantas Venskutonis, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Barbara Wróblewska, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Olsztyn, Poland

 

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