Progress in Agricultural Engineering Sciences
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Volume 14: Issue s1
Application of near infrared spectroscopy and classical analytical methods for the evaluation of Hungarian honey
Authors:
Zsanett Bodor Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, 17 Vas str., 1088 Budapest, Hungary

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Fanni Adrienn Koncz Department of Physics and Control, Faculty of Food Science, Szent Istvan University, 14-16 Somloi str., 1118 Budapest, Hungary

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Mahmoud Said Rashed Department of Physics and Control, Faculty of Food Science, Szent Istvan University, 14-16 Somloi str., 1118 Budapest, Hungary

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Timea Kaszab Department of Physics and Control, Faculty of Food Science, Szent Istvan University, 14-16 Somloi str., 1118 Budapest, Hungary

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Zoltan Gillay Department of Physics and Control, Faculty of Food Science, Szent Istvan University, 14-16 Somloi str., 1118 Budapest, Hungary

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Csilla Benedek Department of Dietetics and Nutrition Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, 17 Vas str., 1088 Budapest, Hungary

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Zoltan Kovacs Department of Physics and Control, Faculty of Food Science, Szent Istvan University, 14-16 Somloi str., 1118 Budapest, Hungary

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Pages:
11–23
Online Publication Date:
Jul 2018
Publication Date:
01 Jul 2018
Article Category:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1556/446.14.2018.s1.2
Keywords:
Hungarian honey; NIR; chemometrics; authentication
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People have recently started to pay more attention to the healthier lifestyle, which also includes the consumption of more natural and less processed food products. Honey as one of the most often used natural sweeteners has also been reconsidered and more commonly used. However, honey has also been the target of food adulteration due to its emerging use and relatively high price. Therefore, there is an increasing need to develop rapid evaluation methods for the identification of honey from different sources. Experiments have been performed with 79 authentic honey samples of different floral and geographical origins, mainly from Hungary. The standard analytical parameters used to characterize the nutritional values of honey such as antioxidant capacity, polyphenol content, ash content, pH, conductivity have been determined. The samples were also analyzed with a benchtop near infrared (NIR) spectrometer to record their NIR spectra. The data acquired with NIR spectroscopy measurements were evaluated with various univariate and multivariate statistical methods. Results gained with a limited sample set show that NIR spectroscopy might be useful for the identification of floral and geographical origin of honey samples. Further experiments are proposed to build a robust database, which could support the use of NIR spectroscopy as a quick alternative for honey authentication.

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Progress in Agricultural Engineering Sciences
Print ISSN:
1786-335X
Online ISSN:
1787-0321

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Editor(s)-in-Chief: Felföldi, József

Chair of the Editorial Board Szendrő, Péter

Editorial Board

  • Beke, János (Szent István University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineerin, Gödöllő – Hungary)
  • Fenyvesi, László (Szent István University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gödöllő – Hungary)
  • Szendrő, Péter (Szent István University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gödöllő – Hungary)
  • Felföldi, József (Szent István University, Faculty of Food Science, Budapest – Hungary)

 

Advisory Board

  • De Baerdemaeker, Josse (KU Leuven, Faculty of Bioscience Engineering, Leuven - Belgium)
  • Funk, David B. (United States Department of Agriculture | USDA • Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA), Kansas City – USA
  • Geyer, Martin (Leibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering and Bioeconomy (ATB), Department of Horticultural Engineering, Potsdam - Germany)
  • Janik, József (Szent István University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gödöllő – Hungary)
  • Kutzbach, Heinz D. (Institut für Agrartechnik, Fg. Grundlagen der Agrartechnik, Universität Hohenheim – Germany)
  • Mizrach, Amos (Institute of Agricultural Engineering. ARO, the Volcani Center, Bet Dagan – Israel)
  • Neményi, Miklós (Széchenyi University, Department of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Győr – Hungary)
  • Schulze-Lammers, Peter (University of Bonn, Institute of Agricultural Engineering (ILT), Bonn – Germany)
  • Sitkei, György (University of Sopron, Institute of Wood Engineering, Sopron – Hungary)
  • Sun, Da-Wen (University College Dublin, School of Biosystems and Food Engineering, Agriculture and Food Science, Dublin – Ireland)
  • Tóth, László (Szent István University, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Gödöllő – Hungary)

Prof. Felföldi, József
Institute: MATE - Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Institute of Food Science and Technology, Department of Measurements and Process Control
Address: 1118 Budapest Somlói út 14-16
E-mail: felfoldi.jozsef@uni-mate.hu

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Progress in Agricultural Engineering Sciences
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