Honey is considered a desirable ingredient in a range of different foodstuffs because of its nutrient and therapeutic effect. The honey characteristics mainly depend on the type of vegetation visited by the bees and the climatic conditions in which the plants are growing. Therefore, the purity, floral and geographical origin and authenticity are important factors influencing the overall perception of honey and honey‐based products in terms of quality and price. An important parameter in this picture is the elemental composition of honey because it can be linked with the floral type of honey, floral plant density and the botanical origin of nectar and pollens. In this work, the concentration range variation of 18 elements (Al, As, Ba, Ca, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni, K, Pb, Sr, Ti, V and Zn) was investigated in four varieties of honey (linden, acacia, rape, and sunflower) originating from Romania, because the elemental profile of honey may give important information to differentiate its geographical and varietal origin for authenticity purpose. All the determinations were carried out by inductively coupled plasma quadrupole mass spectrometry (ICP‐Q‐MS). The most abundant minerals decreased in the following order: K > Ca > Mg > Na, having the mean values of 248.70, 59.97, 20.54 and 11.92 mg kg⁻¹, respectively. The mineral content marks the differences in honey samples from different botanical origin and can be used as a tool for authentication purposes and also extends its applicability to assess the traceability of honey. Analysis of variance showed the preliminary relationships between the elements and samples. Further, the discrimination between different studied honey samples was achieved by principal component analysis (PCA).

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使用感应耦合等离子体质谱法与化学计量学融合的蜂蜜的多元素表征。

蜂蜜由于其营养和治疗作用，被认为是各种食品中的理想成分。蜂蜜的特性主要取决于蜜蜂拜访的植被类型和植物生长的气候条件。因此，纯度，花卉和地理原产地以及真实性是影响蜂蜜和基于蜂蜜的产品在质量和价格方面的总体看法的重要因素。该图片中的一个重要参数是蜂蜜的元素组成，因为它可以与蜂蜜的花型，花的植物密度以及花蜜和花粉的植物来源相关联。在这项工作中，研究了18种元素（Al，As，Ba，Ca，Cd，Co，Cr，Cu，Mg，Mn，Na，Ni，K，Pb，Sr，Ti，V和Zn）的浓度范围变化分为四种蜂蜜（菩提树，金合欢，强奸和向日葵）起源于罗马尼亚，因为蜂蜜的元素特征可能会提供重要信息，以区分其地理和品种起源，以确保真实性。所有测定均通过电感耦合等离子体四极杆质谱（ICP-Q-MS）进行。最丰富的矿物质按以下顺序减少：K> Ca> Mg> Na，平均值分别为248.70、59.97、20.54和11.92 mg kg^-1。矿物质含量标志着来自不同植物来源的蜂蜜样品的差异，可以用作鉴定目的的工具，还可以扩展其适用性以评估蜂蜜的可追溯性。方差分析显示元素和样本之间的初步关系。此外，通过主成分分析（PCA）可以区分不同研究蜂蜜样品。