Purpose

The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of honey from different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh in terms of physicochemical characteristics and mineral status.

Design/methodology/approach

Three honey-producing locations were selected within each agro-climatic zone, honey sampled from four separate apiaries within each location and analyzed for physicochemical characteristics and mineral status using standard methodologies. The data were analyzed using one-way analysis of variance with one-way classification, after appropriate transformation through online OP-STAT software and MS Excel. The correlation coefficient (r) was also calculated. Principal component analysis was done using XL-STAT software.

Findings

The honey of Zone 4 had highest fructose (36.62%), F:G ratio (1.55), acidity (46.07 meq/kg), vitamin C (25.04 mg/100 g) and diastase (19.22 DN), whereas the pollen density (76,666.67 pollen grains per 10 g), pH (5.94), sucrose (6.94%), hydroxy methyl furfuraldehyde (70.20 mg/kg), amino acid (103.83 mg/100 g), phenols (77.39 mg/100 g), Ca (81.04 mg/kg) and K (354.17 mg/kg) were highest for Zone 2. Highest electrical conductivity (0.24 mS/cm), moisture (16.50 %), glucose (34.20%) and P content (62.93 mg/kg) were recorded for Zone 1. Correlation studies indicated a significant positive correlation between pH and EC; EC and moisture; colour and pollen density. Examining the graphical distribution of the honey samples, a natural separation between honeys of four different agro-climatic zones was obtained.

Originality/value

The impact of geographical/agro-climatic variations in physicochemical characteristics of honey has not been worked out under the present scenario in Himachal Pradesh.

中文翻译：

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印度喜马al尔邦不同农业气候区蜂蜜的理化特性和矿物质状态

目的

这项研究的目的是根据理化特性和矿物质状态评估喜马al尔邦不同农业气候区的蜂蜜质量。

设计/方法/方法

在每个农业气候区中选择了三个产蜂蜜的地方，从每个地方的四个单独的养蜂场取样蜂蜜，并使用标准方法分析其理化特性和矿物质状态。在通过在线OP-STAT软件和MS Excel进行适当转换后，使用单向方差的单向分析对数据进行分析。还计算了相关系数（r）。主成分分析是使用XL-STAT软件完成的。

发现

4区的蜂蜜中果糖最高（36.62％），F：G比（1.55），酸度（46.07 meq / kg），维生素C（25.04 mg / 100 g）和淀粉酶（19.22 DN），而花粉密度（每10克76,666.67个花粉粒，pH（5.94），蔗糖（6.94％），羟甲基糠醛（70.20 mg / kg），氨基酸（103.83 mg / 100 g），酚（77.39 mg / 100 g），钙（区域2的最高值是81.04 mg / kg）和钾（354.17 mg / kg）是最高的。最高电导率（0.24 mS / cm），水分（16.50％），葡萄糖（34.20％）和磷含量（62.93 mg / kg）记录了1区。相关性研究表明，pH和EC之间存在显着的正相关；相关性研究表明，pH与EC之间存在显着的正相关。EC和水分；颜色和花粉密度。检查蜂蜜样品的图形分布，获得了四个不同农业气候区的蜂蜜之间的自然分离。

创意/价值

在目前的情况下，在喜马al尔邦尚未确定蜂蜜的理化特性的地理/农业气候变化的影响。