Nowadays there is an increasing interest in the use of honey in the traditional Mediterranean diet, due to its high quality of sugar content as well as its strong antioxidant and antibacterial properties. Thus, the detailed knowledge of the chemical composition and bioactivities of honey is of great importance. In this study, the chemical characterization and the authentication of the aromatic profile, the total phenolic content, the antimicrobial evaluation, and the pollinic spectrum of Greek strawberry-tree (Arbutus unedo L.) honey were studied. Typification of Arbutus honey sample was based on its pollinic spectrum exerted an approx. 23% on Ericaceae pollen (expressed to Arbutus unedo pollen). The studied sample was analysed through GC-MS and among the volatile substances: benzene derivatives (dimethyl, trimethyl, and tetramethyl), β-isophorone, α-isophorone, 4-oxoisophorone, dihydrooxophorone, and 2-Hydroxy-4-oxoisophorone were detected, together with homogentistic acid (HGA) and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), known as an essential parameter of freshness and of good quality of commercial honeys. The chemical markers of such European honeys, unedone and 2-cis-4-trans-abscisic acid (c-t-ABA), have been isolated and structurally determined by spectral means. Furthermore, the sample exhibited a high total phenolic content and an interesting antimicrobial activity against human pathogenic microorganisms, suggesting that the consumption of Greek strawberry tree honey could have beneficial effects.

如今，人们对在传统地中海饮食中使用蜂蜜的兴趣越来越大，因为它含有高品质的糖分以及强大的抗氧化和抗菌特性。因此，详细了解蜂蜜的化学成分和生物活性非常重要。本研究对希腊草莓树（Arbutus unedo L.）蜂蜜的芳香成分、总酚含量、抗菌性评价和花粉谱进行了化学表征和鉴定。的典型化杨梅蜂蜜样品是根据它的光谱pollinic施加一个大约为 杜鹃花花粉的 23%（表示为杨梅花粉）。通过GC-MS对研究样品进行分析，在挥发性物质中检测到苯衍生物（二甲基、三甲基和四甲基）、β-异佛尔酮、α-异佛尔酮、4-氧代异佛尔酮、二氢氧代异佛尔酮和2-羟基-4-氧代异佛尔酮，与同质酸 (HGA) 和 5-羟甲基糠醛 (HMF) 一起被称为商业蜂蜜新鲜度和优质品质的重要参数。此类欧洲蜂蜜的化学标记物，未处理的和 2-cis-4-trans-abscisic 酸 (ct-ABA)，已被分离出来，并通过光谱方法在结构上确定。此外，该样品显示出较高的总酚含量和对人类病原微生物的有趣抗菌活性，这表明食用希腊草莓树蜂蜜可能具有有益效果。