Quality Evaluation of Honey: Role of HMF and Diastase Assays

Published in: 1992

faxed message: 3/26/92

 

Excerpt:

I. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE
A. HMF
  1. Origin of compound In honey; chemistry of its formation.
  2. Early use to detect adulteration of honey with Invert sugar as a qualitative color test: problems associated.
  3. Realization that heat alone cold produce HMF In honey.
  4. Realization that storage can also Increase HMF content.
  5. Quantitation of HMF, methods and problems.

 

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