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ABSTRACT
Three hundred twenty honey samples were collected from Ethiopia, and categorized into nine monofloral honeys using melissopalynology. Theses monofloral honeys were investigated for their sugar profile, physicochemical properties, and quality of honeys. Sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose, turanose, and isomaltose) were identified using high-performance liquid chromatography and physicochemical properties (moisture, water activity, pH, acidity, ash, minerals, conductivity, colour) using the Harmonized Method of the International Honey Commission. Moisture and water activity showed a strong regression coefficient (r2 = 0.92). Moisture content alone did not sufficiently describe the quality of honey during storage and processing.
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank SNV Ethiopia, GIZ-SLM, MELCA Ethiopia for their logistic support; Korean Food Research Institute (KFRI), Fulda University of Applied Sciences, and Holetta Bee Research Center for laboratory service; Dr Jurgen Greiling and Professor Mooha Lee for coordinating the field and laboratory works; and Myunghee Lee and Hirut Abebe for assisting in the lab work.
