Crystal Control In Processed Liquid Honey

Liquid processed honeys produced in the province of Alberta, Canada, were studied to identify controllable factors to delay glucose crystallization. Individual producer honeys were analyzed for glucose and fructose using a new HPLC procedure. Selective use of producer honeys for liquid processed honey was of no advantage since the samples were all supersaturated in glucose (>30% glucose) and contained unexpectedly consistent fructose/glucose ratios of about 1.12. Crystallization could be delayed by filling retail containers at 45 °C or above. Moisture losses noted at well over 1% a year in plastic containers could also contribute to an increase in crystallization for stored honey.     

蔗糖水解制取结晶果糖技术研究

为提升制糖产业的综合效益,以白砂糖为原料开发附加值更高的结晶果糖,探讨用蔗糖原料制取高纯度结晶果糖的最优工艺方法.实验以高浓度蔗糖液(55％w/w)为原料,食品酸味剂柠檬酸为水解剂,通过蔗糖水解、脱色、阴阳离子树脂除盐,以钙型树脂分离、纯化果葡糖液,在常温下得到结晶果糖和结晶葡萄糖.实验优化蔗糖最佳水解工艺条件:水解温...     

Co-crystallization of Sucrose at High Concentration in the Presence of Glucose and Fructose

ABSTRACT: Co-crystallization of sucrose from a highly concentrated sucrose syrup (≤ 7% moisture, w/w) at 131 °C with 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20% of fructose, glucose, or a mixture of fructose and glucose was investigated. The crystallization of sucrose was delayed in presence of these lower molecular weight sugars. The DSC melting endotherm of co-crystallized samples exhibited a decrease in crystalline sucrose in the sample as a function of increased level of glucose and fructose. The mechanical strength of co-crystallized granules was found to be related to the moisture content and the amount of glucose or fructose content in the sample. The samples containing 10, 15, and 20% glucose in co-crystallized product demonstrated crystallization of glucose in its monohydrate form during 1 mo of storage.     

Carbohydrate composition and electrical conductivity of different origin honeys from Lithuania

The main task of this study was to characterize Lithuanian honeys obtained from various sources by their carbohydrate composition and electrical conductivity and to determine if there is any dependence between these characteristics and pollen content. Twenty six samples of honey collected in Lithuania in 2006 during flowering season were analyzed by gas chromatography. Botanical source of honey samples was established by the melissopalynological method: 15 of analyzed samples were unifloral rape (winter and spring), 7 willow and 4 polyfloral honeys. Fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose, isomaltose, turanose, trehalose, palatinose, cellobiose, raffinose and panose were identified and quantified in all samples. Glucose was predominant in 22 out of 26 samples. The mean values of fructose and glucose varied from 329.2 to 400.0 and from 346.0 to 426.3 mg/g honey, respectively. The amount of sucrose was 0.7-2.5 mg/g. Some correlations between sugar concentration and the content of pollen were established. The ratios of fructose/glucose, maltose/isomaltose, maltose/turanose, sucrose/turanose, which may be used as indicators for honey authenticity, were calculated. In addition, electrical conductivity was measured and it was found that it varied from 0.27 to 0.89 mS/cm. Unifloral rape honeys had the lowest electrical conductivity. Data obtained was thoroughly compared with previously published results and it was found that the characteristics of Lithuanian honeys in most cases meet international requirements for natural honey. However, the information on honey sugar composition and electrical conductivity was not sufficient for the reliable determination of the botanical origin of honey.     

Rheology and crystallization kinetics of honey: Present status

Abstract

Crystallization property of honey is a matter of interest for beekeepers, honey handlers and processors. Honey is basically a sugar syrup with about 16‐18% moisture content (wet basis). The composition and rheology are some of the important parameters that influence the crystallization behavior of honey. At present, most of the crystallization prediction methods are based on the composition considering honey as a glucose‐fructose‐water system. This review paper presents current methods used to predict honey crystallization and puts forward a hypothesis based on viscosity and glass transition temperature.     

Development of Novel Methods to Determine Crystalline Glucose Content of Honey Based on DSC,HPLC, and Viscosity Measurements,and Their Use to Examine the Setting Propensity of Honey

Crystallization must occur in honey in order to produce set or creamed honey; however, the process must occur in a controlled manner in order to obtain an acceptable product. As a consequence, reliable methods are needed to measure the crystal content of honey (? expressed as kg crystal per kg honey), which can also be implemented with relative ease in industrial production facilities. Unfortunately, suitable methods do not currently exist. This article reports on the development of 2 independent offline methods to measure the crystal content in honey based on differential scanning calorimetry and high‐performance liquid chromatography. The 2 methods gave highly consistent results on the basis of paired t‐test involving 143 experimental points (P > 0.05, r² = 0.99). The crystal content also correlated with the relative viscosity, defined as the ratio of the viscosity of crystal containing honey to that of the same honey when all crystals are dissolved, giving the following correlation: . This correlation can be used to estimate the crystal content of honey in industrial production facilities. The crystal growth rate at a temperature of 14 °C—the normal crystallization temperature used in practice—was linear, and the growth rate also increased with the total glucose content in the honey.     

Effect of honey high-temperature short-time heating on parameters related to quality, crystallisation phenomena and fungal inhibition

The effect of a unique high-temperature short-time heating treatment on natural honeys to produce both a fungi inhibition and a crystallisation delay simultaneously was evaluated. As responses to treatments, hydroxymethylfurfural content, diastase activity, fungi and yeast development, and crystallisation starting time were measured. Besides, moisture, fructose, glucose and acidity were determined.Heating can produce a decrease in honey quality, which is made evident by a simultaneous reduction in the diastase activity, referred to as diastase number, and an increase in the hydroxymethylfurfural content. Considering the minimum admissible diastase number and the maximum admissible hydroxymethylfurfural content values, according to honey present regulations, several thermal treatment tests were performed on selected honey samples without exceeding those values. Tested conditions were: heating between 140°C and 80°C at times between 60 to 15 s and 30 to 10 s during both transient and isothermal heating stages, respectively. In all tests the diastase number was the most heat-sensitive parameter. The boundary thermal treatment, assumed as the most severe conditions able to produce a permissible quality loss, was found to be 140°C, during 15 s in the transient stage and 30 s in the isothermal stage. Beyond those values, an unacceptable diastase number reduction was produced. On the other hand, it was found that a 80°C heating, during 60 and 30 s in transient and in isothermal stages, respectively, destroyed all microorganisms responsible for quality damage without spoiling honey. This was considered to be the mild or more suitable treatment condition. Twenty-six naturally contaminated honey samples heated at such conditions showed a null capacity to develop fungi and yeast. Besides, according to the storing temperature, and moisture and glucose contents, a crystallisation beginning delay between 4 and 9 weeks was obtained on four selected honeys, according to the thermal treatment applied. Several parameters previously proposed that characterise honey crystallisation tendency as fructose/glucose, glucose/moisture and (glucose-moisture)/fructose ratios were related to the time in which crystallisation starts. A new parameter, (fructose/glucose)·moisture was proposed.     

Sugar and Protein Profiles of Omani Honey from Muscat and Batinah Regions of Oman

Fifty-one samples of Omani honey were analyzed for their contents of glucose, fructose, maltose, and sucrose. The Fructose/glucose ratio and its role in honey crystallization were also studied, as well as the protein content of the honey samples. This study has shown that the mean percentage of reducing sugars lie within the limits set by local Omani legislation. Fructose and glucose represented the largest portion. Maltose and sucrose levels were low 3.62 kg/100 kg and 1.29 kg/100 kg, respectively. Most honey samples did not crystallize after 18 months of storage. Protein content in all samples was low with an average of 2 kg/100 kg. Fructose, glucose, and sucrose levels were higher in summer honey samples (69.7 kg/100 kg) than the winter ones (60.6 kg/100 kg).     

Evolution of fructose and glucose in honey over one year: influence of induced granulation

Evolution of fructose and glucose over 1 year has been evaluated in 30 honey samples from Burgos (N. Spain). The influence of the induced granulation process in this evolution was also determined. Each sample was divided into two aliquots of 500 g and aseptically bottled. One aliquot was directly stored and the second induced to crystallise by seeding with 10% of finely crystallised honey. Analyses of moisture content, pH, fructose and glucose were carried out over 1 year, once each 4 months. Both, fructose and glucose increased in most samples. Induced-crystallised samples did not show any significant differences in the evolution of the two sugars in comparsion with directly stored samples. Linear correlations were found, for both fructose and glucose, between samples directly stored and honeys in which granulation was induced. These results are clearly different from those reported in previous papers where decrease of monosaccharides below their original values was described. pH of honey might promote reversion of monosaccharides and the formation of disaccharides and trisaccharides. This investigation has demonstrated the possibility of formation of monosaccharides, by the hydrolysis of higher sugars, as a process predominant over the reversion. No statistical relationship was found between pH of honey samples and their fructose and glucose content evolution.     

Crystallization of Honey at −20°C

Honeys from different regions of the province of Buenos Aires were stored at ?20°C, and factors that affect crystallization were analyzed. Crystals were observed by light microscopy. Firmness, adhesivity and viscosity of the samples were measured. Honey was characterized by determining the water activity, turbidity, moisture, fructose, and glucose contents. Results show that the viscous characteristics of the samples depend on the number, size, and disposition of crystals. Various honey samples exhibited Newtonian, pseudoplastic, and thixotropic behaviors. Crystallization was favored at higher moisture contents, suggesting that the parameters that affect honey crystallization at room temperature have a different effect at freezing temperatures. Honey that presented higher values of firmness had a moisture content lower than 17%, and a linear inverse relationship was observed between the adhesivity and firmness of honey samples.     

The sugars of honey—A review

Surveys of floral honey composition have established that the three major components are fructose, glucose, and water, averaging 38.2, 31.3 and 17.2%, respectively. Glucose and fructose are the only monosaccharides in honey and it is these sugars, combined in various forms, that comprise the di- and trisaccharide fractions of floral honey. Several laboratories, utilising various chemical and physical methods, have been responsible for the isolation and characterisation of ten disaccharides, ten trisaccharides, and two higher sugars from floral honey. Several of these occur only rarely in nature, and the trisaccharide erlose, produced by the action of honeybee invertase on sucrose, was first discovered as a component of honey. Honeydew honey is produced by the honeybee from honeydew deposits left by various hemipterous insects on their host plant. Honeydew contains a more complex mixture of sugars than does nectar, and honeydew honey is appreciably higher in reducing disaccharides and higher sugars than is floral honey. The trisaccharide melizitose, not found in floral honey, is often present in levels exceeding 10% in honeydew honey. The precipitation of glucose from honey, termed granulation, is often technologically undesirable as it is sometimes followed by fermentation. Indices such as the glucose/water ratio have been used to predict granulation tendency. Small amounts of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) occur naturally in honey, resulting from the acid catalysed dehydration of the hexoses, particularly fructose. High levels of HMF suggest adulteration of honey with acid inverted invert syrup and several methods are available for its determination. The conversion of nectar and honeydew to the complex array of honey sugars by the honeybee involves a variety of chemical and biochemical processes, some of which are now understood, while others remain to be elucidated.     

利用糖类成分评价我国油菜原蜜的品质

目的以油菜原蜜为研究对象,通过测定其中果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖和麦芽糖的含量评价我国大宗原蜜的品质。方法采用高效液相色谱示差折光法测定我国10个省份共36种油菜原蜜样品中果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖和麦芽糖的含量。结果用液相色谱方法测定蜂蜜中的果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖和麦芽糖,最低检测限分别为0.079 g/100 g、0.018 g/100 g、0.037 g/100 g及0.094 g/100 g,定量检测限分别为0.263 g/100 g、0.061 g/100 g、0.124 g/100 g及0.314 g/100 g。36种油菜原蜜中果糖、葡萄糖、蔗糖和麦芽糖的含量范围分别为26.00~38.16g/100 g、23.65~39.68 g/100 g、0.14~0.62 g/100 g及1.09~3.10 g/100 g。结论油菜原蜜样品中的蔗糖含量都符合我国蜂蜜国家标准,但其中31.8%的样品中葡萄糖和果糖总量低于国家标准。目前,我国大宗蜂蜜不存在人为掺入蔗糖的问题。     

官能团保留指数鉴别掺淀粉糖浆蜂蜜的研究

研究了利用官能团保留指数法(Kovats index)鉴别掺淀粉糖浆的假蜂蜜。蜂蜜样品溶于水后用凝胶(Bio-Gel?P-2 Gel)体积排阻法去除样品中果糖、葡萄糖,将寡糖富集后直接经阴离子交换色谱电化学检测器检测。直链麦芽寡糖是由葡萄糖单体缩合而成的寡糖,类似正构烷烃,将麦芽寡糖(二糖~七糖)标准样品色谱峰作为对照峰,将麦芽四糖、五糖、六糖、七糖的保留指数分别设为400、500、600、700,根据样品获得的色谱峰的保留时间计算官能团保留指数值,结果表明,在添加果葡糖浆的麦芽糖混标样品、掺有果葡糖浆的纯蜂蜜及部分市售蜂蜜样品均出现相同的官能团保留指数值,而纯蜂蜜样品不存在此现象,据此可判断蜂蜜是否掺假,灵敏度可达1%。利用该结果对已知掺假的蜂蜜进行验证,结论符合。     

The Composition,Rheological and Thermal Properties of Tajonal (Viguiera Dentata) Mexican Honey

Samples of Tajonal honey (Viguiera dentata) from Yucatan, Mexico with different moisture contents were studied for their physicochemical, crystallization, rheological, and thermal characteristics. The presence of crystals changed the flow behavior from Newtonian to non-Newtonian. A characteristic glass transition temperature (Tg') was found for each sample, and it was observed to be dependent of the initial moisture content but independent of the storage period. The temperature and latent heat of fusion were not affected by the crystallization phenomenon, while both the moisture content and the glucose/water ratio were useful indexes for crystal growth in honey. Crystallization process can be controlled by harvesting the product with higher moisture contents without exceeding the limits established by international regulations.     

Crystallization Kinetics and X-ray Diffraction of Crystals Formed in Amorphous Lactose, Trehalose, and Lactose/Trehalose Mixtures

ABSTRACT: Effects of storage time and relative humidity on crystallization kinetics and crystal forms produced from freeze-dried amorphous lactose, trehalose, and a lactose/trehalose mixture were compared. Samples were exposed to 4 different relative water vapor pressure (RVP) (44.1%, 54.5%, 65.6%, 76.1%) environments at room temperature. Crystallization was observed from time-dependent loss of sorbed water and increasing intensities of peaks in X-ray diffraction patterns. The rate of crystallization increased with increasing storage humidity. Lactose crystallized as α-lactose monohydrate, β-anhydrous, and anhydrous forms of α- and β-lactose in molar ratios of 5:3 and 4:1 in lactose and lactose/trehalose systems. Trehalose seemed to crystallize as a mixture of trehalose dihydrate and anhydrate in trehalose and lactose/trehalose systems. The crystal forms in a mixture of lactose and trehalose did not seem to be affected by the component sugars, but crystallization of the component sugars was delayed. Time-dependent crystallization of lactose and trehalose in the lactose-trehalose mixture could be modeled using the Avrami equation. The results indicated that crystallization data are important in modeling of crystallization phenomena and predicting stability of lactose and trehalose-containing food and pharmaceutical materials. Keywords: crystallization, lactose, trehalose, crystal form, X-ray diffraction     

Determination of important biochemical properties of honey to discriminate pure and adulterated honey with sucrose (Saccharum officinarum L.) syrup

The aims of the present study were to determine biochemical properties of honey samples and to discriminate pure and adulterated honey produced by the standard bee feeding method (control honey), the shaking method (pure blossom honey), and overfeeding (100 kg/colony syrup) with sucrose syrup (adulterated honey). The biochemical properties evaluated were moisture, ash, acidity, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), specific sugars (i.e. fructose, glucose, fructose–glucose, sucrose, and maltose), diastase activity, δ¹³C value (honey), δ¹³C value (protein), electrical conductivity, potassium, vitamin C, and proline. Fifteen honey samples were analyzed by discriminant analysis stepwise method. Proline, electrical conductivity and sucrose were found as discriminative characters of samples. Based on these three properties 100% of original group cases (samples) correctly classified in their real group. We found that the honey produced by feeding with 100 kg sucrose syrup per colony contained the sucrose as low as pure blossom honey. Therefore, the sugar (sucrose, fructose and glucose) content of honey cannot be used to distinguish between adulterated (sucrose syrup) and pure blossom honey.     

超高静压对蜂蜜主要品质的影响

为探讨超高静压(high hydrostatic pressure,HHP)对蜂蜜主要品质的影响,该研究以荔枝蜂蜜为原料,研究了不同压力(300、450、600 MPa)和保压时间(5、10、20 min)对蜂蜜中果糖和葡萄糖含量、淀粉酶和蔗糖转化酶酶活性、5-羟甲基糠醛(5-hydroxymethylfurfural,5-HMF)和二羰基化合物含量的影响。结果表明,蜂蜜中果糖和葡萄糖质量分数分别为(50.5±0.8)%和(37.1±0.9)%,果糖和葡萄糖比率(F/G)为1.35～1.39,HHP未对其含量和比值产生影响。HHP处理造成淀粉酶和蔗糖转化酶活性分别损失了17.1%～40.4%和17.2%～56.3%,压力和时间对两种酶活都具有显著性影响(P> 0.05)。蜂蜜中5-HMF含量在(1.12±0.04) mg/kg,经HHP处理后其含量有下降。3-脱氧葡萄糖醛酮是该文蜂蜜中主要的二羰基化合物,经HHP处理后其浓度显著增加22.3%～31.2%。研究结果可为HHP在蜂蜜加工中的应用提供参考。     

Rapid Analysis of Glucose,Fructose, Sucrose,and Maltose in Honeys from Different Geographic Regions using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy and Multivariate Analysis

ABSTRACT: Quantitative analysis of glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose in different geographic origin honey samples in the world using the Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and chemometrics such as partial least squares (PLS) and principal component regression was studied. The calibration series consisted of 45 standard mixtures, which were made up of glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose. There were distinct peak variations of all sugar mixtures in the spectral “fingerprint” region between 1500 and 800 cm⁻¹. The calibration model was successfully validated using 7 synthetic blend sets of sugars. The PLS 2nd-derivative model showed the highest degree of prediction accuracy with a highest R² value of 0.999. Along with the canonical variate analysis, the calibration model further validated by high-performance liquid chromatography measurements for commercial honey samples demonstrates that FTIR can qualitatively and quantitatively determine the presence of glucose, fructose, sucrose, and maltose in multiple regional honey samples.     

高效液相色谱-荧光检测法测定蜂蜜中的果糖、葡萄糖和麦芽糖

建立反相离子对色谱法同时测定蜂蜜中果糖、葡萄糖、麦芽糖含量的方法。样品经对氨基苯甲酸衍生化后,采用ODS柱,以0.1mol/L磷酸盐缓冲液(20mmol/L四丁基硫酸氢铵,pH2.5):乙腈=95:5为流动相,荧光检测器检测,外标法定量。结果表明,果糖、葡萄糖、麦芽糖的检出限分别为210、96、240μg/kg,线性范围分别为130～140、52～98、154～98mg/kg,在其线性范围内相关系数r≥0.9988;该方法加标回收率在98.2%～101.2%之间,RSD在3.4%～5.4%之间。该方法灵敏、结果可靠。     

Influence of Different Unifloral Honeys on Heterocyclic Aromatic Amine Formation and Overall Mutagenicity in Fried Ground-beef Patties

ABSTRACT The effects of different unifloral honeys (buckwheat, clover, and sage), carbohydrates (fructose, glucose, and sucrose), and antioxidants (vitamin E, BHT), and Trolox® (6-hydroxy-2,5,7,8-tetramethylchroman-2-carboxylic acid) on heterocyclic aromatic amine (HAA) formation and overall mutagenicity in fried ground patties were evaluated. The inhibition of total HAA formation was achieved with buckwheat (55%), clover (52%), and sage (51%); and they also reduced overall mutagenicity 36, 31, and 26%, respectively. The addition of fructose, glucose, or fructose and glucose together, at levels comparable to their occurrence in honey, reduced (p < 0.05) mutagenicity and HAA formation by amounts comparable to that found with honey.