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Table 4 Biochemical and antioxidant properties of Malaysian honey samples

From: Physicochemical and antioxidant properties of Malaysian honeys produced by Apis cerana, Apis dorsata and Apis mellifera

Sample

Total phenolics mean ± SD (mg galic acid/kg)

Total flavonoids mean ± SD (mg catechin/kg)

FRAP values mean ± SD (μM Fe (II)/100 g)

Proline mean ± SD (mg/kg)

Protein mean ± SD (g/kg)

Acacia (A. mellifera)

186.70 ± 0.84d

21.95 ± 1.73d

100.90 ± 2.44c

517.55 ± 1.48b

2.04 ± 0.01d

Pineapple (A. mellifera)

226.29 ± 1.18b

37.39 ± 0.90b

87.47 ± 1.10d

628.69 ± 3.75a

2.69 ± 0.01b

Borneo (A. cerana)

206.33 ± 1.05c

25.81 ± 0.64c

256.64 ± 0.60b

176.64 ± 2.31d

2.16 ± 0.02c

Tualang (A. dorsata)

352.73 ± 0.81a

65.65 ± 0.74a

576.91 ± 0.64a

248.53 ± 1.33c

4.83 ± 0.02a

Mean±SD

243.01 ± 74.91

37.70 ± 19.75

255.48 ± 227.63

392.85 ± 215.05

2.93 ± 1.30

  1. Means were compared by using one-way ANOVA with post hoc multiple comparisons. In each column, values with different letters (superscripts) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).