Sensory evaluation and chemical analysis of Apis mellifera honey from the Arab Gulf region

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 331-337

  Kaakeh, Walid ^a   Gadelhak, Gadelhak G ^b  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b Alexandria University   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Arab Gulf region; Honey; Sensory evaluation

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE; GLUCOSE; SUCROSE; SUGAR; TRACE ELEMENT; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD COLOR; FOOD COMPOSITION; HONEY; HONEYBEE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PROTEIN CONTENT; PURCHASING; SENSORY EVALUATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWEETNESS; TASTE PREFERENCE; THICKNESS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES; WATER CONTENT;

APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 33244459148     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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