Quality evaluation of different honey samples produced in Peshawar valley

Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 797-800

  Mairaj, Ghazal ^b   Akhtar, Saeed ^a   Khan, Arbab Riaz ^b   Ullah, Zakir ^b   Bibi, Saiqa ^b   Ali, Sajid ^b  

^a PAKISTAN COUNCIL OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH   (Pakistan)

^b THE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

HMF; Honey; Moisture content; Peshawar

Indexed keywords

5 HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL; 5-HYDROXYMETHYLFURFURAL; CARBOHYDRATE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FURFURAL;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HONEY; METHODOLOGY; PAKISTAN; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

CARBOHYDRATES; ENVIRONMENT; FOOD; FOOD ANALYSIS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FURALDEHYDE; HONEY; PAKISTAN; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 53749107659     PISSN: 10288880     EISSN: 18125735     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/pjbs.2008.797.800     Document Type: Article

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