Characterization and classification of Thymus capitatus (L.) honey according to geographical origin based on volatile compounds, physicochemical parameters and chemometrics

Food Research International

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 363-372

  Karabagias, Ioannis K ^a   Badeka, Anastasia ^a   Kontakos, Stavros ^b   Karabournioti, Sofia ^c   Kontominas, Michael G ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c Attiki Honey SA   (Greece)

^d The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Chemometrics; Classification; Physicochemical parameters; Thymus capitatus (L.) honey; Volatile compounds

Indexed keywords

CHEMOMETRICS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; GEOGRAPHICAL ORIGINS; HEAD-SPACE SOLID-PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; LINEAR DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; VOLATILE COMPOUNDS;

CLASSIFICATION (OF INFORMATION); FOOD PRODUCTS; FORECASTING; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; THYMUS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84890238685     PISSN: 09639969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2013.11.032     Document Type: Article

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