Physicochemical and biochemical properties of honeys from arid regions

Food Chemistry

Volumn 153, Issue , 2014, Pages 35-43

  Habib, Hosam M ^a   Al Meqbali, Fatima T ^a   Kamal, Hina ^a   Souka, Usama D ^a   Ibrahim, Wissam H ^a  

^a UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Arid regions; Biochemical properties; Colour characteristics; Honey; Physicochemical

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; ARID REGIONS;

BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; FREE AMINO ACIDS; HONEY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; TOTAL CAROTENOIDS; WATER ACTIVITY;

FOOD PRODUCTS;

ACRYLAMIDE; POTASSIUM; SUGAR;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FOOD COLOR; HONEY; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION POTENTIAL; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; REFRACTION INDEX; REFRACTOMETRY; WATER CONTENT;

ARID REGIONS; BIOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; COLOUR CHARACTERISTICS; HONEY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL;

AMINO ACIDS; CARBOHYDRATES; CAROTENOIDS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; FLAVONOIDS; HONEY; MINERALS; UNITED ARAB EMIRATES;

EID: 84891684949     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.12.048     Document Type: Article

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