Differentiation of Greek Thyme Honeys According to Geographical Origin Based on the Combination of Phenolic Compounds and Conventional Quality Parameters Using Chemometrics

Food Analytical Methods

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 2113-2121

  Karabagias, Ioannis K ^a   Vavoura, Maria V ^a   Badeka, Anastasia ^a   Kontakos, Stavros ^b   Kontominas, Michael G ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA   (Greece)

^b DEMOCRITUS UNIVERSITY OF THRACE   (Greece)

^c The American University in Cairo   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Chemometrics; Differentiation; Phenolic compounds; Physicochemical parameters; Thyme honey

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIATION (CALCULUS); DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FLAVONOIDS; FOOD PRODUCTS; HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; PHENOLS; PLANTS (BOTANY);

AUTHENTICITY; CHEMOMETRICS; PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS; THYME HONEY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

THYMUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84919843306     PISSN: 19369751     EISSN: 1936976X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12161-014-9851-5     Document Type: Article

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