The main constituents of the honeys are glucose and fructose, which were determined in the framework of my thesis by high-performance ion chromatography (with a Dionex IonPac AS14A column, 4 x 250 mm) and pulsed amperometric detection. After developing the method, I checked some basic validation parameters and then analysed 25 honey samples of five different types: flower, lime, forest, chestnut and acacia honey. The samples were then exposed to elevated temperature (60 °C) for seven days and analysed again.
I have found that to use this method, calibration of the instrument prior to sample analysis is mandatory and should be carried out at least every 24 hours. The results of the analyses of the samples showed that the glucose content of the different honeys ranged from 18 % to 32 % and the fructose content from 29 % to 42 %. The mass fractions of the analytes did not change significantly after heating, except in the case of lime honey, where there was a difference of up to 13 %.
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