In this thesis I determined the volatile components of mixed floral and forest honey. I used HS-SPME-GC-MS. I examined the reproducibility and linearity of the method, which were satisfactory. I identified the 40 most represented volatile compounds in both types of honey that met certain selection criteria. I divided them into common and into specific compounds, present in only one type of honey. There were 26 common compounds, predominantly esters, terpenes and benzene derivatives. In both honeys, the common compounds hotrienol, p-(1-propenyl) toluene, methyl nonanoate, methyl-(Z)-9-octadecenoate and methyl octanoate were the most abundant. Of the specific components, 1,2-dihydronaphthalene, benzyl nitrile and 1-methoxy-4-methylbenzene had the highest signal in floral honey, while terpinene-4-ol, α-terpineol and methyl (E)-2-nonenoate appeared in forest honey with the highest signal. Of these, 1,2-dihydronaphthalene and benzyl nitrile were not present in any of the forest honeys. None of the listed forest-specific volatiles appeared in any of the floral honey samples. The stated compounds could be used as identification markers for Slovenian mixed floral and forest honey.
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