Honey is a highly consumed natural product, not only for its taste and nutritional value, but
also for its health benefits. Owing to characteristics that are essentially or exclusively related …

Since adulteration can have serious consequences on human health, it affects market
growth by destroying consumer confidence. Therefore, authentication of food is important for …

Botanical origin of the nectar predominantly affects the chemical composition of honey.
Analytical techniques used for reliable honey authentication are mostly time consuming and …

Honey is a nutritious natural sweetener from honey bee-collected nectar from a variety of
flowers. The health benefits and high value of honey, however, have motivated fraudulent …

Nowadays, food adulteration and authentication are topics of utmost importance for
consumers, food producers, business operators and regulatory agencies. Therefore, there is …

Honey is a natural sweetening agent widely used in food products and as a daily diet
ingredient, but it also has medicinal properties. An increase in the demand for honey has …

Honey from different botanical and geographical origins differ significantly in their market
value due to their quality, flavor or health benefits. However, the high value of honey and …

Honey adulteration is a topical issue because increasingly sophisticated adulteration
methods are constantly being developed and the official (legislative) determination of the …

Due to its multifunctional and complex role in the honey bee colony functioning and health
(construction material allowing food storage, brood rearing, thermoregulation, mediation in …

Ensuring the authenticity of honey remains a top issue for scientists, since no reliable
method has been developed so far to simultaneously detect all types of honey adulteration …