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A chemometric approach: characterization of quality and authenticity of artisanal honeys from Argentina

dc.contributor.authorRios, Francisco
dc.contributor.authorSanchez, Ana Carina
dc.contributor.authorLobo, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorLupo, Liliana
dc.contributor.authorCoelho, Inês
dc.contributor.authorCastanheira, Isabel
dc.contributor.authorSamman, Norma
dc.date.accessioned2015-01-19T12:56:36Z
dc.date.available2015-01-19T12:56:36Z
dc.date.issued2014-12
dc.description.abstractThe demand of honey with defined quality has increased around the world; therefore, an adequate description of the traceability and authenticity of honeys is necessary. The pollen and physicochemical characteristics of 58 honey samples collected from five different environmental units (EUs) of the Jujuy province (Argentine) were determined,in order to differentiate them by geographical origin through the application of chemometric methods. A qualitative pollen analysis was performed by microscopy. The physicochemical characteristics were determined by Association of Official Analytical Chemists methods. Correspondence analysis (CA), principal component analysis (PCA) and linear discriminant analysis (LDA) were performed. Forty-five per cent of honeys were monofloral; nearly half of them correspond to native species—among which, Salix humboldtiana, Baccharis sp. and Ziziphus mistol stood out. Physicochemical and microbiological analysis showed acceptable quality for honeys. CA characterized significantly honeys from four different EUs using all pollen data. While forward stepwise coupled to LDA identified 14 significant variables to build a discriminatory model with three significant discriminant functions, a cumulative variance of 94% was reached. Thus, 86%of the samples were correctly classified. PCA and LDA applied to physicochemical data allowed to distinguish three different groups with a significant function (p<0.01) that explained 90% of the total variability. Honey corresponding to EU III Subandean Hills of Santa Bárbara was the most accurately classified by pollen and physicochemical data. The application of chemometric methods to pollen data and physicochemical parameters may be a useful tool to determine honey geographical origin.por
dc.identifier.citationJ. Chemometrics. 2014;28(12): 834-43por
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/cem.2654
dc.identifier.issn0886-9383
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.18/2655
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltdpor
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cem.2654/fullpor
dc.subjectHoneypor
dc.subjectMelissopalynologypor
dc.subjectPhysicochemical Propertiespor
dc.subjectChemometric Methodspor
dc.subjectComposição dos Alimentospor
dc.titleA chemometric approach: characterization of quality and authenticity of artisanal honeys from Argentinapor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage843por
oaire.citation.startPage834por
oaire.citation.titleJournal of chemometricspor
oaire.citation.volume28(12)por
rcaap.rightsembargoedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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