Acta Agriculturae Zhejiangensis ›› 2022, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (5): 1073-1080.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1004-1524.2022.05.22

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Rapid identification of different varieties of honey by its texture

DOU Wengqing(), CHAI Chunxiang(), LIU Yue, LU Xiaoxiang   

  1. Tianjin Key Laboratory of Food Biotechnology, College of Biotechnology and Food Science, Tianjin University of Commerce, Tanjin 300134, China
  • Received:2020-11-07 Online:2022-05-25 Published:2022-06-06
  • Contact: CHAI Chunxiang

Abstract:

In order to quickly identify the different varieties of honey, the surveying principle of the honey texture was derived, the texture of different varieties of honey were tested and analyzed by using texture testing technique, and Chinese wolfberry honey, acacia honey and Chinese milk vetch honey were used as raw materials in this paper. When the texture of different varieties of honey was measured, the shear force on the probe changed with the change of test time and the distance of the probe. The variation of shear force on the probe with the test time and the moving distance of the probe were analyzed, and the texture characteristics of different honey were obtained, and then the varieties of honey were identified. The results showed that the texture characteristic values of acacia honey, Chinese milk vetch honey and Chinese wolfberry honey were 8.01, 5.96 and 5.34 Pa·s, respectively. The analysis of variance showed that there were significant differences among the texture characteristic values of the three kinds of honey. Regression analysis of the test data of the three kinds of honey showed that the coefficient of determination (R2) was all greater than 0.9, the regression equation was accordant to the surveying principle of the honey texture. Texture detection technology can be used to quickly and accurately distinguish three kinds of honey.

Key words: honey, variety, texture, mechanical properties, stickiness

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