Honey samples

Sunflower honey (n = 6)

Rapeseed honey (n = 5)

Manna honey

(n = 7)

Polyflora honey (n = 10)

pH and free acidity (mM/kg)

3.92 ± 11.21^a

4.20 ± 4.37^b

4.23 ± 4.03^b

4.18 ± 11.51^a,b

Moisture content (g/100g)

19.2 ± 1.44^a,b

18.9 ± 0.81 ^a,b

18.0 ± 1.11 ^a,b

19.4 ± 1.71^a

Electrical conductivity (µS/cm)

371 ± 51.01^b,c

161 ± 31.29 ^b

775 ± 11.06 ^b

355 ± 41.60 ^a,b,c

HMF (mg/kg)

8.13 ± 3.99 ^b

12.9 ± 11.10 ^b

42.11 ± 13.09^d

11.2 ± 7.01^a

F value

2.21ⁱⁿ

2.31ⁱⁿ

2.28ⁱⁿ

0.71ⁱⁿ