Types honey | Geographical region | L* Mean ± SD | a* Mean ± SD | b* Mean ± SD | Chroma* | Hue˚ | Color (mmPfund) |
Polyfloral | North (n = 7) | 27.99 ± 0.12g | 3.25 ± 0.04b | 12.63 ± 0.01g | 5.64 ± 0.02g | 1.32 ± 0.08e | 29 ± 0.03g |
Center (n = 11) | 33.03 ± 0.09d | 2.27 ± 0.05e | 18.96 ± 0.03c | 6.52 ± 0.02c | 1.45 ± 0.05c | 53 ± 0.02a | |
South (n = 7) | 45.18 ± 0.10a | −0.56 ± 0.04i | 31.87 ± 0.15a | 7.91 ± 0.09a | −1.55 ± 0.03i | 43 ± 0.05d | |
Sunflower | North (n = 5) | 31.03 ± 0.01e | 1.93 ± 0.05f | 17.56 ± 0.01d | 6.25 ± 0.04d | 1.46 ± 0.09b | 37 ± 0.08e |
Center (n = 8) | 38.10 ± 0.02c | 1.37 ± 0.01g | 24.71 ± 0.03b | 6.79 ± 0.13b | 1.02 ± 0.04g | 41 ± 0.02d | |
South (n = 5) | 28.24 ± 0.15g | 3.53 ± 0.03a | 11.65 ± 0.03h | 5.51 ± 0.10h | 1.28 ± 0.07f | 39 ± 0.07e | |
Linden | North (n = 5) | 29.39 ± 0.15f | 2.66 ± 0.06d | 14.75 ± 0.13f | 5.90 ± 0.03e | 1.39 ± 0.12d | 22 ± 0.09g |
Center (n = 7) | 30.81 ± 0.29e | 3.05 ± 0.07c | 16.15 ± 0.11e | 6.20 ± 0.01d | 1.38 ± 0.19d | 38 ± 0.06e | |
South (n = 5) | 43.46 ± 0.09b | 0.90 ± 0.03h | 15.96 ± 0.02e | 5.81 ± 0.15f | 1.51 ± 0.01a | 34 ± 0.04c |