Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysis

Lately, ensuring clear discrimination of the authenticity of natural honey is a concern not only to consumers but also to producers, traders and industries. The intrinsically simple nature of the honey composition, the distinguished health benefits as well as the high price make adulteration and fal...

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Main Authors: Hanan S. Afifi, Ihsan Abu-Alrub, Saad Masry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural Sciences
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GCC
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spelling doaj-fbe9f0ad3eab465ba1e712647d5a5d962021-07-09T04:41:58ZengElsevierAnnals of Agricultural Sciences0570-17832021-06-016613137Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysisHanan S. Afifi0Ihsan Abu-Alrub1Saad Masry2Food Research Section, R&D Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Corresponding author at: Food Research Section, R&D Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), P.O. Box 52150, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.Agriculture Research Section, R&D Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesAgriculture Research Section, R&D Division, Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA), Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Department of Plant Protection and Molecular Diagnosis, Arid Lands Cultivation Research Institute, City of Scientific Research and Technological Application, SRTA-City, Alexandria 21934, EgyptLately, ensuring clear discrimination of the authenticity of natural honey is a concern not only to consumers but also to producers, traders and industries. The intrinsically simple nature of the honey composition, the distinguished health benefits as well as the high price make adulteration and falsification of the honey very common and the detection of authenticity very difficult. Samar honey (n = 59) and Talh honey (n = 64) produced from two species of Acacia trees (Acacia tortilis and Acacia gerrardii Benth, respectively) in different countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen, has been studied by applying Multivariate Data Analysis. The discrimination is based on the official chemical quality parameters that inform about the nectary sources, including glucose, fructose, sucrose content, total reducing sugar, moisture content, acidity and diastase activity. Results show that the total reducing sugar, glucose and fructose were the most important positive loading descriptors that influence the quality of Samar and Talh honey. In addition, most of the Talh honey samples clustered at the top of the hierarchy, while Samar honey samples clustered at the bottom. The Multivariate Data Analysis indicates that the acidity and diastase activity are the most effective characteristics influencing the floral and geographical discrimination of both types of honey. This is the first study in the GCC area to discriminate between Samar and Talh honey using Multivariate Data Analysis by applying the principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. The Multivariate Data Analysis can be a helpful method to differentiate between Talh and Samar honey.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0570178321000105Samar honeyTalh honeyAcacia gerrardii BenthAcacia tortilisMultivariate data analysisGCC
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author Hanan S. Afifi
Ihsan Abu-Alrub
Saad Masry
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Ihsan Abu-Alrub
Saad Masry
Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysis
Annals of Agricultural Sciences
Samar honey
Talh honey
Acacia gerrardii Benth
Acacia tortilis
Multivariate data analysis
GCC
author_facet Hanan S. Afifi
Ihsan Abu-Alrub
Saad Masry
author_sort Hanan S. Afifi
title Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysis
title_short Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysis
title_full Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysis
title_fullStr Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysis
title_full_unstemmed Discrimination of Samar and Talh honey produced in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region using multivariate data analysis
title_sort discrimination of samar and talh honey produced in the gulf cooperation council (gcc) region using multivariate data analysis
publisher Elsevier
series Annals of Agricultural Sciences
issn 0570-1783
publishDate 2021-06-01
description Lately, ensuring clear discrimination of the authenticity of natural honey is a concern not only to consumers but also to producers, traders and industries. The intrinsically simple nature of the honey composition, the distinguished health benefits as well as the high price make adulteration and falsification of the honey very common and the detection of authenticity very difficult. Samar honey (n = 59) and Talh honey (n = 64) produced from two species of Acacia trees (Acacia tortilis and Acacia gerrardii Benth, respectively) in different countries, including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen, has been studied by applying Multivariate Data Analysis. The discrimination is based on the official chemical quality parameters that inform about the nectary sources, including glucose, fructose, sucrose content, total reducing sugar, moisture content, acidity and diastase activity. Results show that the total reducing sugar, glucose and fructose were the most important positive loading descriptors that influence the quality of Samar and Talh honey. In addition, most of the Talh honey samples clustered at the top of the hierarchy, while Samar honey samples clustered at the bottom. The Multivariate Data Analysis indicates that the acidity and diastase activity are the most effective characteristics influencing the floral and geographical discrimination of both types of honey. This is the first study in the GCC area to discriminate between Samar and Talh honey using Multivariate Data Analysis by applying the principal component analysis and hierarchical cluster analysis. The Multivariate Data Analysis can be a helpful method to differentiate between Talh and Samar honey.
topic Samar honey
Talh honey
Acacia gerrardii Benth
Acacia tortilis
Multivariate data analysis
GCC
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0570178321000105
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