Chemical composition of honey (in gms)
Chemical composition of honey (a.l*) showing general values in gms per approximately 100 gms are presented below:
Generally speaking, the chemical constituents and their values are as follows:
| Water | 17.1 |
| Total Sugar | 79.7 |
| Organic acids | 0.57 |
| Total minerals | 0.2 |
| Vitamins | 0.0030116 |
| Phenolic acid | 0.00013434 |
| Flavonoids | 0.000003204 |
| Proteins, amino acids | 0.3 |
| Lipids | 0.02 |
Regarding Total sugar, the chemical constituents and their values are as follows:
| Fructose | 38.2 | Monosaccharides |
| Glucose | 31.3 | Monosaccharides |
| Sucrose | 0.7 | Disaccharides |
| Other disaccharides | 5 | Disaccharides |
| Melezitose | 0.09 | Trisaccharides |
| Erlose | 0.8 | Trisaccharides |
| Other trisaccharides | 0.5 | Trisaccharides |
| Undetermined oligosaccharides | 3.1 |
Regarding Organic acids, the chemical constituents and their values are as follows:
| Free acids (as gluconic acids) | 0.43 |
| Lactone (as glucolactone) | 0.14 |
Regarding Total minerals, the chemical constituents and their values are as follows:
| Potassium, K | 0.052 |
| Sodium, Na | 0.01 |
| Iodine, I | 0.01 |
| Calcium, Ca | 0.006 |
| Phosphorus, P | 0.004 |
| Magnesium, Mg | 0.002 |
| Floride, F | 0.0017 |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.0005 |
| Iron, Fe | 0.00042 |
| Copper, Cu | 0.0003 |
| Zinc, Zn | 0.00022 |
| Selenium, Se | 0.00002 |
Regarding flavonoids, the chemical constituents and their values are as follows:
| Apigenin | 0.0000008 |
| Kaempferol | 0.00000053 |
| Quercetin | 0.0000005 |
| Rutin | 0.0000005 |
| Naringin | 0.0000003 |
| Naringenin | 0.0000002 |
| Myricetin | 0.0000002 |
| Quercitrin | 0.0000001 |
| Galangin | 0.00000004 |
| Hesperidin | 0.000000034 |
Regarding vitamins, the chemical constituents and their values are as follows:
| Tocopherol (E) | 0.00006 |
| Vitamin K | 0.0000016 |
| Vitamin C | 0.0025 |
| Thiamin (B1) | 0.00001 |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.00001 |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.00015 |
| Pyridoxine (B6) | 0.0002 |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.00008 |
Regarding phenolic acids, the chemical constituents and their values are as follows:
| Vanillic acid | 0.0000004 |
| Caffeic acid | 0.00000015 |
| Syringic acid | 0.0000006 |
| p-Coumaric acid | 0.0000054 |
| Ferulic acid | 0.0001226 |
| Ellagic acid | 0.00000442 |
| 3-hydroxybenzoic | 0.00000011 |
| Chlorogenic acid | 0.00000015 |
| Gallic acid | 0.00000038 |
| Genistic acid | 0.00000013 |
Source:
Terzo, S., Mule, F., & Amato, A. (2020, Aug). Honey and obesity-related dysfunctions: a summary on health benefits. J Nutr Biochem, 82, 108401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jnutbio.2020.108401
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