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Table 2 Physical parameters (pH, moisture, sucrose, electrical conductivity, total dissolved solids content and color characteristics) of various Malaysian honeys

From: Evaluation of physicochemical and antioxidant properties of sourwood and other Malaysian honeys: a comparison with manuka honey

Sample

pH

Moisture content

EC

TDS

ABS450

(%)

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

(mAU,50 w/v)

  

Mean ± SD

mS/cm

ppm

Mean ± SD

Gelam

3.83 ± 0.06b

17.93 ± 0.23b

0.74 ± 0.011b

368.33 ± 5.86b

585.33 ± 5.51d

Longan

3.83 ± 0.06b

18.59 ± 0.12a

0.48 ± 0.005d

242.33 ± 3.21d

660.67 ± 3.06c

Rubber Tree

3.83 ± 0.06b

19.06 ± 0.20a

0.41 ± 0.001e

206.67 ± 0.58e

204.67 ± 5.03e

Sourwood

3.90 ± 0.00b

17.86 ± 0.40b

0.79 ± 0.009a

394.33 ± 4.62a

713.67 ± 5.51b

Manuka

4.10 ± 0.00a

11.59 ± 0.12c

0.53 ± 0.002c

262.67 ± 0.58c

805.00 ± 13.45a

Mean ± SD

3.90 ± 0.12

17.01 ± 3.07

0.59 ± 0.17

294.87 ± 81.96

593.87 ± 231.81

  1. Means are compared by using One way ANOVA-Post Hoc Multiple Comparisons. In each column, values with different letters (superscripts “a-e”) indicate significant differences (p < 0.05).