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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Bobis, Otilia
• Moise, Adela Ramona
• Ballesteros, Isabel
• Reyes, Estefanía Sánchez
• Durán, Silvia Sánchez
• Sánchez-Sánchez, José
• Cruz-Quintana, Sandra
• Giampieri, Francesca
• Battino, Maurizio
• Alvarez-Suarez, José M.

Titel

Eucalyptus honey: Quality parameters, chemical composition and health-promoting properties

Ist Teil von

• Food chemistry, 2020-09, Vol.325, p.126870-126870, Article 126870

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Alma/SFX Local Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• •Physicochemical and health-promoting properties of Eucalyptus honey (EH) are revised.•(EH) has an important antioxidant activity.•Phenolic profile and volatile compounds should be used as possible floral marker for EH.•EH has antimicrobial activity against a large number of microorganisms.•Geographical origin and the Eucalyptus species may influence the chemical composition of EH. Eucalyptus honey is an important unifloral honey commercialized worldwide and much desired by consumers due to the medicinal properties attributed to it because of the plant from which it is produced. In general, eucalyptus honey has been classified as being rich in pollen grains from the eucalyptus tree as well as having physicochemical characteristics that, in a way, have made it stand out from other honeys. Similar to other types of honey, eucalyptus honey can suffer contaminations and adulterations that compromise its quality, safety and authenticity. Thus, detailed knowledge of the composition and properties of this monofloral honeys is of great importance. With this background, the aim of this review is to present and discuss recent data regarding the physicochemical characteristics, chemical and health-promoting properties of eucalyptus honey as well as microbial contamination, authenticity, processing and adulteration.