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THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND ENZYME CONTENT OF INDIAN HONEY

Volume : 25
Issue: Feb-feb
Pages: 68 - 72
Published: November 16, 2023
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Abstract


Figures for the composition of honey commonly used in other countries are known, but there is no information available regarding the composition of Indian honeys. The present investigation was, therefore, undertaken as a preliminary step towards the analysis of Indian honey samples, for the pur- pose of purity determinations in order to set standards by which the purity of honey could readily be ascertained. The study of the analysis of the honey samples has now been made by the most reliable methods which can be obtained. Sucrose, levulose and glucose have each been determined separately. Since these are the only carbohydrates which are absorbed as sugars from the gut, their sum consti- tutes the available carbohydrates of honey.

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© The Author(s), 2025. Published by Madras Agricultural Students' Union in Madras Agricultural Journal (MAJ). This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited by the user.

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