A Study on Stable Isotope Ratio of Circulated Honey in Korea

Autor: Yong-Chjun Park, Moon-Ik Chang, Jae-Ho Oh, Il-Hyun Kang, Kyung-Mo Kang, Yoon-Jae Cho, Kisung Kwon, Jung-Ah Do, Jae-Young Kim
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology. 44:401-410
ISSN: 0367-6293
DOI: 10.9721/kjfst.2012.44.4.401
Popis: This study examines the authenticity discrimination of the circulated honey by using stable isotope ratio methods. In the case of domestic honey, the range of δ 13 C for the samples labeled as pure honey was about −27- −21‰ at the C 3 origin, and the range of that for artificial honey was over −19‰ at the C 4 origin. The range of δ 13 C for all imported honey was over −27- −23‰ originating from the C3 plant. According to the nectar-source, δ 2 H and δ 18 O for domestic honey were significantly different for 6 and 5 groups, respectively. However, we could not explain the detailed relationship as well as the geographical feature of δ 2 H and δ 18 O. The difference for δ 2 H and δ 18 O in the wide range of latitude, such as between Australia and Canada, was more or less shown. However, it was difficult to find out the trends of δ 2 H and δ 18 O for imported honey versus the geographical information in the similar latitudinal country.
Databáze: OpenAIRE