The quality of selected raw and pasteurized honeys based on their sensory profiles and consumer preferences
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Published:2024-01-16
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Volume:10
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ISSN:2296-861X
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Container-title:Frontiers in Nutrition
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Short-container-title:Front. Nutr.
Author:
Kardas Marek,Staśkiewicz-Bartecka Wiktoria,Sołtys Katarzyna,Dul Lechowsław,Sapała Anna-Maria,Kiciak Agata,Bielaszka Agnieszka,Kardas Justyna
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the sensory profile of honeys based on the method of quantitative descriptive analysis and principal component analysis and assess consumer preferences of raw and pasteurized honeys. Samples of multi-floral honeys (from the store and apiary) were subjected to sensory analysis based on the method of ranking for taste preference, the method of scaling based on color, aroma, taste, and texture, and the method of differential descriptive analysis using 11 quality descriptors. The results were subjected to statistical analysis using the Principal Component Analysis method. The taste was found to be a descriptor that differentiates honey by origin. Consumers prefer the taste of pasteurized honeys. As a result of assessing the quality of honeys using the scaling method, it was found that: raw honeys are characterized by a lighter color than pasteurized honeys, store-bought honeys have a less noticeable aroma than honeys obtained from beekeepers, while samples of pasteurized honeys were judged to have a consistency more like that of typical honey. The sensory profiles obtained highlight the differences between pasteurized honeys and raw honeys.
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Subject
Nutrition and Dietetics,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism,Food Science
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