Denizli Kekik (Origanum onites) Balının Bazı Fiziko-Kimyasal Özellikleri

Abstract

In this study, the number of beekeepers staying within the borders of Denizli province, which is one of the important accommodation centers of wandering beekeepers with its large thyme fields, and their accommodation places were determined and some information about thyme honey was obtained. Especially in Gözler, Uzunpınar, Belenardıç and Güzelpınar neighborhoods of Pamukkale district and Yağcılar neighborhoods of Güney district, thyme fields are dense and approximately 24 thousand beekeepers stayed in 2021. Some physicochemical analyzes were carried out, for example, 9 honeys in 2021 and 6 honeys in 2022, which were collected in July when the Denizli thyme honey produced in these areas was harvested. First, pollen analysis was made in honey samples, and it was determined that it was thyme honey. Then, proline, diastase activity (DA), moisture, electrical conductivity (EC), pH, free acidity (FA), HMF, fructose (F), glucose (G), total phenolic content (TPC) was determined in 15 honey samples. Average amount of proline in thyme honey samples in 2021 and 2022, respectively; 663.5 and 708.9 mg/kg, DA 10.9 and 11.75; humidity rates 17.1% and 17.3%; EC 560 and 540 µS cm-1 ; pH 3.8 and 3.8; FA; 26.4 and 28.8 meq.kg-1 ; HMF, 9.5 and 12.4 mg/kg; F+G 69.6% and 69%; F/G was determined as 1.13 and 1.10, and the TPC was determined as 75.9 mg GAE/100g. In the future, it will be possible to reveal the descriptive features of Denizli thyme honey from other honeys by conducting more comprehensive and advanced analyzes.