TY - JOUR
T1 - Eucalyptus honey
T2 - Quality parameters, chemical composition and health-promoting properties
AU - Bobis, Otilia
AU - Moise, Adela Ramona
AU - Ballesteros, Isabel
AU - Reyes, Estefanía Sánchez
AU - Durán, Silvia Sánchez
AU - Sánchez-Sánchez, José
AU - Cruz-Quintana, Sandra
AU - Giampieri, Francesca
AU - Battino, Maurizio
AU - Alvarez-Suarez, José M.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2020/9/30
Y1 - 2020/9/30
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Adulteration
KW - Antioxidant activity
KW - Authenticity
KW - Bioactive compounds
KW - Contamination
KW - Eucalyptus honey
KW - Phenolic compounds
KW - Volatile compounds
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85084189439
U2 - 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126870
DO - 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.126870
M3 - Artículo de revisión
C2 - 32387927
AN - SCOPUS:85084189439
SN - 0308-8146
VL - 325
JO - Food Chemistry
JF - Food Chemistry
M1 - 126870
ER -