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<p>In this review, we have focused on analytical methods for characterizing the geographical and botanical origin of honey. We evaluated works concerning the methods most used in the analysis of the geographical and botanical origin of honey, paying particular attention to what has been used in the last decade. We investigated starting from the most common methods used at the beginning of this century, such as melissopalynological analysis, the analysis of the mineral profile or chemico-physical parameters, to the current state-of-the-art technologies and methods including the metabolomic and genomic approaches, the blockchain or Internet of Things. For each methodology, several examples have been given, and advantages and limitations are explained. Whereas currently only one approach is rarely used, many methods are used in combination because a combined approach usually leads to greater accuracy, also thanks to the current possibilities that multivariate statistical methods or chemometric methods offers us.</p>
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In this review, we have focused on analytical methods for characterizing the geographical and botanical origin of honey. We evaluated works concerning the methods most used in the analysis of the geographical and botanical origin of honey, paying particular attention to what has been used in the last decade. We investigated starting from the most common methods used at the beginning of this century, such as melissopalynological analysis, the analysis of the mineral profile or chemico-physical parameters, to the current state-of-the-art technologies and methods including the metabolomic and genomic approaches, the blockchain or Internet of Things. For each methodology, several examples have been given, and advantages and limitations are explained. Whereas currently only one approach is rarely used, many methods are used in combination because a combined approach usually leads to greater accuracy, also thanks to the current possibilities that multivariate statistical methods or chemometric methods offers us.

Honey Traceability and Authenticity. Review of Current Methods Most Used to Face this Problem

Department of Agriculture and Forest Science (DAFNE)

Journal of Apicultural Science

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In this review, we have focused on analytical methods for characterizing the geographical and botanical origin of honey. We evaluated works concerning the...

Honey Traceability and Authenticity. Review of Current Methods Most Used to Face this Problem

Article Category: Review paper

Published Online: Dec 27, 2022

Page range: 101 - 119

Received: Apr 04, 2022

Accepted: Nov 23, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2022-0012

Keywords
analytical methods, geographical origin, honey, “omic” sciences, spectroscopy

© 2022 Pier Paolo Danieli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Honey Traceability and Authenticity. Review of Current Methods Most Used to Face this Problem

Article Category: Review paper

Published Online: Dec 27, 2022

Page range: 101 - 119

Received: Apr 04, 2022

Accepted: Nov 23, 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2022-0012

Keywordsanalytical methods, geographical origin, honey, “omic” sciences, spectroscopy

© 2022 Pier Paolo Danieli et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Keywords
analytical methods, geographical origin, honey, “omic” sciences, spectroscopy