The antioxidant activity of selected Romanian honeys

  • Irina Dobre Department of Biochemistry, “Dunarea de Jos” University
  • Georgiana Gâdei Department of Biochemistry, “Dunarea de Jos” University
  • Livia Patrascu Department of Biochemistry, “Dunarea de Jos” University
  • Alina Mihaela Elisei Department of Biochemistry, “Dunarea de Jos” University
  • Rodica Segal Department of Biochemistry, “Dunarea de Jos” University
Keywords: antioxidant activity, FRAP assay, DPPH free radical, total phenol content, ABS 450

Abstract

Four types of Apis mellifera honey collected in the eastern region of Romania were screened for their total phenolic content by the Folin-Ciocalteau method, for anti radical power as assessed by DPPH
radical scavenging assay, for the FRAP assay-ferric reducing antioxidant power. The antioxidant effect over a substrate sensitive to lipid per oxidation and also the presence of some pigments with antioxidant action in honey-ABS 450 were evaluated. All assays revealed the following order of the obtained values: Lime honey>poly-flower honey>Sea buckthorn honey>Acacia honey.

Published
2010-11-10
How to Cite
Dobre, Irina, Georgiana Gâdei, Livia Patrascu, Alina Mihaela Elisei, and Rodica Segal. 2010. “The Antioxidant Activity of Selected Romanian Honeys”. The Annals of the University Dunarea De Jos of Galati. Fascicle VI - Food Technology 34 (2), 67-73. https://www.gup.ugal.ro/ugaljournals/index.php/food/article/view/3628.
Issue
Vol 34 No 2 (2010)
Section
ORIGINAL ARTICLES

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