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Mineral content of the honey produced in Zulia state. Venezuela
Betzabé Sulbarán de Ferrer, Graciela Ojeda de Rodríguez, Jorge Peña, Janeth Martínez y María Morán
Laboratorio de Alimentos. Departamento de Química. Facultad de Ciencias. Universidad del Zulia. Maracaibo, Venezuela.
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SUMMARY
Mineral content of the honey produced in Zulia state. Venezuela
The mineral content of the honey produced in five zones of the Zulia state, Venezuela, during dry and rainy seasons was determined. The analyzed elements were: sodium, potassium (by emission spectroscopy), calcium, magnesium, copper, iron, manganese (by atomic absorption spectroscopy), phosphorus (phosphate ions, by colorimetric method), and ash content of raw honey samples directly collected from different beekeepers. The mean values for Na, K, Ca, Mg, Cu, Fe, Mn, and P were 353±84; 1774±138; 237±66; 52±24; 0.76±0.43; 13.5±10.23; 0.92±0.42 and 1642±323 mg/kg respectively. The mean ash content was 0.431±0.15%. Potassium was the most abundant of the elements determined. This results confirm that Zulian honey can be considered a good source of minerals.
Key words: Honey, mineral content, Zulia state, AAS.
Recibido: 17/12/2003
Aceptado: 21/06/2004
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ALAN-VE ISSN 0004-0622 - Depósito Legal: pp 199602DF83
Sociedad Latinoamericana de Nutrición
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