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LABORATORY Tasks:

Food Items To be Inspected by Mujeza Laboratory ( Honey and its derivatives )

TYPES OF LABORATORY ANALYZES

EQUIPMENT & LABORATORY ANALYZES

Check honey:

The different quality standards that judge the quality of honey are determined through many devices that are used for the purpose of measuring the qualities of honey to judge the grade of quality , determine source of honey and make sure it is not adulterated honey.

PHYSICAL ANALYSIS

High performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

In our laboratory, we use a device from Waters, the US company, which is used to determine the percentages of sugars (fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose, etc.) found in honey.

(HMF) is also used in the determination of hydroxy methyl furfural content This compound is the basic measure to judge the quality of honey because it is carcinogens, the lesser this compound found, the evidence of good quality of honey.

This compound is formed as a result of fructose cracking due to the exposure of honey to heat or storage in unsuitable conditions of heat, sunlight and moisture. According to international specifications and standards, the maximum limit for this compound is 40 mg / kg of honey, while according to the Gulf specifications it is 80 mg / kg of honey.

We also use tape refractometer for rapid detection of sugars and hydroxide methyl furfural in raw honey to confirm its quality prior to purchase as in picture.

EXAMINATION OF THE POLLEN TO DETERMINE THE TYPE OF HONEY AND ITS SOURCE

It is considered one of the most important tests for honey because it shows the type of honey through the source of pollen’s flowers where the name of honey is derived from the name of the plant, when the pollen of this plant has the highest proportion in honey,for example, for Sidrhoney, the percentage of pollen from Al-Sidr trees is the highest in this honey.

Also, knowing the forms of pollen, the geographical location or the original country of the honey is known because each plant contains different pollen grains from the other plant and do not resemble as the case of fingerprint of the hand there is no resemblance.

Pollen analysis shows if the honey is mixed with another honey and if the source of the pollen inside the honey from bees or added manually by any body.