Mineral content of the honey produced in Zulia state, Venezuela
Sulbarán de Ferrer, B.é; Ojeda de RodrÃguez, G.; Peña, J.; MartÃnez, J.; Morán, M.Ãa.
Archivos Latinoamericanos de Nutricion 54(3): 346-348
2004
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0622 PMID: 15807212 Document Number: 581170
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.