Journal
GRANA
Volume 52, Issue 2, Pages 93-105Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS
DOI: 10.1080/00173134.2012.744774
Keywords
carob (Ceratonia siliqua); winter heather (Erica multiflora); ivy (Hedera helix); Balearic Islands; volatile compounds
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- Mallorca Rural 'Leader plus' programme
- Mallorca and Eivissa
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Twenty-five samples of autumnal honeys from the western Mediterranean (Mallorca and Eivissa, Balearic Islands) were examined for pollen content (qualitative and quantitative melissopalynological analysis), moisture, electrical conductivity, colour, sensorial qualities and volatile components. Quantitative analysis showed that the honey contained Maurizio's Class II: 64%, Class III: 28%, Class IV: 4% and Class V: 4%. Fifty-four pollen types, with an average number of 16.68 per sample, were identified, belonging to 29 botanical families. Only two taxa (Ceratonia siliqua and Erica multiflora) were found in all samples. Seventeen samples were unifloral (68%) - ten (40%) of C. siliqua, six (24%) of E. multiflora and one (4%) of Hedera helix. All honeys have a low honeydew index (
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