FOOD SCIENCE ›› 2012, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (9): 77-80.doi: 10.7506/spkx1002-6630-201209017

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Chemical Components and Antioxidant Activity of Acacia Honey from Beijing

SUN Li-ping1,MU Xue-feng1,2,SHI Hai-yan3,XU Xiang1,PANG Jie2   

  1. (1. Bee Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100093, China; 2. College of Food Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China; 3. Baihua Bee Industrial Technology and Development Co. Ltd., Beijing 100176, China)
  • Online:2012-05-15 Published:2012-05-07

Abstract: Antioxidant compounds from Acacia honey from Beijing were enriched by column chromatography and detected by high-performance liquid chromatography. The antioxidant activity of these compounds was evaluated by DPPH radical-scavenging assay. Eight compounds were detected in Acacia honey, which were chlorogenic acid, caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, kaempferol, isorhamnetin, pinocembrin, chrysin and galangin at the content range of 9.5-257.8μg/100 g. Meanwhile, a significant difference in DPPH radical-scavenging capacity was also observed. In terms of both the content and antioxidant capacity, kaempferol could be recognized as the most representative antioxidant component of Acacia honey from Beijing.

Key words: Acacia honey, chemical components, antioxidant activity, DPPH radical, kaempferol

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