Abstract:

Honey is favored by consumers for its high nutritional value and health benefits, and its sales have increased year
by year. However, in recent years, honey quality has not been optimistic in China. Pesticides and veterinary drug residues
or adulteration in honey are serious, especially as rampant adulteration and advanced means of adulteration has become the
focus of attention. Therefore, how to detect honey quality scientifically is the key technical problem to be solved for the
development of the honeybee industry in China and around the world. Based on the international market environment of
honey and the serious status of honey quality crisis, this paper provides an in-depth analysis of the market quality dynamics
of honey and the advantages and disadvantages of the currently available techniques to detect honey adulteration are
explored. Moreover, we suggest that honey adulteration should be identified according to the aroma of honey and discuss
future trends in the development of detection techniques for honey quality.

Key words: honey, market, adulteration, detection