Abstract: The antioxidant activities and total phenolic contents of five different types of honey (loquat honey ,vitex honey,milkvetch root honey. clan honey and medlar honey)were evaluated respectively. The total phenolic content of honeys wasdetermined by Folin-Ciocalteu method and the antioxidants of honeys were assayed through some methods such as DPPHradicals ,super- oxidea nionr adicals,h ydrogen radicals,l ipid per-oxidationa nd reducing power. Ther esultsr evealedt hatt hesehoneys have had significant antioxidant activity. A positive correlation existed between total phenolic content and antioxidantactivity. Loquat honey and vitex honey have shown higher antioxidant activity and total phenolic content than the other threehoneys.

Key words: honey, antioxidant, free radicals, reducing power, lipid peroxidation