pH Phenol Inhibition Flavonoids Reducing sugars Ash Bacterial count Fungi count
Colour 0.879** 0.850** 0.769** 0.157 -0.707* 0.622 -0.252 -0.170
Inh   0.859**   0.621        
BC -0.448 -0.566   -0.790** -0.441 -0.443    
FC -0.097 -0.171   -0.732* -0.783** -0.371    
**Correlation is significant at 0.01 level; *Correlation is significant at 0.05 level: Inh=Percentage inhibition of DPPH free radical. BC=Bacterial Count; FC=Fungi Count
Table 7: Pearson correlation between the colour absorbance of honey versus its physico-chemical composition and microbial quality.