Honey samples

glucose
(g/100 g honey)

fructose
(g/100 g honey)

maltose
(g/100 g honey)

Sugar total content (%)

Diastase activity
(Schade Numberb)

Mean

DS

Mean

DS

Mean

DS 

Mean

DS 

Mean

DS

H1

21.45

2.14

25.20

3.32

0.00

1.32

46.65

2.26

15.1

2.8

H2

26.18

2.14

37.81

3.32

7.13

1.32

71.12

2.26

23.5

2.8

H3

25.78

2.14

33.92

3.32

8.45

1.32

68.45

2.26

11

2.8

H4

28.84

2.14

36.84

3.32

7.01

1.32

72.69

2.26

26

2.8

H5

27.24

2.14

35.41

3.32

4.72

1.32

67.37

2.26

7.3

2.8

H6

30.95

2.14

35.18

3.32

7.10

1.32

73.23

2.26

16.4

2.8

bSchade number. corresponds with Gothe number, or 0.01 g starch hydrolysed 1h at 40°C per 1 g honey.
Table 1: The concentration of glucose, fructose and maltose in the honey samples (g/ 100 g) and diastase activity results represent the average of four measurements ± SD (n=3).