Determination of some heavy metals in honey from different regions of Ethiopia

Adugna, Esubalew; Hymete, Ariaya; Birhanu, Gebremariam; Ashenef, Ayenew

doi:10.1080/23311932.2020.1764182

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“…Honey is a unique, natural, liquid sweetening agent produced by honey bees (Apis mellifera) from the nectar of plants or from honeydew (Codex Alimentarius 2002; El-Bialee and Sorour 2011; Adugna et al, 2020). The composition of honey may vary due to geographical location, environmental and climatic conditions, plant species, as well as the methods employed during collection and storage of the honey (De Rodriguez et al, 2004;Kucuk et al, 2007;Laleh et al, 2013).…”

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“…The composition of honey may vary due to geographical location, environmental and climatic conditions, plant species, as well as the methods employed during collection and storage of the honey (De Rodriguez et al, 2004;Kucuk et al, 2007;Laleh et al, 2013). However, generally honey contains different types of proteins, hormones, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, yeast, some heavy metals, as well as organic acids, and principally sugars (Hernandez et al, 2005;Kujawski and Namiesnik 2008;Pohl 2009;Wang and Li 2011;Adugna et al, 2020). The organic acids are mainly pyruvic, lactic and formic (Bogdanov 2009).…”

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“…The physicochemical parameters of honeys have been strictly defined and serve as quality indicators of individual honeys, with honeys of same variety having similar physicochemical parameters (Juszczak et al, 2009;Laleh 2013). Numerous researches have been conducted (Adebiyi et al, 2004;Rodriguez et al, 2004;Downey et al, 2005;Finola et al, 2007;Al et al, 2009;Juszczak et al, 2009;Ajlouni and Sujirapinyokul 2010;Abel and Adedoyin 2011;Laleh et al, 2013;Adeniyi et al, 2014;Boussaid et al, 2018;Adugna 2020) and many are still on-going, to determine the physicochemical properties of honeys.…”

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“…The mixture was then placed on a water-bath and heated for 4 hr to dryness, and then the flask was removed and cooled to room temperature. De-ionized water was then added to the sample in order to dissolve the dried substance (Tuzen et al, 2007;Adugna et al, 2020). The content was then filtered using Whatman no.…”

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“…42 filter paper into a clean volumetric flask (10 mls), and subsequently the solution was made up to the volume with the de-ionized water. Using the same procedure, the reagent blank was prepared using the reagents, concentrated nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide, and then treating them in similar way as the samples (Tuzen et al, 2007;Adugna et al, 2020).…”

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Comparative Analysis of the Mineral Compositions of Honey Samples Collected From the Three Senatorial Districts of Kano State, Nigeria

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Ahmad²,

Hafsat³

2020

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Honey, the unique, natural, liquid sweetening agent is produced by honey bees from the nectar of plants or from honeydew. Honey is also known to have many medicinal applications including antimicrobial, antibacterial, antifungal, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. The composition of honey may vary due to geographical location, environmental and climatic conditions, plant species, as well as the methods employed during collection and storage of the honey. Honey contains different types of proteins, hormones, enzymes, vitamins, minerals, yeast, as well as organic acids, and principally sugars. This study was conducted in order to analyze and compare the mineral contents of the honey samples collected at the three senatorial districts of Kano state, with three honey samples collected from two local governments each from the three Senatorial Districts of Kano State, Nigeria. The mineral compositions of all the honey samples were determined using flame photometer and atomic absorption spectrophotometer. All the honey samples analyzed were found to be rich in K (247.49 to 251.73 µg/g); Na (137.16 to 147.53 µg/g); Ca (188.57 to 221.32 µg/g); Mg (76.49 to 78.83 µg/g) and Zn (31.15 to 48.92 µg/g), while Fe (6.84 to 14.27 µg/g); Mn (0.08 to 0.13 µg/g); Cu (0.12 to 0.25 µg/g); Ni (0.98 to 1.27 µg/g) and Pb (not detectable to 0.0002 µg/g) were found in smaller concentrations, The mineral compositions of all the honey samples were found to meet the international honey standards, and are therefore suitable for human consumption.

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Comparative Analysis of the Mineral Compositions of Honey Samples Collected From the Three Senatorial Districts of Kano State, Nigeria

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Heavy Metal Concentrations of Beeswax (Apis mellifera L.) at Different Ages

Hassona,

El-Wahed

2023

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Beeswax is a naturally occurring product that worker bees produce. Beeswax is used in a variety of industries and pharmaceuticals. Humans utilize it extensively in cosmetics, medicinal formulations, and food manufacturing. Beeswax is an essential component of advanced contemporary beekeeping. Beekeepers, in particular, utilize significant amounts of beeswax to make beeswax comb foundation. In its natural condition, beeswax is white, but it becomes yellow then dark in color when it comes into touch with honey and pollen. The ongoing use of wax comb in bee activities (such as brood rearing, storage honey and bee bread), combined with environmental factors such as heavy metal and pesticide residues, resulted in a black color. Because of heavy metals can accumulate in wax for decades, beeswax can be a helpful tool for gathering data on hazardous contaminants in the environment. Because of their lipid-based chemical composition, beeswax combs act as a sink for numerous ambient pollutants as well as poisons when in the hive. The current study aims to measure nine heavy metals and important elements, including iron (Fe), chromium (Cr), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), nickel (Ni), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd), and cobalt (Co) in beeswax collected in the Behaira governorate region of Egypt between 2018 and 2022. Sample collection was conducted each year in triplicate. The samples were analyzed using an atomic absorption spectrophotometer. The quantity of metals in beeswax at different ages differed significantly. Depending on the wax age, Fe has the highest concentration in the range of 2.068 to 5.041 ppm, while Cd has the lowest ratio at 0.024 to 0.054 ppm from the first to fifth years old of comb age. The findings showed that as beeswax combs aged, the concentration of heavy metals rose. According to the study, it should gradually recycle beeswax combs each year and also adding new foundations.

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Determination of some heavy metals in honey from different regions of Ethiopia

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Comparative Analysis of the Mineral Compositions of Honey Samples Collected From the Three Senatorial Districts of Kano State, Nigeria

Comparative Analysis of the Mineral Compositions of Honey Samples Collected From the Three Senatorial Districts of Kano State, Nigeria

Minerals and Trace Elements

Heavy Metal Concentrations of Beeswax (Apis mellifera L.) at Different Ages

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