SENSORY PROPERTIES AND CONCENTRATIONS OF MACRO AND MICROELEMENTS IN SAGE HONEY

Prikupljeno je 24 uzorka meda kadulje s područja Hrvatskog primorja i Dalmacije te su im određena senzorska svojstva, provedena je melisopalinološka i fizikalno-kemijska analiza i izmjerena koncentracija 10 elemenata. Provođenje senzorske analize pomaže u detekciji defekata, otkrivanju različitih vrsta patvorenja meda te kao dopunska metoda fizikalno-kemijskoj i melisopalinološkoj analizi otkriva neadekvatno označavanje meda vezano za botaničko i geografsko podrijetlo. Svrha ovog rada bila je potvrditi uniflornost uzoraka i okarakterizirati mineralni profil meda kadulje prikupljenih s različitih geografskih lokacija u Hrvatskoj te utvrditi koncentraciju važnijih makro- i mikroelemenata (kadmij, krom, nikal, olovo, živa, arsen, bakar, željezo, cink i mangan).Twenty four samples of sage honey from the area of the Croatian coast and Dalmatia were collected and their sensory properties were determined, a melissopalynological and physicalchemical analysis was carried out and the concentration of 10 elements was measured. Conducting sensory analysis helps in detecting defects, detecting different types of honey adulteration, and as a supplementary method to physical-chemical and melissopalynological analysis, it reveals inadequate labeling of honey related to botanical or geographical origin. The main purpose of this study is to confirm the uniflorality of the samples and to characterize the mineral profile of sage honey collected from different geographical locations within Croatia and determine the concentration of important macro- and microelements (cadmium, chromium, nickel, lead, mercury, arsenic, copper, zinc, iron and manganese)