Honey of different Lithuanian regions and its properties

The objective of this work – is to investigate and evaluate honey of different Lithuania regions and its properties. Honey valuable features as a natural product works depends on the origin of the plant and the area it is collected. Only honey is characterized by qualitative and quantitative ratio of chemical elements are in each region to plant flowers. About its origin and environmental pollution in these metals can be inferred from the heavy metal content in honey. Through soil, dust, leaf surfaces heavy metals fall on the flowers. From the flowers falls into the nectar, and with it comes to the honey. Eco-indicator of environmental pollution can be heavy metals in honey. The results showed that a different region of Lithuania harmful trace elements in honey varies: Cd- 0,011-0,013 mg/kg, Pb -0,020-0,075 mg/kg, Cr -0,023-0,045 mg/kg, Cu -0,06-0,76 mg/kg, Zn -1,01-3,54 mg/kg, As- 0,051-0,053 mg/kg, Hg -0,0016-0,0645 mg/kg, but not exceeding Lithuania LSH. One of the most important indicators of quality of the product is moisture. All regions tested honey was mature enough, so that the moisture content does not exceed 20 percent. Diastase enzyme activity is an important indicator of the quality which characterizes the naturalness of honey. This number must be less than 8 units, it can be concluded that honey was a natural. Exploring honey samples matched Lithuania 1466:2004 standard. Reducing sugars, except honey (59.5 percent) from the Žemaitijos region exceeded 60 percent. Sucrose content in honey was not more than 3.45 percent and does not exceed the maximum allowable amount - 5 percent in European Food Code (larger quantities are allowed only for certain types of honey). This indicates that the honey is not adulterated. All the tested samples diastase activity was from 10.1 to 13.3 units Gote. Honey is a natural and unique food with a lot of the beneficial substances. Potassium can even meet the recommended daily intake. The vitamins ascorbic acid is about 2.35 percent of vitamin B6 up to 11 percent of the recommended daily intake. Vitamins in honey from different regions are varied; it is shown by our study: C-2 0.35 to 2, 47 mg/100 g, K-0 .022 to 0, 033 mg/100 g, Nikotatinamidas-0 .122 to 0, 136 mg/100 g