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SEGURONDO LOZA, Romina; HUANCA CRUZ, María Alejandra  y  PEREZ VILLARREAL, Paola. Determining the percentage of flower honey and honey honey marketed in supermarkets in the city La Paz. Rev.Cs.Farm. y Bioq [online]. 2020, vol.8, n.2, pp.103-114. ISSN 2310-0265.

Abstract  Introduction: Honey, consumed by man for thousands of years due to its organoleptic and therapeutic properties, is the product of the union between the animal world, the bee (Apis melífera), and the plant, the nectar of flowers and / or sugary secretions from plants or insects. In general, there are significant differences between the physicochemical characteristics of floral honeys and honeydew honey. Objective: To determine the percentage of flower honey and honeydew honey sold in supermarkets in the City of La Paz. Methods: For the differentiation between flower honey and honeydew honey, the standardized method by the Beekeeping Research Center - CEDIA) was used and for the determination of the physicochemical parameters, the methods established in the Bolivian Standard (NB 38023). Results: 25 samples of honey sold in supermarkets in the city of La Paz were analyzed, and through the qualitative parameter of "differentiation of flower honey and honeydew honey", it was possible to show that 88.46% corresponds to honeys of origin floral, 7.69% to honeydew honeys and 0.96 to adulterated honeys. Conclusions: The data obtained reflect the importance of considering the origin of the honey in the labeling, as well as recommending that this parameter be part of the requirements of the Bolivian Honey Standard and thus granting a greater commercial value to the honey. of national origin.

Palabras clave : differentiation; flower honey; honeydew honey.

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