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- Title
Changes in antibacterial activity, colour, and hydrogen peroxide content of Western Australian Jarrah and Marri honeys after storage at different temperatures over time.
- Authors
Jones, Zachary J. M.; Huang, Yina; Green, Kathryn J.; Hammer, Katherine A.
- Abstract
Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the effects of storage and different temperatures on the antibacterial activity and physicochemical characteristics of several types of honey. Methods and results: Honeys stored for 16 weeks at 37 and 45◦C showed significant declines in antibacterial activity determined by minimum inhibitory concentrations, the loss of hydrogen peroxide, decreases in honey pH, and increases in honey colour, with changes most pronounced at 45◦C. In contrast, honeys stored for 16 weeks at ambient (∼22◦C) and cold (4, −20, and −80◦C) temperatures showed only minor changes. In a second set of 12 honeys stored for 16–32 months at ambient temperature and then 4◦C, honeys showed minor changes in antibacterial activity, increases in colour, and decreases in pH. For a third set of 17 honeys stored for five years at ambient temperature, the honeys showed almost complete loss of hydrogen peroxide and were all significantly darker in colour, but showed varied changes in antibacterial activity. Conclusions: Heat was detrimental to the antibacterial activity of honeys, as was long-term storage at ambient temperatures for some honeys but not others.
- Publication
Journal of Applied Microbiology, 2023, Vol 134, Issue 8, p1
- ISSN
1364-5072
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/jambio/lxad164