...Ceren Mutlu Purpose The aim of this study was to produce an enriched honey powder with active compounds coming from bee pollen and investigate the effects of bee pollen addition as a carrier material on honey powder. Design/methodology/approach The effects of bee pollen addition as carrier...

...Maria Teresa Trentinaglia; Daniele Cavicchioli; Cristina Bianca Pocol; Lucia Baldi Purpose The goal of this study is to understand if ethnocentrism exists at the sub-regional level among honey consumers living in the same production area as a protected designation of origin (PDO). Moreover...

...Raffaele Zanchini; Simone Blanc; Liam Pippinato; Giuseppe Di Vita; Filippo Brun Purpose As is well known, there are several aspects that characterise honey consumption and the reasons for purchasing it. Despite this, little attention has been paid to the drivers that move consumers towards the use...

... on the characteristics of single-flower honeys (assa-peixe, coffee, eucalyptus, laranjeira and vassourinha), polyfloral (silvestre), extrafloral (sugarcane) and honeydew (bracatinga) during storage. Design/methodology/approach The honeys were stored at 14 °C, and the analysis of water activity, color, absorbance...

...Meena Thakur; Neha Gupta; Harish Kumar Sharma; Sunita Devi Purpose The purpose of this study is to assess the quality of honey from different agro-climatic zones of Himachal Pradesh in terms of physicochemical characteristics and mineral status. Design/methodology/approach Three honey...

...Simone Blanc; Raffaele Zanchini; Giuseppe Di Vita; Filippo Brun Purpose This study aims to examine the importance that different intrinsic and extrinsic attributes represent for young Italian consumers of honey, analysing how these aspects influence the quality perceived during consumption...

...Peter Šedík; Cristina Bianca Pocol; Elena Horská; Mariantonietta Fiore Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate different profiles of honey consumers in Slovakia and Romania by using a segmentation approach, thus supporting honey producers from both countries and promoting...

...Ömer Erturk; Sefine Kalın; Melek Çol Ayvaz Purpose The purpose of this paper is to characterize monofloral and heterofloral honey samples (chestnut, lavandula, acacia and sunflower) from different regions of Turkey according to their physicochemical (moisture content, acidity, ash, sucrose...

... and is believed to represent a vital component of the diet in the Arab world. Tamr and honey characterize with high nutritional and healthful benefits. The purpose of this paper is to manufacture functional fermented dairy food (Rayeb milk) which has the nutritional and health effects of goat’s milk, Tamr, honey...

...Peter J. Batt; Aijun Liu Purpose This paper aims to explore the factors impacting and influencing the consumer's decision to purchase honey in a retail store. Design/methodology/approach Data were collected from shopping mall intercepts in Perth, Western Australia, using a structured...

... preserving the quality and extending the shell life of minimally processed or fresh‐cut produce are needed. This paper seeks to propose that honey could be used to preserve the fresh‐like quality of minimally processed pomegranate arils and extend their shelf life. Design/methodology/approach Manually...

...M. Murphy*; C. Cowan; M. Henchion; S. O’Reilly The ideal honey profile for 153 Irish consumers of honey was one with a thick texture, a dark golden colour, made by a small‐scale producer, at a price of IR£1.95 and packaged in a 454g (1lb) plain glass jar. Least squares regression was used...