Current research has been focused on comparing store bought honey to honey obtained directly from local beekeepers. Honey that is store bought is heavily filtered and processed. Filtered honey has been processed to the extent that all or most of the fine particles, pollen grains, air bubbles and other materials normally found in suspension have been removed. However, this is not the case of honey that is obtained raw from beekeepers, where the degree of processing varies. Currently we have been working on developing a standardized method for processing store bought honey and honey obtained directly from bee keepers. Since each of the honeys is treated differently a standard method had to be developed. This will allow for direct comparison of the honeys. The antioxidant concentrations of the honeys will be determined using two different methods.

Antioxidant analysis of honey

255th National Meeting (2018)

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