POLLEN, ORGANIC RESIDUE (FTIR), AND ELEMENTAL (PXRF) ANALYSIS OF HONEY SAMPLES FROM MORRO BAY AND ATASCADERO, CALIFORNIA

Summary

Two samples of honey were submitted to determine the difference that might account for crystallization and bad taste of one of the honeys (Table 1). Pollen, organic residue (FTIR), and elemental analysis (pXRF) were used to investigate possible contaminants and to identify the plants visited by the bees. One sample (sample 2), produced in Atascadero, California, was characterized as having a particularly good flavor. The other sample (sample 1), produced near Morro Bay, California, was submitted to investigate contaminants (or origin) that may have caused its unusual taste and rapid sugaring (Doris Diel, Personal communication February 21, 2014).

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