Average composition of honey samples classified by granulating tendency

None

Scattered crystals

1/16"-1/8" layer

Few clumps

1/4"-1/2" layer

1/4 gran- ulated

1/2 gran- ulated

3/4 gran- ulated

Complete, soft

Complete, hard
Color

Dark Ex.
Lt. Amber

Dark
White

Light
White

Light
White

Dark
White

Dark
White

Light
White

Light
White

Light
White

Light
White
Moisture (%)

17.5

17.3

17.6

17.4

17.8

16.9

16.9

16.7

16.1

15.7
Levulose (%)

37.48

38.19

38.27

38.50

38.39

38.86

38.86

38.54

38.62

38.55
Dextrose (%)

27.70

0.44

31.53

32.45

32.49

33.67

33.38

34.39

34.85

35.22
Sucrose (%)

0.94

1.26

1.34

1.42

1.34

1.40

1.38

1.73

2.41

1.65
Maltose (%)

9.38

7.90

6.83

6.71

6.40

5.91

6.29

5.84

5.43

5.70
Higher sugars (%)

2.25

1.72

1.38

1.09

1.16

0.99

1.03

1.02

0.78

0.96
Undetermined (%)

4.6

3.1

2.9

2.4

2.8

2.3

2.1

1.9

1.8

2.2
pH

4.04

3.91

3.84

3.83

3.84

3.87

3.90

3.93

3.97

3.93
Free acid (meq./kg.)

25.71

21.55

21.21

20.03

21.09

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2

2.2
Lactone

6.58

6.76

7.53

6.13

8.16

8.26

6.12

6.92

5.56

7.65
Total Acid (meq./kg.)

32.29

28.19

28.74

26.36

29.24

31.13

23.51

27.53

23.11

29.40
Lactone/Free Acid

0.272

0.322

0.357

0.301

0.399

0.365

0.354

0.353

0.323

0.364
Ash (%)

0.269

0.156

0.142

0.117

0.133

0.147

0.128

0.170

0.158

0.162
Nitrogen (%)

0.050

0.044

0.037

0.039

0.038

0.039

0.031

0.033

0.028

0.044
No. of samples

96

114

67

19

68

32

19

16

18

28