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Table 4
Sensorial evaluation results of honey samplesa
Colour Odour Taste Consistency
Natural
Honey
6.57 پ} 1.272a 6.57 پ} 1.512a 6.86 پ} 0.690a 7.14 پ} 0.900a
SSH 5.86 پ} 1,215b 5.43 پ} 1.813b 6.57 پ} 0.976ab 5.43 پ} 1.27c
ISSH 4.57 پ} 1.397c 5.14 پ} 2.27b 6.43 پ} 1.90b 6.14 پ} 1.68b
Mean values followed by different letters in the same column are significantly
different (p < 0.05).
a Mean } SD.
Table 3
Microbiological analyses of honey samples
Microorganisms
(cfu/g · 103)
Honey type
Natural
honey
Saccharose
syrup honey
(SSH)
Inverted
saccharose
syrup honey
(ISSH)
Total bacteria 2 1 8
Moulds–Yeasts 3 35 3
Coliform bacteria –a 0.1 –
)