Table 1 Water activity, refractive index, percentage of moisture and sugars and specific gravity of tested honeys.

From: Active macromolecules of honey form colloidal particles essential for honey antibacterial activity and hydrogen peroxide production

 

Honey

Source

Water activity (aw)

Refractive index

Moisture (%)

Brix

Specific gravity (SG)

Light

H210

wildflower

0.535

1.4964

16.4

82.4

1.4295

H62

borage

0.598

1.4967

16.0

82.6

1.4310

H87

wild clover

0.535

1.4948

16.8

81.8

1.4254

H63

firewood

0.526

1.4902

18.6

79.9

1.4129

68

clover/canola

0.574

1.4864

20.2

78.2

1.402

H64

dandelion

0.563

1.4915

18.0

80.4

1.4171

H11

clover bland

0.550

1.4952

16.4

82.0

1.4282

H66

blackberry

0.608

1.4975

15.6

82.9

1.4338

Medium

H20

clover/buckwheat

0.594

1.4910

18.2

80.2

1.4156

H96

buckwheat

0.575

1.4965

16.0

82.5

1.431

H207

canola/willow

0.574

1.4965

16.0

82.5

1.431

H99

sunflower

0.573

1.4923

17.8

80.7

1.419

H224

buckwheat

na

1.4964

16.2

82.3

1.4295

H225

wildflower

na

1.496

16.4

82.4

1.4295

H223

buckwheat

na

1.4923

17.8

80.7

1.419

H208

buckwheat

0.580

1.4900

18.6

79.8

1.4129

H221

buckwheat

0.575

1.4946

17.0

81.8

1.4257

Dark

H76

buckwheat

0.591

1.4975

15.6

82.9

1.4338

H226

buckwheat

0.601

1.5000

14.4

84.2

1.4428

H58

buckwheat

0.576

1.4910

18.2

80.2

1.4156

H77

buckwheat

0.597

1.4964

16.2

82.3

1.4295

H23

buckwheat

0.594

1.4965

16.0

82.5

1.431

H220

buckwheat

0.601

1.4988

15.8

83.4

1.4370

H149

buckwheat

0.601

1.5000

14.4

84.2

1.4428

H125

buckwheat

0.589

1.5000

15.0

83.5

1.4381