Amino Acid Analysis of Honeys from Eleven Countries

SummaryResults are presented for the amino acid analysis of 98 samples of honey and 8 samples of non-honey sugar products, determined by an automatic amino acid analyser. Non-honey sugar products could be recognized easily, particularly by their lower proline contents; honeys generally have a high proline content. Differences observed in the amino acid spectrum of honeys from different areas are discussed, and it is suggested that certain ratios between contents of amino acids could be used to determine the source of a honey.