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Table 2 Physical and chemical parameters of H and SH

From: Morphometric evaluation of wound healing in burns treated with Ulmo (Eucryphia cordifolia) honey alone and supplemented with ascorbic acid in guinea pig (Cavia porcellus)

Parameter

H

SH

Color (Pfund scale, mm)

73.955 (Light amber)

67.517 (Light amber)

pH*

3.475 ± 0.030

3.370 ± 0.050

Viscosity (mPa*s)*

28,005 ± 552.56

12,721 ± 134.57

Moisture (mg/100 g)

18.133 ± 0.155

16.670 ± 3.820

Total solids (mg/100 g)

81.867 ± 0.115

81.600 ± 3.686

Ash (mg/100 g)*

0.282 ± 0.032

0.032 ± 0.003

Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) (mg/Kg)*

2.76 ± 0.001

1.68 ± 0.008

Reducing sugars (g/100 g)*

82.868 ± 0.663

89.540 ± 0.786

Total sugars (g/100 g)

97.419 ± 1.018

97.885 ± 1.271

Diastase activity (Gothe scale)

6.82

4.93

Proteins (mg/g dm)

12.644 ± 0.289

12.839 ± 1.566

  1. H unsupplemented Ulmo honey, SH supplemented Ulmo honey
  2. *Significantly different according to the Student’s t test (p < 0.05)