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compounds looked for in Yemeni honey, and found
Laboratory study · Tested on the honey itself · Twelve honeys from several regions of Yemen
What they did
Twelve natural honey samples collected from various regions of Yemen were analysed by high-performance liquid chromatography, using multi-walled carbon nanotubes to pull the polyphenols out of the honey first. Twenty-five target compounds were looked for: ten phenolic acids, nine flavonoids and six phenols.
What they found
- Twenty-four of the twenty-five compounds were detected; twenty-three could be measured as a quantity.
- Total phenolic acids ranged from 363 to 2,658 µg per 100 g across the twelve samples.
- Total flavonoids ranged from 261 to 1,646 µg per 100 g; other phenols from 224 to 1,355.
- The most abundant were 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, chrysin and cinnamic acid.
What this study does not show
- These are quantities in honey. Measuring a compound is not the same as showing it does anything in a person.
- The range is wide — the strongest sample held roughly seven times the phenolic acid of the weakest. Yemeni honey is not one number.
- The samples are not ours. This describes Yemeni honey as a category, not a DIVINEDROP batch.
- The paper's purpose was to prove an analysis method worked, not to assess honey for health.
Why we publish it
When we say Yemeni honey carries phenolics and flavonoids, this is the measurement behind the sentence — and the reason we give a range instead of a single flattering figure.
The study.Badjah Hadj Ahmed AY, Obbed MS, Wabaidur SM, AlOthman ZA, Al-Shaalan NH. High-performance liquid chromatography analysis of phenolic acid, flavonoid, and phenol contents in various natural Yemeni honeys using multi-walled carbon nanotubes as a solid-phase extraction adsorbent.
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 2014;62(23).
doi.org/10.1021/jf5011758
What this page is. These are summaries of published research about honey as a substance. They are not claims about DIVINEDROP products. No DIVINEDROP honey diagnoses, treats, cures or prevents any disease. Honey is a sugar-rich food, it is not suitable for infants under 12 months, and anyone managing a health condition should speak to their doctor.
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