Research Article
Heavy Metal Contents and Physical Parameters of Aegiceras corniculatum, Brassica juncea, and Litchi chinensis Honeys from Bangladesh
Table 2
Physicochemical parameters of the analyzed honeys in the present investigation.
| Floral type | pH | Electrical conductivity (mS/cm) | Ash content (% w/w) | Moisture content (% w/w) |
| Khalsi (Sundarbans) | 3.69 ± 0.04 (3.66–3.75) | 0.74 ± 0.05 (0.67–0.80) | 0.23 ± 0.01 (0.22–0.24) | 18.55 ± 0.61 (18.09–19.45) | Mustard | 3.49 ± 0.03 (3.46–3.54) | 0.32 ± 0.03 (0.28–0.37) | 0.10 ± 0.04 (0.07–0.16) | 19.31 ± 0.58 (18.57–19.27) | Litchi | 3.62 ± 0.09 (3.46–3.74) | 0.47 ± 0.10 (0.32–0.55) | 0.20 ± 0.03 (0.16–0.21) | 18.64 ± 0.78 (17.89–19.58) | Mean ± SD | 3.60 ± 0.10 | 0.51 ± 0.21 | 0.18 ± 0.07 | 18.83 ± 0.42 | Manuka | 3.94 ± 0.01 | 0.53 ± 0.03 | 0.27 ± 0.02 | 10.03 ± 0.15 | Tualang | 3.67 ± 0.02 | 0.67 ± 0.01 | 0.33 ± 0.01 | 14.81 ± 0.25 |
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Mean ± SD (standard deviation) (min–max).
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