Antioxidant Activity of Three Honey Samples in relation with Their Biochemical Components
Table 2
Water-soluble vitamins in honey samples.
Water-soluble vitamins
aRt
Sensitivity (mg/kg)
Linearity (mg/kg)
Tualang
Gelam
Acacia
(min)
bLOD
cLOQ
Concentration
d
Mean ± eSD (mg/kg honey)
Thiamine (vitamin B1)
3.10
3.51
10.62
0–75
0.999
<LOQ
13.85 ± 0.24
<LOQ
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)
14.69
1.80
5.44
0–75
0.999
<LOD
<LOQ
11.85 ± 3.90
Nicotinic acid (vitamin B3)
1.83
4.76
14.42
0–250
0.999
170.38 ± 9.60
355.38 ± 56.11
134.67 ± 3.53
Folic acid (vitamin B9)
13.74
4.35
13.17
0–75
0.998
<LOQ
<LOD
<LOD
Cyanocobalamin (vitamin B12)
14.03
1.02
3.10
0–75
0.999
<LOD
<LOQ
<LOD
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
3.95
10.13
30.71
0–200
1.000
52.20 ± 3.29
67.36 ± 10.48
62.80 ± 8.60
aRetention time in minute.
bLimit of detection (3.3 standard deviation/slope of the calibration curve).
cLimit of quantitation (10 standard deviation/slope of the calibration curve).
dCorrelation coefficient.
eStandard deviation.