honey Structure. Honey consists of water (16-21%) and solids among which prevail sugar (to 75%). On occasion, when honey use for industrial processing and public catering, the water maintenance in it is supposed to 25%.

To the sugars which have been found out in honey, glucose, fructose, sucrose concerns. Glucose (glucose) in honey contains to 35%. It concerns simple sugars, quickly crystallises, is easily acquired by a human body without additional splitting.

Fructose (fruit sugar) in honey contains about 35%. It crystallises badly, by an organism of people is acquired well. The more in fructose honey, the it crystallises more slowly, and on the contrary. Fructose concerns simple sugars.

Sucrose (reed sugar) concerns to disaharidam. Its structure includes glucose and fructose. The sucrose maintenance in mature honey does not exceed 7%. The quantity dekstrinov (products of decomposition of starch) in honey does not exceed 3-4%. In water they are dissolved, than differ from starch. Dekstriny interfere with honey crystallisation.

The honey structure includes fibers (0,04-0,30%) as vegetative (from nectar of plants), and an animal origin (from an organism of bees).

In honey contains to 0,43% of acids. Organic acids, from which greatest quantity apple, much less lemon, shchavelevoj and dairy prevail. From inorganic acids in honey are found out hydrochloric and phosphoric.

Activity of acids of honey fluctuates from 3,26 to 4,36 (on the average 3,78). The size of active acidity matters for fermentativnyh the processes proceeding in honey, taste of honey and its bactericidal properties depend on it.

The honey structure includes enzymes invertaza, diastaza, lipaza and katalaza. Aromatic substances of honey depend on plants from which bees bring nectar in a beehive. Aroma of plants is transferred to honey. Painting substances give to honey this or that colour.

Into honey structure enter from 0,03 to 0,2% of mineral substances. It kaly, sodium, magnesium, iron, phosphorus, is much less than aluminium, copper, manganese, lead and zinc.

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