Ayşe Dilek ÖZŞAHİN KİREÇCİ, Oğuz Ayhan KİREÇCİ

Examination of Some Biochemical Properties of Honeys in Mutki (Bitlis-Turkey)

In this study, the sugar content, total phenolic content, flavonoid typesand levels of hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), proline of 13 honeysamples collected from Bitlis-Mutki were analyzed. The Mutki districtis at 1500 altitude and has terrestrial climate characteristics. Inwinter there is heavy snowfall and the summers are hot and dry.According to the sugar analysis of honey samples, the samplescontained arabinose, fructose, glucose, sucrose and maltose. Glucoseand fructose were found at the maximum amount, but sucrose at theminimum level in the samples. In addition, two comparativeantioxidant assays, namely DPPH and ABTS radicals scavengingassay, were applied to detect the antioxidant power of honey samples.The antioxidant and chemical properties in Bitlis-Mutki's honeysmake it to be high added value and excellent quality product. Inconclusion, it was observed that the results were in accordance withthe EU standards as well as the Turkish Food Codex HoneyNotification.

Mutki (Bitlis-Türkiye) Ballarının Bazı Biyokimyasal Özelliklerinin Araştırılması

Bu çalışmada, Bitlis-Mutki’den toplanan 13 bal örneğinin şeker içeriği, total fenolik içeriği, flavonoid türleri ve hidroksimetilfurfural (HMF) düzeyleri ölçüldü. Mutki ilçesi 1500 rakıma sahiptir. Mutki karasal iklim özelliklerine sahiptir. Kış aylarında yoğun kar yağışı olup, yazları sıcak ve kuraktır. Bal örneklerinin şeker analizi sonuçlarında arabinoz, früktoz, glukoz, sukroz ve maltoz bulundu. Bal örneklerinde glukoz ve früktozun maksimum düzeyde, sukrozun ise minimum seviyede bulunduğu belirlendi. Buna ek olarak, bal örneklerinin metanolik ektsraklarının DPPH ve ABTS radikallerini temizleme aktiviteleride incelenmiştir. Bitlis-Mutki'nin ballarındaki antioksidan ve kimyasal özellikler, onları yüksek katma değerli ve mükemmel kalitede ürünler haline getirmektedir. Sonuç olarak, sonuçların AB standartlarına ve Türk Gıda Kodeksi Bal Tebliğine uygun olduğu görülmüştür.

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