Nutritive value and safe limits of consumption of honey
Table 1: Composition of Honey
Chemical composition of Honey |
|
| Component | Percentage |
| Water (Moisture) | 18-22% |
| Sugars | 75-80% |
| (a) Glucose/Dextrose | 30% |
| (b) Levulose/Fructose (Fruit Sugar) | 40% |
| (c)Sucrose (Cane Sugar) | 2 – 5% |
| (d) Maltose & other Disaccharides | 7 – 8 % |
| Acids | 0.57% |
| Lipids | 0.10% |
| Proteins | 0.26% |
| Minerals (Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium ) |
0.17% |
Table 2: Safe limits of honey consumption
Safe Limits of Consumption: |
|
| Any
quantity of honey can be taken but direct consumption of excess honey is no advisable. The safe limits are as follows:- |
|
| For a child | 10 –15 gm/day |
| Youth | 30 – 35 gm/day |
| Healthy man | 30 – 50 gm/day |
| Old people | 20 – 30 gm/day |
| Patients | As advised by the Physician |
Table 3 : Nutritive value of Honey
Nutrients |
Unit |
Average
Amount in |
| Vitamins | ||
| B1 (Thiamin) & B2 Complex | mg |
0.004 – 0.006 |
| C (Ascorbic acid) | mg |
2.2 – 2.4 |
| Riboflavin | mg |
0.02 – 0.06 |
| Nicotinic acid | mg |
0.11 – 0.36 |
| Pyridoxine | mg |
0.008 – 0.32 |
| Pantothenic acid | mg |
0.2 – 0.11 |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | mg |
0.004 – 0.03 |
| Chlorine | mg |
0.002 – 0.02 |
| Copper | mg |
0.01 – 0.1 |
| Iron | mg |
0.1 – 3.4 |
| Magnesium | mg |
0.7 – 0.13 |
| Zinc | mg |
0.2 – 0.5 |
| Phosphoruss | g |
0.002 – 0.06 |
| Potassium | g |
0.01 – 0.47 |
| Sodium | g |
0.0006 – 0.04 |
Agro-India, Sept-98, P 24-25
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