Authors : B. Bat-Erdem, Kh. Selenge, P. Otgonsugar, Ts. Undrakhbayar, U. Otgonjargal, D. Lhamsaizmaa, Ts. Byambajav, Ya. Ganbold, T. Undarmaa
Volume/Issue : Volume 5 - 2020, Issue 1 - January
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Honey is one of the leading functional food
praised for its health benefits in the world market. In our
study, a total of 10 honey products derived from native
plants grown on Central Asian steppe are studied for its
antioxidant properties. For determination of antioxidant
effects total phenolics content (TPC), total flavonoids
content (TFC) were tested by colorimetric assays; vitamin
A, E, C was analyzed by HPLC; antioxidant capacity was
measured by DPPH radical scavenging activity assay and
IC50% was calculated by GraphPad Prism software.
Honey products collected from plants like buckwheat,
scabiosa species, thymus species, and allium senescens
presented outstanding results. The highest results in TPC,
TFC and vitamin E were detected in honey collected from
buckwheat with 2.79 GAE mg/g, 0.18 RE mg/g, and 1.27
μg/g. The honey product derived from thymus species
showed significant high data in vitamin C with 6.41 μg/g
and the second-highest result in vitamin A with 0.92 μg/g.
In TPC, TFC the thymus honey also displayed moderate-
high data with 1.98 GAE mg/g, 0.16 RE mg/g and DPPH
IC50% was 32.18 mg/ml. The highest DPPH IC50%
record with 31.53 mg/ml and vitamin E content with 0.94
μg/g showed the honey produced using scabiosa species
and allium senescens. The honey products collected from
different floral origin and locations of Mongolia have been
tested and buckwheat, thymus, scabiosa, and allium
senescens honey products showed the best antioxidant
effects and contained antioxidative compounds.