A total of 155 honey samples, 94 from wild flowers, 27 from Eucalyptus flowers and 34 from Citrus flowers produced by Apis mellifera were collected from 96 locations of the State of São Paulo. Sugar and protein contents were the parameters determined and the percentage of the honey samples that complied with the Brazilian legislation for honey quality. The results showed that the honeys of these areas of Brazil are likely to be characterized by contents of reducing sugars within the range of 53.2 to 80.0% (w/w), levels of total reducing sugars of between 67.8 and 88.3% and from 0.1 to 27.4% of sucrose. Total protein was estimated at between 0.0 and 1.6mg/mL. The percentages of honey samples that complied with the Brazilian legislation for honey quality, for each parameter evaluated were: 99.4% for reducing sugars; 98.0% for sucrose and 39.3% for protein.
honey; Apis mellifera; physical-chemical analysis; sugars; protein
