Comparision methods for the determination of reducers sugars and total in honeyThis work had as objective compares several methods for the determination of reducers sugars (R.S) and total (T.S) in honey kindred of supplying to lacks of analyses laboratories' industry foods. Fifteen samples of honeys coming from different cities of the State of Goiás were used. The following methods were used: Antrona, ADNS (3,5-Dinitrissalicilic acid), EDTA (Etilenediaminetetracetic acid) complexometry, Thin Layer Cromatrography, Sulfuric Phenol, Lane & Eynon, Luff-Schoorl, Munson-Walker, Brix refratometry and Somogyi-Nelson. For reducers sugars the methods Luff-School and Munson-Walker were significantly different (p>0,05) of the others, presenting in general, smaller values. For the total sugars and sucrose all the methods were significantly same. The honeys don't present amounts of sucrose above the established for the effective legislation of the Ministry of the Agriculture.
honey; reducers sugars and total; methods
