Exploring the Influence of Soil Types on the Mineral Profile of Honey: Implications for Geographical Origin Prediction
Simona Schmidlová,
Zdeňka Javůrková,
Bohuslava Tremlová,
Józef Hernik,
Barbara Prus,
Slavomír Marcinčák,
Dana Marcinčáková,
Pavel Štarha,
Helena Čížková,
Vojtěch Kružík,
Zsanett Bodor,
Csilla Benedek,
Dalibor Titěra,
Jana Boržíková,
Matej Pospiech
Affiliations
Simona Schmidlová
Department of Plant Origin Food Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
Zdeňka Javůrková
Department of Plant Origin Food Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
Bohuslava Tremlová
Department of Plant Origin Food Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
Józef Hernik
Department of Land Management and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Barbara Prus
Department of Land Management and Landscape Architecture, Faculty of Environmental Engineering and Land Surveying, University of Agriculture in Krakow, 31-120 Krakow, Poland
Slavomír Marcinčák
Department of Food Hygiene, Technology and Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia
Dana Marcinčáková
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice, 041 81 Košice, Slovakia
Pavel Štarha
Department of Computer Graphics and Geometry, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 616 69 Brno, Czech Republic
Helena Čížková
Department of Food Preservation, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, 160 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Vojtěch Kružík
Department of Food Preservation, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, 160 00 Prague, Czech Republic
Zsanett Bodor
Department of Dietetics and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, 1088 Budapest, Hungary
Csilla Benedek
Department of Dietetics and Nutritional Science, Faculty of Health Sciences, Semmelweis University, 1088 Budapest, Hungary
Dalibor Titěra
Bee Research Institute, Maslovice-Dol 94, 252 66 Libcice nad Vltavou, Czech Republic
Jana Boržíková
State Veterinary and Food Institute Dolný Kubín, Veterinary and Food Institute Košice, Hlinková 1, 043 65 Košice, Slovakia
Matej Pospiech
Department of Plant Origin Food Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Hygiene and Ecology, University of Veterinary Sciences Brno, 612 42 Brno, Czech Republic
Honey contains a wide range of inorganic substances. Their content can be influenced, i.e., by the type of soil on which the bee pasture is located. As part of this study, the mineral profile of 32 samples of honey from hobby beekeepers from the Czech Republic wasevaluated and then compared with soil types in the vicinity of the beehive location. Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to express the relationship between mineral substances and soil type. There was a high correlation between antroposol and Zn (R = 0.98), Pb (R = 0.96), then between ranker and Mn (0.95), then regosol and Al (R = 0.97) (p p < 0.05). Both positive and negative high correlations were confirmed for phaeozem. The CART method subsequently proved that the characteristic elements for individual soil types are B, Ca, Mg, Ni, and Mn. The soil types of cambisol, fluvisol, gleysol, anthrosol, and kastanozem had the closest relationship with the elements mentioned, and it can therefore be assumed that their occurrence indicates the presence of these soil types within the range of beehive location.
