Honey

• Minerals

  The ash content or minerals of honey varies from 0.0-1%. Varies minerals found in honey are K, Na, Ca, Mg, Fe, Cu, Mn, Cl, P, S and silicon.

• Enzymes

  Enzymes are the complex proteins formed in the living cells bring about the many process and reaction in living material.

• Invertase (sucrose)

  These enzymes in honey are added by the bees though there may be some trace of plant enzymes present of all enzymes the sucrose splitting enzyme invertase is the most important since by converting nectar sucrose to glucose and fructose. Unless it is destroyed by heat the invertase in honey continues its activity after extraction slowly reducing the sucrose content.

• Glucose oxidase

  These enzyme is also of considerable interest and is added by bee to the nectar during ripening of nectar whose enzyme oxidize small amounts of glucose to gluconolactones which equilibrate with gluconic acid. The acidity thus form contribute to the stability of ripening nectar against fermentation in the reaction one molecule of hydrogen per oxide is formed for each molecule of glucose oxidase, this per oxide help to stabiles the ripening nectar against spoilage. It has been shown that nearly all of the antibacterial activity of honey is due to the production of hydrogen per oxide by these enzymes.