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Table 1 Percentage sugar content, pH and TPC of the Kazakhstan honeys and medical grade manuka honey

From: Identification of components in Kazakhstan honeys that correlate with antimicrobial activity against wound and skin infecting microorganisms

Honey

% sugar content ± SD

pH ± SD

TPC (mg/100mls) ± SD

Multi-floral (1)

83.7 ± 0.6

3.7 ± 0.3

129.3 ± 8.5

Sweet clover (2)

80.8 ± 0.3

3.7 ± 0.3

150.5 ± 17.7

Sunflower (3)

82.0 ± 0.0

2.7 ± 0.3

194.7 ± 0.4

Multi-floral (4)

78.3 ± 0.6

3.7 ± 0.3

193.9 ± 20.8

Buckwheat (5)

81.0 ± 1.0

3.2 ± 0.3

446.5 ± 9.1

Buckwheat (6)

–

3.2 ± 0.3

323.3 ± 7.4

Buckwheat & multi-floral (7)

81.3 ± 0.6

3.7 ± 0.3

329.1 ± 13.9

Buckwheat (2nd batch 5) (8)

80.3 ± 0.6

3.8 ± 0.3

718.6 ± 1.2

Multi-floral (2nd batch 1) (9)

82.0 ± 0.0

3.2 ± 0.3

213.3 ± 49.4

Sweet clover (2nd batch 2) (10)

81.0 ± 0.0

3.5 ± 0.0

149.3 ± 2.4

Sunflower (2nd batch 3) (11)

80.3 ± 0.3

3.5 ± 0.0

166.3 ± 0.9

Multi-floral (2nd batch 4) (12)

82.7 ± 0.6

3.5 ± 0.0

196.6 ± 2.4

Manuka (Activon)

81.0 ± 0.0

3.0 ± 0.0

450.3 ± 31.5

  1. - Not tested