Characterization of Italian honeys (Marche Region) on the basis of their mineral content and some typical quality parameters

Table 1 Descriptive Equality of means testscontent (μg g^-1 dry weight) in Marche honey samples.

Variable		N	Mean	Dev. Stand.	Min	Max
Sugar	Acacia	23	81.51	0.74	80.20	82.90
	Multifloral	44	80.96	1.41	77.60	83.80
	Honeydew	2	81.70	0.71	81.20	82.20
	Total	69	81.16	1.23	77.60	83.80
pH	Acacia	23	3.68	0.09	3.50	3.82
	Multifloral	44	3.68	0.14	3.51	4.09
	Honeydew	2	4.17	0.06	4.13	4.21
	Total	69	3.70	0.15	3.50	4.21
Moisture	Acacia	23	17.09	0.74	15.70	18.40
	Multifloral	44	17.65	1.41	15.00	21.00
	Honeydew	2	17.10	0.42	16.80	17.40
	Total	69	17.45	1.23	15.00	21.00
Na	Acacia	23	12.86	5.05	6.10	26.40
	Multifloral	44	28.83	8.85	14.10	57.20
	Honeydew	2	62.45	0.07	62.40	62.50
	Total	69	24.48	12.58	6.10	62.50
K	Acacia	23	307	68	205	476
	Multifloral	44	731	397	333	2178
	Honeydew	2	2569	100	2498	2639
	Total	69	643	503	205	2639
Ca	Acacia	23	32.71	13.97	9.10	66.50
	Multifloral	44	146.82	59.67	56.10	300.10
	Honeydew	2	397.90	6.65	393.20	402.60
	Total	69	116.06	87.26	9.10	402.60
Mg	Acacia	23	7.27	2.06	3.90	10.60
	Multifloral	44	26.58	7.97	13.20	46.60
	Honeydew	2	64.25	1.06	63.50	65.00
	Total	69	21.24	13.43	3.90	65.00
Fe	Acacia	23	4.51	4.15	2.00	16.30
	Multifloral	44	7.19	7.50	2.00	35.10
	Honeydew	2	8.65	1.34	7.70	9.60
	Total	69	6.34	6.55	2.00	35.10
Cu	Acacia	23	0.67	0.41	0.17	1.79
	Multifloral	44	0.84	0.63	0.14	3.06
	Honeydew	2	1.94	0.09	1.87	2.00
	Total	69	0.81	0.59	0.14	3.06
Mn	Acacia	23	0.33	0.23	0.08	1.12
	Multifloral	44	0.48	0.19	0.18	1.17
	Honeydew	2	0.98	0.02	0.97	1.00
	Total	69	0.45	0.23	0.08	1.17

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