In accordance with the colour, the honey samples were divided in groups, stored in different conditions and analized according to the rules adopted by the Instituto Adolfo Lutz, Laboratório Nacional de Referência Animal e Official Analytical Chemists. The samples were packed in recipients of glass and polypropilene and they were stored at room temperature . A group of samples were stored at room luminosity while the other group was stored at room without natural light. Chemical analyses for moisture, pH, acidity, colour, reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars, hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and the determinations for the index of Lugol, Lund, Fiehe and diastase were made for one year of storage. The results obtained show that the samples analyzed maintened their characteristics among the acceptable standards and that the producers have to be orientated how to use the techniques of packing and storing their honey samples for assuring the quality of their products.
honey; apicultural; quality control
