TY - JOUR ID - 142677 TI - The Contents of some Macro and Trace Elements in Uniflora and Multiflora Honey Samples Collected from Three Regions in East Libya JO - Advanced Journal of Chemistry, Section B: Natural Products and Medical Chemistry JA - AJCB LA - en SN - AU - Ahmida, Nagwa H. S. AU - Towier, Najma H. AU - Shaboun, Seham AU - Rahil, Salwa Y. S. AU - Ahmida, Aziza AU - El-zwaeya, Randa. S. AU - Elgazali, Abdelkarem A. AD - Department of Environmental Health, Faculty of Public Health, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya AD - Chemistry Department, Art&amp;amp; Science Faculty-Tokra, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya AD - Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya. AD - Chemistry Department, Faculty of Art and Science-Tokra/University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya AD - Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Benghazi, Libya AD - Environmental Health Department, Faculty of Public Health, University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya. AD - Chemistry Department, Faculty of Art and Science-Tokra/University of Benghazi, Benghazi, Libya. Y1 - 2021 PY - 2021 VL - 3 IS - 4 SP - 361 EP - 374 KW - Macro Element KW - trace elements KW - Flame atomic absorption spectrometry KW - uniflora honey KW - multiflora honey DO - 10.22034/ajcb.2021.316305.1099 N2 - Honey is used for nutritional, therapeutic and manufacturing purposes and it is a significant product in the global market. Honey is defending as a natural indicator of floral biodiversity and environmental quality. In this study, the levels of some macro and trace elements (main mineral contents) including numbers of heavy metalswere evaluated in honey samples from beekeepers in three different regions in east Libya including Benghazi, Maraj and Ajdabiya, during 2018.These samples include; uniflora and multiflora honey. The levels of ten elements were measured; sodium (Na), calcium (Ca), potassium (K),magnesium (Mg), zinc(Zn), iron(Fe), copper (Cu), aluminium (Al) and toxic elements; such as lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd), by using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (FAAS).The results showed, the ranges of macro minerals, Na, Ca, K and Mg varied from 10.93-32.30,39.14-298.5, 176.24-734.28 and 12.62-55.26mg/kg, respectively, and the ranges of trace and toxic elements, Zn, Fe, Cu, Al, Cd and Pb varied from 0.428-2.508, 0.248-0.720, 0.021-0.610, 0.009-0.0423, 0-0.011 and0-0.009 mg/kg, respectively. Also, the concentration of all elements was statistically significant difference within all samples (P<0.05), except Zn. The levels of macro and trace elements in the selected Libyan honey samples were variable, while Cd and Pb elements were detected in few honey samples and not detected in the rest. This study reveals that Libyan honeys were of high quality, rich in minerals and safe with trace elements present within permissible limits of the Libyan Standard Legislation. UR - https://www.ajchem-b.com/article_142677.html L1 - https://www.ajchem-b.com/article_142677_58fd50e13e77b2a11b80b7882ead087c.pdf ER -