Fatimah Buba

Fatimah Buba
Faculty of Science,
Maiduguri
Nigeria

Publications
  • Research Article
    Physicochemical and Microbiological Properties of Honey from North East Nigeria
    Author(s): Fatimah Buba, Abubakar Gidado and Aliyu ShugabaFatimah Buba, Abubakar Gidado and Aliyu Shugaba

    Honey is used for nutritional, medicinal and industrial purposes and it is an important commodity in the international market. Honey production has the potential to become a major foreign exchange earner for Nigeria if qualities of the products are able to meet international standards. Commercial beekeeping practice has been known to exist in the north east sub-region of Nigeria for a long time but scientific information about the qualities of the products is scare. Therefore, some physicochemical parameters (including pH, electrical conductivity, acidities, and hydroxymethylfurfural and diastase activities) of eighteen honey samples obtained from different locations in the six States comprising the northeast sub-region of Nigeria were investigated to evaluate their quality and compliance with international regulatory standards. The pH and Electrical Conductivity (EC) values ranged fr.. View More»
    DOI: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000142

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