Composition and nutritional content of Honey Trigona sp in the Tikep forest management unit (KPH) North Moluccas Aqshan Shadikin Nurdin(a*), Emy Saelan (b), Iin Nurdiyanti Nurdin (c) Dustan (d)
a)Department of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khairun,Ternate,North Moluccas, Indonesia
b)Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khairun, Ternate, North Moluccas, Indonesia
c)Department of Fisheries Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Muhammadiyah University of Kendari, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi
d)Departemen of Biology Faculty of Sains and Technology Institut Teknologi dan Kesehatan Avicenna Kendari, South East Sulawesi
Abstract
Abstract. One of the products of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) among them is honey bees which have a high use and economic value. Honey is flower nectar that is absorbed by a honey bee into a honey bag inside its body. The purpose of this study was to determine the composition and nutrient content of Trigona sp. honey located in the Tikep forest management unit (KPH). The sampling method used in this study is using purposive sampling. Analysis of the sample through a proximate test includes analysis of water content, ash content, fat content, protein content, and carbohydrates. Based on the results of the study, the water content in both samples was very high. The test results show in the forest sample (37.22%) and cultivation (35.18%), the value exceeds the category determined by SNI No. 01-3545-2004 a maximum of 22%. The results of the ash content analysis in both samples ranged from 0.79 to 1.12%. According to SNI, the maximum content for honey ash content is 0.5%, which means that the sample of forest and cultivation honey has exceeded the maximum SNI limit. The analysis showed the highest levels of protein and fat in forest honey with a value of 1.72% and 10.76%. Unlike the carbohydrate content, the cultivation honey sample is greater than forest honey with a value of 23.26%.
