**4. Conclusions**

Assessment of the physicochemical parameters of honey is necessary for quality assurance purposes. This study evaluated the physicochemical quality characteristics of honey imported to the UAE. Of the 1330 honey samples tested, 1054 complied with the UAE honey standard. Examination of the country of origin showed that India supplied the highest proportion of non-compliant samples, at 32.5%, while Germany had the lowest, at 4.5%. However, it is important to note that the number of samples from each country differed and hence this may have introduced bias. The most frequent source of noncompliance involved the sum of glucose and fructose. This study emphasizes the need for

continued border inspection, in conjunction with the physicochemical analysis of honey samples, in order to prevent the entry of adulterated honey into the country.

**Author Contributions:** T.M.O., R.S.O.: Conceived and designed the experiments; wrote the paper. M.S.A.S., W.A.M.B.O., A.A.S.A.A.A.: Conceived and designed the experiments. V.G., F.S.B.B.: Performed the experiments; contributed reagents, materials, analysis tools or data. N.E.D., H.H., R.H.: Analyzed and interpreted the data; wrote the paper. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.

**Funding:** This research received no external funding.

**Data Availability Statement:** The data are available from the corresponding author.

**Acknowledgments:** The authors would like to thank University of Sharjah, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates and Dubai Municipality, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

**Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest.
