3.2.2. Moisture Content

The moisture content (%) was significantly different within the individual honey type, namely, local and imported honey samples (Tables 3 and 4). The moisture content ranged from 13.1 ± 0.0 to 17.1 ± 0.1%, with a mean value of 14.9 ± 0.2% among local honey, (Table 3), and from 14.7 ± 0.0 to 19.4 ± 0.0%, with a mean value of 17.2 ± 0.3% for imported honey (Table 4).

Table 5 shows the moisture content values after comparison among local and imported honey samples. The imported honey possessed a significantly higher moisture content (17.2 ± 0.3%) than local honey (14.9 ± 0.2%) (Table 5), but these were within the permitted range (>20%) according to the international standards for honey [9,10].
