3.2.5. Free Acidity (FA)

The results indicated a significant difference for FA level among honey samples of individual honey types (Tables 3 and 4). The FA value ranged from 11 ± 0.0 to 110 ± 0.0 meq/kg (mean = 61 ± 8.3 meq/kg) for local honey samples (Table 3). The local honey samples (ACS1–7: originated from *Acacia* spp. plant), SDS1, SES, and SMS1–3 were characterized with high FA that exceeded the permitted limit (≤50 meq/kg) of honey standards (Table 3). The FA value for imported honey samples was within the permitted limit and ranged from 7 ± 0.0 to 37 ± 0.0 meq/kg (mean = 18 ± 2.1 meq/kg) (Table 4). The mean FA value (61 ± 8.3 meq/kg) of local honey was significantly higher as compared to the FA value (18 ± 2.1 meq/kg) of imported honey (Table 5).
