The use of the phenomenon of secondary luminescence to determine the content of bioactive substances in light honey

The article presents an attempt to identify individual species of light honey and to determine the bioactive substances they contain, represented by the total polyphenol content, by measuring secondary luminescence. The research material were samples of linden, multi-flower and acacia honey. The obtained results allow to think that the method of measuring the number of emitted photons can be used as an alternative way to measure the amount of phenolic compounds in light honey, and their emission time characteristics enable to the identification of individual species.