Erik:
> 5-HMF (5-hydroxymethylfurfural) is a thermal decomposition product of
> fructose - one of the two primary sugars in honey.
That was what I had always understood. So it is not a Maillard reaction?
Best wishes
Peter Edwards
beekeepers at stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk
www.stratford-upon-avon.freeserve.co.uk/
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