## 3 Results and Discussion

Table 1: Cont. \begin{table}
\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline
**a/a** & **R.T. (min)** & **Volatile Compound Mass Fractions** & **R.Lexp \({}^{*}\)** & **R.Lilt \({}^{*}\)** & **Fr (m = 0)** & **Fine (m = 19)** & **Erica (m = 9)** & **Thyme (n = 13)** & **C  
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\begin{tabular}{c c c c c c c c c c c c} \hline \hline \multirow{2}{*}{**a/a**} & **R.T. (min)** & \begin{tabular}{c} **Volatile Compound** \\ **(Mass Fractions)** \\ \end{tabular}  & **R.L.exp \({}^{*}\)** & **R.L.lit \({}^{*}\)** & \multicolumn{6}{c}{**Percentage Participation (\%) (Average \(\pm\) Standard Deviation)**} \\ \cline{3-10}  & & & & & & **Fir (m = 6)** & **Fine (m = 19)** & **Erica (m = 9)** & **Thyme (m = 13)** & **Coton (m = 5)** \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{C119} & \multirow{4}{*}{43.92} & 2-Butem-1-one-1-2,6,6-trimethyl-1-3, cyclohexated-1-7-10-(E) & 1388 & 1362 [72] & nd & 0.01 \(\pm\) 0.05 b  & 0.45 \(\pm\) 0.22 a  & 0.24 \(\pm\) 0.48 b  & 0.05 \(\pm\) 0.08 b  \\  & & & 190,207 & & & & & & & \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{C120} & \multirow{4}{*}{44.78} & \begin{tabular}{c} Caryophyllene (55, 69, 79, \\ 93, 105, 119, 133, 147, 161, \\ 175) \\ \end{tabular}  & \begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 142,3,56,7,7,7-b \\ octahydro-1,1,7,7-a \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 204 \\ \end{tabular}  & 1420 & 1424 [62] & 0.08 \(\pm\) 0.08 & 0.06 \(\pm\) 0.09 & nd & 0.10 \(\pm\) 0.12 & 0.03 \(\pm\) 0.08 \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{C121} & \multirow{4}{*}{45.08} & \begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 142,3,56,7,7,7-b \\ octahydro-1,1,7,7-a \\ 1434 \\ 1426 \\ 1426 \\ 1427 \\ 204 \\ \end{tabular}  & 1434 & 1427 [82] & nd & 0.08 \(\pm\) 0.18 & 0.01 \(\pm\) 0.02 & nd & nd \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{C122} & \multirow{4}{*}{45.75} & \begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 113, 119 \\ \end{tabular}  & \begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 114, 23,56,7,7,7-b \\ octahydro-1,1,7,7-a \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1435 \\ 1427 \\ 1435 \\ 1427 \\ 1436 \\ 1437 \\ 204 \\ \end{tabular}  & 1465 & \begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 146, 202 \(\pm\) 0.06 \\ 113, 119 \\ \end{tabular}  & 1465 & \begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 146, 202 \(\pm\) 0.06 \\ 100, 0.02 \(\pm\) 0.06 \\ 100, 0.02 \(\pm\) 0.06 \\ 100, 0.06 \\ \end{tabular}  & \ \begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 142, 203,56,7,7,7-b \\ octahydro-1,1,7,7-a \\ 1427 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1435 \\ 1427 \\ 1435 \\ 1427 \\ 1436 \\ 1437 \\ 1438 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1438 \\ 1439 \\ 1435 \\ 1434 \\ 1439 \\ 1434 \\ 1435 \\ 1436 \\ 1437 \\ 1438 \\ 1439 \\ 1434 \\ 1439 \\ 1445 \\ 1446.95 \\ 1435 \\ 1436 \\ 1437 \\ 1438 \\ 1439 \\ 1438 \\ 1439 \\ 1446 \\ 1439 \\ 1434 \\ 1447 \\ 1438 \\ 1439 \\ 1448 \\ 1449 \\ 14500 \\ \end{tabular}  & 1420 & 1424 [62] & 0.08 \(\pm\) 0.08 & 0.06 \(\pm\) 0.09 & nd & 0.10 \(\pm\) 0.12 & nd & nd \\ \hline \multirow{4}{*}{C121} & \multirow{4}{*}{45.08} &
\begin{tabular}{c} **1**H- \\ 14, 23,56,7,7,7-b \\ octahydro-1,1,7,7-a \\ 1434 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1434 \\ 1435 \\ 1436 \\ 1437 \\ 1438 \\ 1439 \\ 1434 \\ 1441 \\ 1439 \\ 1445 \\ 1450 \\ 1465 \\ 147 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1434 \\ 1427 \\ 1435 Thyme honey quantitatively had the richest aroma profile compared with the other studied honey types: in total, 97 volatile compounds were detected, followed by erica with 83, and pine with 81 compounds. Cotton and fir honey had the fewest volatile compounds detected, with 65 and 63, respectively (Table 1). The rich volatile fraction of thyme honey  
Figure 3: Grouping of the organic volatile compounds found in the examined honey samples. Figure 2: Representative chromatogram for each studied monofloral honey type. has been discussed in the literature [31,84,85], whereas for erica and cotton honey, the references are inadequate [86]. In thyme honey samples, the compounds benzeneacetaldehyde (C64), benzaldehyde (C40), toluene (C16), furan, 2,5-diethyltetrahydro-(C33), and furfural (C22) were found in the largest percentages (12.18%, 11.01%, 10.26%, 6.09%, and 5.62%, respectively).