Table 1. Physical properties of honey-alginate solution

Honey type	Honey concentration (%w/v)	Alginate concentration (%w/v)	Density (kg/m³)	Viscosity (mPa.s)	Surface tension (mN/m)
Acacia	20	1	1,071 (±1.0)^a	102 (±45)^a	85.4 (±0.4)^a
Acacia	20	1.5	1,074 (±0.6)^b	294 (±22)^b	76.1 (±1.0)^b
Acacia	20	2	1,080 (±0.1)^c	623 (±74)^c	70.1 (±0.1)^c
Acacia	40	1	1,127 (±0.1)^a	962 (±22)^a	77.3 (±0.8)^a
Acacia	40	1.5	1,132 (±1.2)^b	1,243 (±163)^b	71.9 (±1.4)^b
Acacia	40	2	1,151 (±0.1)^c	2,824 (±188)^c	70.4 (±1.4)^b
Acacia	20	1	1,071 (±1.0)^a	102 (±45)^a	85.4 (±0.4)^a
Acacia	40	1	1,127 (±0.1)^b	962 (±22)^b	77.3 (±0.8)^b
Acacia	60	1	1,185 (±0.1)^c	2,913 (±173)^c	76.5 (±1.9)^b
Acacia	40	1	1,127 (±0.1)^a	962 (±22)^a	77.3 (±0.8)^a
Gelam	40	1	1,417 (±5.8)^b	329 (±18)^b	76.2 (±0.8)^a
Tualang	40	1	1,483 (±5.8)^b	2,504 (±186)^c	75.8 (±0.5)^a

Means in a section with different superscript letters are significantly different (p<0.05).