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The aim of the study is to determine the mineral content and some quality parameters of Thrace region floral and honeydew honeys. Quality parameters such as soluble solid, pH, electrical conductivity, free acidity, sugar content and mineral content (Ca, Fe, K, Mg, Na, Zn, P, Se) were determined and evaluated in 25 honey samples including 16 sunflower, 2 gorse, 3 canola, 3 oak and 1 linden honey locally produced in Trace Region, Turkey. Mineral contents of the samples were determined by Inductivelly Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer (ICP-OES). The most abundant minerals were potassium, phosphorus and calcium, ranging between 18.91–1018.74, 244.40–429.98 and 8.50–140.82mg/kg, respectively. The mean values were determined as pH 4.42 (3.86-6.54), soluble dry matter 81.4°Bx (79.3-83.0), free acidity 15.66 mEq/kg (9.00-28, 00), HMF 13.00 mg/kg (0.16-33.45), electrical conductivity 595 μS/cm (207-1376), glucose 33.66% (25.51-38.58), fructose 38% .17 (33.32-47.91) and sucrose 0.17% (0.01-0.67).