Abstract:Forty-five Apis cerana honey samples，including Sapium discolor honey，Dendropanax dentiger honey，Miscellaneous flower honey，and Characteristic honey，were collected from Jiangxi Province. These samples were tested for seven physicochemical indicators，including moisture，acidity，amylase value，reducing sugars（fructose and glucose），sucrose content，glucose proportion and hydroxymethyl furfural（HMF）content.Additionally，residue levels of three classes of antibiotics（chloramphenicol，streptomycin，and tetracycline）and carbon-4 plant sugar content were also examined. After systematically analyzing and evaluating the physicochemical characteristics of four kinds of Apis cerana honey，this study compared them with the existing honey quality standard，through the means of principal component analysis（PCA）and cluster analysis.The results showed that the moisture content of the four types of Chinese honey samples was 19.54%-20.44%，the amylase value was 6.14-11.97 mL/（g·h），hydroxymethylfurfural was ＜8.00 mg/kg，and the carbon-4 plant sugar content was ＜7%，all meeting the requirements of the national standard GB 14963—2011. At the same time，chloramphenicol，streptomycin，and tetracycline residues were not found in honey samples，indicating that the overall quality of the four types of Apis cerana honey was good，with each variety exhibiting unique characteristics. Principal component analysis extracted two principal components. For principal component 1，the parameters with the highest absolute coefficient values were moisture content，acidity，reducing sugars，and sucrose.For principal component 2，the parameters with the highest absolute coefficient values were amylase，hydroxymethyl furfural，and glucose content ratio.