120 acacia honey samples were collected from 10 apiaries in Shandong area at 4 different time points in the 3rd, 5th, 8th, and 15th day, respectively.A total of 18 phenolic components were tested.According to the results, five phenolic components were undetectable.The remaining 13 phenolic components showed 3 different trends in honey maturation process.In accordance with the result of K-W test, 9 phenolic components were determined to be significantly different between the mature and immature honey groups, which provided useful references for determination of mature and immature honey.