Bee products have been considered as functional foods for a long time in China because of
their wide range of biological activity. China has the largest number of bee colonies and the …

The efficiency of the gas chromatography-mass detector (GC-MS) technique for the
detection of beeswax adulterated with paraffin, was evaluated. For this purpose, beeswax …

Beeswax is intended for use in the beekeeping sector but also in the agro-food,
pharmaceutical or cosmetics sectors. The adulteration of beeswax is an emerging issue that …

Quality control, nutritional value and the monitoring of hazardous residues in honey bee-
products have become major topics for both producers and consumers. Due to its potential …

CURRENT STATUS OF ANALYTICAL METHODS FOR THE DETECTION OF RESIDUES IN BEE
PRODUCTS Page 1 APIACTA 38 (2003) 190-197 190 CURRENT STATUS OF ANALYTICAL …

In the present study, one hundred pure and adulterated honey samples obtained from
feeding honeybee colonies with different levels (5, 20 and 100 L/colony) of various …

Marketing of adulterated beeswax foundation has recently become a major economic
problem for beekeepers. Paraffin contamination leads to collapse of combs, and stearic acid …

Chemical characterization and authentication of beeswax of Apis mellifera was performed
by high temperature capillary gas chromatography coupled to electron impact mass …

Bee products possess therapeutic properties and are the source of many essential trace
elements, which is why they are regarded as valuable food products. Honey bees may bring …

The physical and chemical parameters (melting point and saponification number), and the
fraction of hydrocarbons, monoesters, acids and alcohols have been determined in 90 …