Correlation of total phenolic and flavonoid contents of Brazilian honeys with colour and antioxidant capacity

LDO Sant'Ana, AB Buarque Ferreira… - … Journal of Food …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Sixty Brazilian honey samples were analysed for their total phenolic content with the Folin-
Denis reagent, total flavonoid content by aluminium chloride method, and antioxidant activity …

Topical Anti-Inflammatory Activity of a Monofloral Honey of Mimosa scabrella Provided by Melipona marginata During Winter in Southern Brazil

DM Borsato, AS Prudente… - Journal of medicinal …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Melipona marginata is an endangered species of stingless bee from Brazil that produces
honey with particular physicochemical features and a remarkable exotic flavor. To the best of …

Plant sources for bee pollen load production in Sergipe, northeast Brazil

RF Alves, FAR Santos - Palynology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
In Brazil, the production of bee pollen loads began modestly in the late 1980s, stimulated by
consumption of natural products. Demand and consumption have increased, and there has …

Pollen and nectar foraging by Melipona quadrifasciata anthidioides Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Meliponini) in natural habitat

C Oliveira-Abreu, SD Hilário, CFP Luz… - …, 2014 - periodicos.uefs.br
This study shows the influence of climatic factors and the nectar and pollen collection by
Melipona quadrifasciata in a natural habitat. Five colonies were studied in Parque das …

[HTML][HTML] Capacidade antioxidante da própolis

AAM De-Melo, AH Matsuda, AS Freitas… - Pesquisa …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
A própolis é uma substância resinosa coletada de diversas partes das plantas por abelhas
e misturada à cera, pólen e secreções salivares. Sua composição é complexa e está …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of two prickly pear species flowers growing in Tunisia at four flowering stages

I Ammar, M Ennouri, O Bali, H Attia - LWT-Food Science and Technology, 2014 - Elsevier
Opuntia flowers belonging to two species of prickly pear were evaluated at four flowering
stages: vegetative, initial flowering, full flowering and post-flowering stage, for possible use …

[HTML][HTML] Preliminary data on Brazilian monofloral honey from the northeast region using FT-IR ATR spectroscopic, palynological, and color analysis

LB Almeida-Muradian, RJ Sousa, OM Barth… - Química …, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflectance (FT-IR ATR) spectroscopy was used to
determine 14 different measurands in northeast Brazilian honey samples. Nine different …

Pollen analysis of food pots stored by Melipona subnitida Ducke (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a restinga area

RS Pinto, PMC Albuquerque, MMC Rêgo - Sociobiology, 2014 - ojs3.uefs.br
The geographic distribution of Melipona subnitida covers the dry areas in the northeastern
Brazil, where it plays an important role as pollinator of many wild plant species. In the current …

Pollen content of marmeleiro (Croton spp., Euphorbiaceae) honey from Piauí State, Brazil

RLB Borges, MC Jesus, RCR Camargo, FAR Santos - Palynology, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Samples of honey, called marmeleiro honey by its producers, from the state of Piauí, Brazil,
were analysed to study their pollen contents. Samples were dissolved in water, alcohol was …

[PDF][PDF] Physicochemical quality, botanical origin and antioxidant properties of floral honeys from Campos Gerais region, Brazil

DM Borsato, PV Farago, CFP da Luz, SM De Alencar… - Interciencia, 2014 - redalyc.org
El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar las propiedades físico-químicas, el origen botánico y
la actividad antioxidante de mieles comerciales de Brasil rotuladas como monoflorales …