A comprehensive review of stingless bee products: Phytochemical composition and beneficial properties of honey, propolis, and pollen

AS Rozman, N Hashim, B Maringgal, K Abdan - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The stingless bee has been gaining more attention in recent years due to the uniqueness
and benefits of its products. Similar to the common honeybee, stingless bees also produce …

[HTML][HTML] Phenolic composition and biological activities of stingless bee honey: An overview based on its aglycone and glycoside compounds

AC Dos Santos, FC Biluca, F Braghini… - Food Research …, 2021 - Elsevier
Stingless bees are native to tropical and subtropical countries, such as Brazil. The wide
variety of species, the sources of food collection (nectar and pollen), and the climate …

[HTML][HTML] Brazilian stingless bee honey: Physicochemical properties and aliphatic organic acids content

AC Dos Santos, FC Biluca, P Brugnerotto… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
This study aimed to investigate for the first time fourteen aliphatic organic acids (AOA) in
honeys produced by different species of Brazilian stingless bees (Melipona bicolor …

Physiochemical, biological, and therapeutic uses of stingless bee honey

AS Gadge, DV Shirsat, PS Soumia, CL Pote… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Stingless bee honey, also known as pot honey, is a unique product that differs from other
honey (Apis) in terms of flavor, chemical composition, biological characteristics, and …

[HTML][HTML] Moisture content and water activity relations in honey: a Bayesian multilevel meta-analysis

M van Boekel - Journal of Food Composition and Analysis, 2023 - Elsevier
Research objectives were to investigate i) linear moisture content (m)-water activity (aw)
relations in honeys, ii) quantify variability due to geographical origin, iii) prediction of aw …

Honey characterization and identification of fructophilic lactic acid bacteria of fresh samples from Melipona beecheii, Scaptotrigona pectoralis, Plebeia llorentei, and …

A Andrade-Velásquez… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Stingless bees are essential to preser tropical ecosystems. They pollinate native flora,
producing honey with properties for traditional health uses. Lactic acid bacteria …

Impact of genus (Geotrigona, Melipona, Scaptotrigona) on the targeted 1H-NMR organic profile, and authenticity test by interphase emulsion of honey processed in …

P Vit, J van der Meulen, M Diaz, SRM Pedro… - Current Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biodiversity of Ecuadorian stingless bees is almost 200 species. Traditional pot-honey
harvest in Ecuador is mostly done from nests of the three genera selected here Geotrigona …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the polyphenolic profile of native Ecuadorian stingless bee honeys (Tribe: Meliponini) and their antibiofilm activity on susceptible and multidrug …

FS Cabezas-Mera, MB Atiencia-Carrera… - Current Research in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofilms are associated with infections that are resistant to conventional therapies,
contributing to the antimicrobial resistance crisis. The need for alternative approaches …

Discriminant analysis of Brazilian stingless bee honey reveals an iron-based biogeographical origin

FC Lavinas, BA Gomes, MVT Silva, RM Nunes… - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Stingless bee honey (SBH) is gaining attention due to its nutritional, sensorial, and
medicinal characteristics. This study focuses on the combination of physicochemical …

Living in honey: bacterial and fungal communities in honey of sympatric populations of Apis mellifera and the stingless bee Melipona beecheii, in Yucatan, Mexico

DF Jacinto-Castillo, A Canto, LA Medina-Medina… - Archives of …, 2022 - Springer
Bacterial and fungal communities in the honey of sympatric populations of the bee species
Apis mellifera and Melipona beecheii were profiled by amplicon sequencing of the 16S …