A review of fermented bee products: Sources, nutritional values, and health benefits

Y Liu, B Jiang, K Wang - Food Research International, 2023 - Elsevier
Bee products have garnered considerable interest due to their abundant nutritional content
and versatile biological activities. The utilization of bee products as fermentation materials …

Developments in the fermentation process and quality improvement strategies for mead production

A Iglesias, A Pascoal, AB Choupina, CA Carvalho… - Molecules, 2014 - mdpi.com
Mead is a traditional alcoholic drink derived from the fermentation of diluted honey in the
presence of appropriate yeast. Its modern production, in general terms, involves the addition …

Microorganisms in honey

MS Silva, Y Rabadzhiev, MR Eller, I Iliev… - Honey …, 2017 - books.google.com
Honey is a product with low water activity because of the great amount of sugars (fructose
and glucose), and also it has antimicrobial compounds derived from flowers or because of …

Traces of honeybees, api-tourism and beekeeping: From past to present

E Topal, L Adamchuk, I Negri, M Kösoğlu, G Papa… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Throughout history, honey has been used for many different purposes and due to its
medicinal properties, has been one of the products marketed by traders. The figure of the …

Influence of pollen addition on mead elaboration: Physicochemical and sensory characteristics

A Roldán, GCJ Van Muiswinkel, C Lasanta, V Palacios… - Food Chemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
Mead (honey-wine) results from the alcoholic fermentation of diluted honey using a wine
yeast strain. However, mead elaboration can be hampered by several problems, including …

Impact of fermentation processes on the bioactive profile and health-promoting properties of bee bread, mead and honey vinegar

R Mărgăoan, M Cornea-Cipcigan, E Topal, M Kösoğlu - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Recently, an increasing interest is paid to bee products obtained as a result of the
fermentation process. Some of them can be consumed directly (bee-collected pollen, honey …

Determination of some individual phenolic compounds and antioxidant capacity of mead produced from different types of honey

H Akalın, M Bayram, RE Anlı - Journal of the Institute of Brewing, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to promote mead (honey wine) production by testing the
appropriateness of different honey varieties which were obtained from the flora of Turkey for …

Comparison of chemical composition and antioxidant capacity of commercially available blueberry and blackberry wines in Illinois

MH Johnson, E Gonzalez de Mejia - Journal of Food Science, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Moderate wine consumption may reduce the incidence of certain age‐related chronic
diseases such as heart disease, hypertension, metabolic disease, and neurodegenerative …

Trends in food science & technology an overview of mead production and the physicochemical, toxicological, and sensory characteristics of mead with a special …

M Starowicz, M Granvogl - Trends in food science & Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Mead is a traditional alcoholic beverage obtained by fermentation of mead wort
and is popularly produced at home and/or in small meaderies. Different types of mead can …

The Impact of Furfural on the Quality of Meads

P Sroka, T Tarko, A Duda - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Furfural is a naturally occurring compound in bee honey, classified as a fermentation
inhibitor. The aim of this study was to ascertain the concentration of furfural in mead worts …