Ethnopharmacological relevance Honey is one of the most popular functional foods,
speculated to be in use since the advent of human civilization. Its health-protective activity is …

Simple Summary Apis mellifera Linnaeus (1758), a honey bee, is a eusocial insect widely
known for its role in pollination, an essential ecosystem service for plant biodiversity, and …

The physicochemical traits and an array of organic and inorganic contaminants were
monitored in monofloral honeys (ie, jujube [Ziziphus lotus], sweet orange [Citrus sinensis] …

Honey is a natural product recognized and appreciated for its nutritional value and
therapeutic potential. However, the quality of bee honey is essential because various …

Background However, the consumption of honey offers several beneficial advantages; it can
be sources of some contaminants, such as potentially toxic elements (PTEs). Scope and …

Honey is both a complex food and medicine as well as a healthy alternative to refined sugar.
Besides a complex mixture of carbohydrates, honey contains other minor substances which …

The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the effect of antibiotic and pesticide
residues on the physicochemical properties of unifloral and multifloral honey. The mineral …

The levels of chemical pollutants were determined in 30 samples of varietal honey from
southeastern Poland, including 223 pesticides (insecticides, herbicides, fungicides …

Is it possible to characterize the types of honey based on their chemical composition, their
content of bioactive substances, and their physicochemical properties? The objective of this …

Hydrogen peroxide is the principal antibacterial compound of honey and its concentration
determines honey bacteriostatic (MIC) and bactericidal (MBC) potencies. Levels of H2O2 …