Chemical Analysis of Bee-Honeys

Analysis of Swiss honeys for pyrrolizidine alkaloids

Analysis of Swiss honeys for pyrrolizidine alkaloids Christina Kast*, Arne Dübecke, Verena Kilchenmann, Katharina Bieri, Michael Böhlen, Otmar Zoller, Gudrun Beckh and Cord Lüllmann Swiss Bee Research Centre, Agroscope, Schwarzenburgstrasse 161, 3003 Bern, Switzerland. Quality Services International GmbH, 28199 Bremen, Germany. Institute of Pollen Analysis K. Bieri GmbH, Talstrasse 23, 3122 Keh...

Chemical composition of honeys from fars and kohkiluyeh provinces of iran

Evaluation of honeys and bee products quality based on their mineral composition using multivariate techniques

The aim of this investigation was to estimate honeys and bee products quality in view of their mineral composition using multivariate techniques. Fourteen elements (Ca, Mg, K, Na, P, Co, Mn, Fe, Cr, Ni, Zn, Cu, Cd, and Pb) were determined in 66 honeys and bee products from different places of Poland and Europe and various botanical origins. The total metals contents were analyzed by flame atomi...

Volatile organic compounds of Thai honeys produced from several floral sources by different honey bee species

The volatile organic compounds (VOCs) of four monofloral and one multifloral of Thai honeys produced by Apis cerana, Apis dorsata and Apis mellifera were analyzed by headspace solid-phase microextraction (HS-SPME) followed by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The floral sources were longan, sunflower, coffee, wild flowers (wild) and lychee. Honey originating from longan had more...

Bee Pollen: Chemical Composition and Therapeutic Application

Bee pollen is a valuable apitherapeutic product greatly appreciated by the natural medicine because of its potential medical and nutritional applications. It demonstrates a series of actions such as antifungal, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, hepatoprotective, anticancer immunostimulating, and local analgesic. Its radical scavenging potential has also been reported. Beneficial prop...