Title:	Characterization of honey of stingless bees from the Brazilian semi-arid region.
Authors:	SANT'ANA, R. da S. CARVALHO, C. A. L. de ODA-SOUZA, M. SOUZA, B. de A. DIAS, F. de S.
Affiliation:	Rosane da S. Sant'ana, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Campus Universitário de Cruz das Almas; Carlos Alfredo L. de Carvalho, Universidade Federal do Recôncavo da Bahia, Campus Universitário de Cruz das Almas; Melissa Oda-Souza, Universidade Estadual do Piauí, Campus Poeta Torquato Neto, Teresina; BRUNO DE ALMEIDA SOUZA, CPAMN; Fabio de S. Dias, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Campus Universitário de Camaçari.
Date Issued:	2020
Citation:	Food Chemistry, V. 327, e127041, 2020.
Description:	The physicochemical characteristics of honey vary according to bee species, climate, region, period of collection, processing and storage. In this context, this work aimed to perform a comparative study of the physicochemical characteristics of Melipona subnitida and M. fasciculata honey collected at different periods and regions of the State of Piauí, Brazil. Twenty-nine honey samples were collected and evaluated by principal component analysis from physicochemical analysis data. Twenty-two percent of the parameters analyzed differed between species. Evaluating the collection period, the honey of M. subnitida and M. fasciculata presented differences among themselves. The study revealed a similarity between the physicochemical parameters of the honey of the two species of bees, in addition, the time was one of the determining factors in the formation of clusters.
Thesagro:	Abelha Ácido Produto
NAL Thesaurus:	Stingless bees Carboxylic acids Animal products
Keywords:	Abelha sem ferrão Ácido carboxílico Produto de abelha
ISSN:	0308-8146
DOI:	10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127041
Type of Material:	Artigo de periódico
Access:	openAccess
Appears in Collections:	Artigo em periódico indexado (CPAMN)