Characterization of honey of stingless bees from the Brazilian semi-arid region.

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.

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Main Authors:	SANT'ANA, R. da S., CARVALHO, C. A. L. de, ODA-SOUZA, M., SOUZA, B. de A., DIAS, F. de S.
Other Authors:	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.
Format:	Artigo de periódico biblioteca
Language:	Ingles English
Published:	2020-10-20
Subjects:	Abelha sem ferrão, Ácido carboxílico, Produto de abelha, Abelha, Ácido, Produto, Stingless bees, Carboxylic acids, Animal products,
Online Access:	http://www.alice.cnptia.embrapa.br/alice/handle/doc/1125702
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