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| Title |
Evaluation of physicochemical and antioxidant properties of two stingless bee honeys: a comparison with Apis mellifera honey from Nsukka, Nigeria
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| Published in |
BMC Research Notes, November 2017
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| DOI | 10.1186/s13104-017-2884-2 |
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| Authors |
Justus Amuche Nweze, J. I. Okafor, Emeka I. Nweze, Julius Eyiuche Nweze |
| Abstract |
Several physical, biochemical and antioxidant properties of two Nigerian stingless bee honey varieties (Melipona sp. and Hypotrigona sp.) were compared with Apis mellifera honey using standard analytical procedures. The mean pH of Apis mellifera, Hypotrigona sp. and Melipona sp. honeys were 4.24 ± 0.28, 3.75 ± 0.11 and 4.21 ± 0.37 respectively. The mean moisture contents of the honeys were 11.74 ± 0.47, 17.50 ± 0.80, and 13.86 ± 1.06%. Honey samples from Hypotrigona sp. when compared with other honey samples had the highest mean total dissolved solids (370.01 ± 22.51 ppm), hydroxymethylfurfural (16.58 ± 0.37 mg/kg), total acidity (35.57 ± 0.42 meq/kg), protein content (16.58 ± 0.37 g/kg), phenol content (527.41 ± 3.60 mg/kg), and ascorbic acid (161.69 ± 6.70 mg/kg), antioxidant equivalent-ascorbic acid assay value (342.33 ± 0.78 mg/kg) as well as ferric reducing power (666.88 ± 1.73 μM Fe(II)/100 g) (p < 0.05). Several strong correlations were observed among some of the parameters of the honeys. This is the first study to compare the properties of Nigerian honey bees. Our results suggested that these honeys (specifically Hypotrigona sp. honey) is a good source of antioxidants comparable to A. mellifera honey. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 152 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 29 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 20 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 10 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 7 | 5% |
| Researcher | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 15 | 10% |
| Unknown | 66 | 43% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 19 | 13% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 11 | 7% |
| Chemistry | 10 | 7% |
| Engineering | 9 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 3% |
| Other | 25 | 16% |
| Unknown | 73 | 48% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 4. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 21 August 2023.
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#7,942,119
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#1,217
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#120,194
of 338,346 outputs
Outputs of similar age from BMC Research Notes
#39
of 158 outputs
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