Physicochemical profiles of stingless bee (Apidae: Meliponini) honey from South East Asia (Thailand)

•The physicochemical profiles of honey from 11 stingless bee species are reported.•Honey from the species complex most commonly utilized in meliponiculture in SE Asia was examined.•Physicochemical profiles.•The contents of sucrose in stingless bee honey were much lower than earlier reports.•Maltose...

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Published in:Food chemistry Vol. 192; pp. 149 - 155
Main Authors: Chuttong, Bajaree, Chanbang, Yaowaluk, Sringarm, Korawan, Burgett, Michael
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2016
Subjects:
acidity
amylases
Animals
Apis mellifera
Asia, Southeastern
Bees - chemistry
Chemical Phenomena
color
electrical conductivity
fructose
glucose
Honey
Honey - analysis
hydroxymethylfurfural
maltose
Meliponini
Physicochemical properties
Stingless bee
stingless bees
sucrose
Sugar
Thailand
water content
Thailand
Stingless bee
Meliponini
Honey
Physicochemical properties
Sugar
ISSN:0308-8146, 1873-7072
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Summary:•The physicochemical profiles of honey from 11 stingless bee species are reported.•Honey from the species complex most commonly utilized in meliponiculture in SE Asia was examined.•Physicochemical profiles.•The contents of sucrose in stingless bee honey were much lower than earlier reports.•Maltose was either absent or present as the predominant carbohydrate. This study examines the physicochemical properties of stingless bee honey from SE Asia (Thailand). Twenty-eight stingless bee honey samples, from 11 stingless bee species, were examined. Results reveal an average color (67±19mm Pfund), moisture (31±5.4g/100g), ash (0.531±0.632g/100g), electrical conductivity (1.1±0.780ms/cm), pH of (3.6±0.198), total acidity (164±162meq/kg), diastase activity (1.5±1.6°Gothe) and hydroxymethylfurfural (8.7±12mg/kg). The carbohydrate profile is: total sugar (51±21g/100g), fructose (17±9.7g/100g), glucose (14±8.6g/100g), maltose (41±15g/100g) and sucrose (1.2±2.7g/100g). These findings are not dissimilar to those reported for stingless bee honeys from the neo-tropics. When compared with the Apis mellifera standard, stingless bee honey is characterized as possessing higher moisture content, acidity, ash and HMF but a lower level of total sugars.
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ISSN:0308-8146
1873-7072
DOI:10.1016/j.foodchem.2015.06.089