Bee products: An emblematic example of underutilized sources of bioactive compounds

F Giampieri, JL Quiles, D Cianciosi… - Journal of agricultural …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Beside honey, honeybees (Apis mellifera L.) are able to produce many byproducts,
including bee pollen, propolis, bee bread, royal jelly, and beeswax. Even if the medicinal …

Antimicrobial activity of bee-collected pollen and beebread: State of the art and future perspectives

NA Didaras, K Karatasou, TG Dimitriou, GD Amoutzias… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bee-collected pollen (BCP) is a well-known functional food. Honey bees process the
collected pollen and store it in the hive, inside the comb cells. The processed pollen is called …

Bee bread and bee pollen of different plant sources: Determination of phenolic content, antioxidant activity, fatty acid and element profiles

N Mayda, A Özkök, N Ecem Bayram, YC Gerçek… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Springer
This study aims to determine the plant sources, fatty acid composition, total phenolic-
flavonoid content, antioxidant capacity, and elemental profile of bee pollen (BP) and bee …

Bee bread as a promising source of bioactive molecules and functional properties: an up-to-date review

M Bakour, H Laaroussi, D Ousaaid, A El Ghouizi… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bee bread is a natural product obtained from the fermentation of bee pollen mixed with bee
saliva and flower nectar inside the honeycomb cells of a hive. Bee bread is considered a …

Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread): Chemical and microbiology properties and health benefits

SM Mohammad, NK Mahmud-Ab-Rashid, N Zawawi - Molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread) is a mixture of bee pollen, bee salivary enzymes,
and regurgitated honey, fermented by indigenous microbes during storage in the cerumen …

Bee bread as a functional product: Chemical composition and bioactive properties

M Bakour, Â Fernandes, L Barros, M Sokovic… - Lwt, 2019 - Elsevier
Bee bread is a mixture of pollen pellets, honey and lactic acid bacteria, and the basis of food
in the hive. In the present study, a Moroccan bee bread has been analyzed concerning the …

Bee products: A representation of biodiversity, sustainability, and health

A Durazzo, M Lucarini, M Plutino, L Lucini, R Aromolo… - Life, 2021 - mdpi.com
Biodiversity strengthens the productivity of any ecosystem (agricultural land, forest, lake,
etc.). The loss of biodiversity contributes to food and energy insecurity; increases …

Recent advances and opportunities related to the use of bee products in food processing

M Kieliszek, K Piwowarek, AM Kot… - Food Science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Nowadays, natural foods that can provide positive health effects are gaining more and more
popularity. Bees and the products they produce are our common natural heritage that should …

Botanical Origin and Nutritional Values of Bee Bread of Stingless Bee (Heterotrigona itama) from Malaysia

SM Mohammad, NK Mahmud-Ab-Rashid… - Journal of Food …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Bee bread is the bee‐collected pollen with the mixture of honey and bee salivary enzymes,
stored inside the bee hive. Malaysia has limited information on bee bread collected by the …

Foodomics in bee product research: a systematic literature review

I Kafantaris, GD Amoutzias, D Mossialos - European Food Research and …, 2021 - Springer
Foodomics is an emerging research field in food science that applies advanced omics
technologies to assess relevant aspects related to food and nutrition, with the ultimate goal …