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Floral Diversity in Different Types of Honey
Haidamus, Susana Linhares; Lorenzon, Maria Cristina Affonso; Koshiyama, Adriano Soares; Tassinari, Wagner de Sousa.
  • Haidamus, Susana Linhares; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. Animal Science Postgraduate Program. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Lorenzon, Maria Cristina Affonso; Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro. Animal Science Institute. Rio de Janeiro. BR
  • Koshiyama, Adriano Soares; University College London. Computer Science Postgraduate Program. London. GB
  • Tassinari, Wagner de Sousa; Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. National Institute of Infectious Diseases. Rio de Janeiro. BR
Braz. arch. biol. technol ; 62: e19180241, 2019. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1055391
ABSTRACT
Abstract Many different types of honey are available in the Brazilian market. They vary in color, flavor, smell, thereby increasing interest in honey characterization relating to botanical origin. A total of 155 honey samples belonging to Brazilian flora were examined on the pollen analysis; sampling is made in a span of one year. The preparation followed melisso palynological analysis based on the specific botanical variety. The pollen spectra revealed 60 pollen types belonging to 27 plant families and Myrtaceae, Fabaceae and Asteraceae were the dominant plant families. Few pollen types were found in most samples of honey. The families that showed major richness of pollen types were Fabaceae and Asteraceae. Only six floral sources of pollen plants and three floral sources of nectar plants appeared in the category of predominant pollen. The unifloral honeys were slightly more frequent than polyfloral, and wild floral species dominated most of the honey samples. These floral sources, even in minor parts in the honeys samples, are also part of the biological feature of theses honeys. The honeys from natural fields cannot be completely accounted by the term unifloral honeys.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Plants / Pollen / Conservation of Natural Resources / Trophic Levels / Honey Language: English Journal: Braz. arch. biol. technol Journal subject: Biology Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / United kingdom Institution/Affiliation country: Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro/BR / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/BR / University College London/GB

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Plants / Pollen / Conservation of Natural Resources / Trophic Levels / Honey Language: English Journal: Braz. arch. biol. technol Journal subject: Biology Year: 2019 Type: Article Affiliation country: Brazil / United kingdom Institution/Affiliation country: Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro/BR / Oswaldo Cruz Foundation/BR / University College London/GB