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<p>The value of honey as a natural food product is influenced by its pollen content, with the dominant type of pollen conferring specific medicinal properties. The present study examines the pollen spectra of 31 honeys from urban (linden, acacia, polyfloral, honeydew) and rural (rape, acacia, polyfloral, honeydew) apiaries in Poland. The pollen in content in honey ranged from 0.2 to 88 %. In total, 76 plant taxa were identified, 21 of which were assigned to forms A, B and C. Higher pollen grain content and a greater diversity of honey plant taxa were found in the urban honey, particularly polyfloral honey; this could be attributed to the rich variety of plants found in urban green areas compared to rural areas ones.</p>
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The value of honey as a natural food product is influenced by its pollen content, with the dominant type of pollen conferring specific medicinal properties. The present study examines the pollen spectra of 31 honeys from urban (linden, acacia, polyfloral, honeydew) and rural (rape, acacia, polyfloral, honeydew) apiaries in Poland. The pollen in content in honey ranged from 0.2 to 88 %. In total, 76 plant taxa were identified, 21 of which were assigned to forms A, B and C. Higher pollen grain content and a greater diversity of honey plant taxa were found in the urban honey, particularly polyfloral honey; this could be attributed to the rich variety of plants found in urban green areas compared to rural areas ones.

Differences in the Pollen Content of Varieties of Polish Honey from Urban and Rural Apiaries

West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin

Department of Functional Diagnostics and Physical Medicine

Pomeranian Medical University in Szczecin

Department of Toxicology, Dairy Technology and Food Storage

Acta Universitatis Cibiniensis. Series E: Food Technology

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The value of honey as a natural food product is influenced by its pollen content, with the dominant type of pollen conferring specific medicinal properties....

Differences in the Pollen Content of Varieties of Polish Honey from Urban and Rural Apiaries

Publié en ligne: 09 juil. 2022

Pages: 109 - 122

Reçu: 14 juin 2021

Accepté: 10 févr. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2022-0009

Mots clés
bee product, pollen classification, honey plants, urban and rural areas

© 2022 Renata Gamrat et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Differences in the Pollen Content of Varieties of Polish Honey from Urban and Rural Apiaries

Publié en ligne: 09 juil. 2022

Pages: 109 - 122

Reçu: 14 juin 2021

Accepté: 10 févr. 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/aucft-2022-0009

Mots clésbee product, pollen classification, honey plants, urban and rural areas

© 2022 Renata Gamrat et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Mots clés
bee product, pollen classification, honey plants, urban and rural areas