Botanical Origin and Biochemical Composition of Different Color Fractions of Bee Pollen
Pubblicato online: 18 dic 2024
Pagine: 143 - 154
Ricevuto: 30 mag 2024
Accettato: 12 set 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jas-2024-0011
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© 2024 Sema Anık et al., published by Sciendo
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Bee pollen is a good nutrient storage and a natural source of phenolic acids and flavonoids with antimicrobial and antioxidant effects. Pollen color is related to flavonoids and carotenoids groups of structurally different plant pigments which are also non-enzymatic antioxidants. This study aims to indicate the biochemical differences between bee pollen of different color fractions concerning antioxidant properties. We separated the different colored bee pollens as light and dark to determine their botanical origins and biochemical compositions. According to their botanical origins, seventeen genera belonging to fourteen families were identified in the different colored bee pollen samples.