Physical-chemical parameters of honey stingless bee (melipona subnitida) after heat treatment

Authors

  • Maria Celia Aroucha Santos
  • Edna Maria Mendes Aroucha
  • Wallace Edelky de Souza Freitas
  • Karoline Mikaelle de Paiva Soares
  • Francisca Ildenia de Barros Mendes
  • Vianney Reinaldo de Oliveira
  • Cristiane Ribeiro Lucas

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21708/avb.2010.4.3.1777

Abstract

This study assessed some honey quality parameters from bee species (Melipona subnitida) subjected to thermal treatment. Honey samples about 1Kg were taken from Melipona subnitida (jandaíra). These samples were fractioned in Chemistry Laboratory from DACS (UFERSA). A part of these was analyzed immediately and the other one was subjected to thermal treatment at 70°C during 4, 8, 16, 24 hours. Physical-chemistry characteristics available were moisture content, total acidity, reducing sugar, HMF. The experiment was conducted with samples of honey jandaia subjected to five times of thermal treatments, performed in three replicates. Data were subjected to analysis of variance and regression. It was found thermal treatment effects on all traits (acidity, pH, moisture, reducing sugars and hydroxymethylfurfural). With the exception of the HMF, the other physical and chemical parameters (moisture, total acidity and reducing sugars) evaluated in honey Jandaira remained within specification suggested for quality control of honey from stingless bees.

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2010-05-26

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