Volume 20, Issue 3 e202201124
Research Article

Investigation of Botanical Origin, Phenolic Compounds, Carotenoids, and Antioxidant Properties of Monofloral and Multifloral Bee Bread

Duygu Nur Çobanoğlu

Duygu Nur Çobanoğlu

Department of Crop and Animal Production, Vocational School of Food, Agriculture and Livestock, Bingöl University, 12000 Bingöl, Turkey

Search for more papers by this author
Mehmet Emin Şeker

Mehmet Emin Şeker

Department of Crop and Animal Production, Espiye Vocational School, Giresun University, Espiye, Giresun, 28600 Turkey

Search for more papers by this author
İlginç Kizilpinar Temizer

İlginç Kizilpinar Temizer

Vocational High School of Health Services, Giresun University, Giresun, 28200 Turkey

Search for more papers by this author
Ayşegül Erdoğan

Corresponding Author

Ayşegül Erdoğan

Ege University Application and Research Center For Testing and Analysis (EGE MATAL), İzmir, 35100 Turkey

Search for more papers by this author
First published: 02 February 2023
Citations: 1

Abstract

Bee bread is a unique natural product made by bees and good for human health. It has many bioactive molecules that can treat or prevent diseases. In this study, melissopalynological methods were used to examine five bee bread samples. Major plant sources found in bee bread were Lotus spp., Trifolium spp., and Xeranthemum spp., which are from the Fabaceae and Asteraceae families. Then, the amount of phenolic compounds and major carotenoids in bee bread (BB) samples were quantified. Gallic acid, caffeic acid, quercetin, and kaempferol were found in all BB samples, with β-carotene being the most abundant carotenoid in all but BB1. In addition, the total phenolic/flavonoid content and antioxidant activities of all BB samples were determined. Total flavonoid, total phenolic, DPPH⋅, and ABTS⋅+ values were varied between 5.6–10.00 mg GAE/g DW, 1.2–4.3 mg QE/g DW, 1.2–5.5 mg TEAC/g DW, and 2.6–15.4 mg TEAC/g DW, respectively.

Graphical Abstract

Conflict of interest

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Data Availability Statement

The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.

The full text of this article hosted at iucr.org is unavailable due to technical difficulties.