Composição e qualidade de méis de abelha Jandaira (Melipona subnitida), efeitos estocagem e comparação com méis de Apis mellifera

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STRAMM, Klaus Martin. Composition, Quality and comparison of Jandaira (Melipona subnitida) and Apis mellifera honey.Advisor: Bicudo de Almeida Muradian Sao Paulo; 2011. [Master’s degree dissertation School of Pharmacy of Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil]. Objectives Evaluate the quality and composition of Jandaira bee’s honey through the use of physicochemical analyses; find out if the obtained parameters are in concordance with the Apis mellifera honey Legislations established both nationally and internationally; evaluate the effects of storage conditions for Jandaira Honey in three different temperatures (ambient, fridge and freezer) over one year, as well as the storage of Apis mellifera samples from the same botanical region over one year in ambient temperature and the comparison of both kinds of honeys and the alterations of their quality parameters. Metodology Review of the literature asserting the quality and identity parameters of Apis mellifera honey and stingless bees, with emphasis on Melipona subnitida honey. Procedure of the analyses contained in the Brazillian Legislation (2000) for Apis mellifera honey in the collected samples of Apis mellifera and Melipona subnitida honeys, as well as the qualitative analyses (Fiehe, Lund and Lugol), electric conductivity, and quantification of the glucose, fructose and sucrose sugars via HPLC. Results The Apis honey samples were classified as monofloral (Althernantera sp. as dominant pollen) and demonstrated parameters in accord with the current Legislation, while the Jandaira honey samples were classified as heterofloral (nearly even amounts of Mimosa verrucosa, Mimora caeselpinaefolia and