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Hive Product Science

Microbiological quality and physicochemical characterization of Brazilian bee pollen

Calidad microbiológica y caracterización fisicoquímica del polen de abeja

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Pages 231-238 | Received 20 Jul 2016, Accepted 27 Jan 2017, Published online: 30 Mar 2017
 

Abstract

Sixty-two commercial samples of dehydrated bee pollen (Apis mellifera bees) collected in Brazil (eight states and the Federal District) were analyzed for commercial quality (moisture, ash, lipids, proteins, and carbohydrates), and hygiene (aerobic mesophiles, yeasts and molds, coliforms, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and sulfite-reducing Clostridium). The analyzed samples were within the regulatory limits established by the legislation for ash, lipid and protein, except for moisture content. The analyzed hygiene parameters evaluated for bee pollen are not regulated by the Brazilian legislation, and the data discussed can contribute to regulatory agencies. Only moderate and weak correlations were observed between dehydrated pollen samples and the parameters evaluated.

Se analizó la calidad comercial (humedad, cenizas, lípidos, proteínas e hidratos de carbono) e higiene (mesófilos aeróbicos, levaduras y mohos, coliformes, Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus y Clostridium reductor de sulfito) de 62 muestras comerciales de polen de abejas deshidratadas (Apis mellifera abejas) recogidas en Brasil (ocho estados y el Distrito Federal). Las muestras analizadas se encontraban dentro de los límites reglamentarios establecidos por la legislación para las cenizas, lípidos y proteínas, con excepción del contenido de humedad. Los parámetros de higiene analizados para el polen de abejas no están regulados por la legislación brasileña y los datos discutidos pueden ser distribuidos a los organismos reguladores. Sólo se observaron correlaciones moderadas y débiles entre muestras de polen deshidratadas y los parámetros evaluados.

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