Carbohydrate composition of high-fructose corn syrups (HFCS) used for bee feeding: Effect on honey composition

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

Volumn 58, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 7317-7322

  Ruiz Matute, Ana Isabel ^a   Weiss, Milagra ^b   Sammataro, Diana ^b   Finely, Jennifer ^b   Sanz, Maria Luz ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE QUÍMICA ORGÁNICA GENERAL   (Spain)

^b CARL HAYDEN BEE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bees; Carbohydrates; High fructose corn syrup (HFCS); HMF; Honey; Sucrose syrup (SS)

Indexed keywords

FRUCTOSE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; HONEY; MAIZE; PHYSIOLOGY; ANALYSIS;

ANIMALS; BEES; FRUCTOSE; HONEY; ZEA MAYS;

APOIDEA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953639291     PISSN: 00218561     EISSN: 15205118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jf100758x     Document Type: Article

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