B-HIVE: Beeswax hydrogen isotopes as validation of environment. Part I: Bulk honey and honeycomb stable isotope analysis

Food Chemistry

Volumn 125, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 576-581

  Chesson, Lesley A ^a,b   Tipple, Brett J ^a,b   Erkkila, Brad R ^a,b   Cerling, Thure E ^a,b   Ehleringer, James R ^a,b  

^a IsoForensics Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Bee; Beeswax; Honey; Honeycomb; Hydrogen isotope; Oxygen isotope; Region of origin

Indexed keywords

BEE; BEESWAX; HONEY; HONEYCOMB; HYDROGEN ISOTOPE; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; REGION-OF-ORIGIN;

FOOD PRODUCTS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; HYDROGEN; LIQUIDS; OXYGEN; SUGARS; WATER ABSORPTION; WAXES;

ISOTOPES;

HYDROGEN; OXYGEN; PROPOLIS;

ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); HONEY; HUMIDITY; ION EXCHANGE; ISOTOPE ANALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS; WATER ABSORPTION;

APOIDEA;

EID: 78049436685     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2010.09.050     Document Type: Article

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