Organic bee pollen: Botanical origin, nutritional value, bioactive compounds, antioxidant activity and microbiological quality

Molecules

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 8359-8377

  Feas, Xesus ^a   Vazquez Tato, M Pilar ^a   Estevinho, Leticia ^b   Seijas, Julio A ^a   Iglesias, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Antioxidant capacity; Bee pollen; Bioactive compound; Fatty acids; Microbiological safety; Organic food

Indexed keywords

ANTIOXIDANT; FATTY ACID; FLAVONOID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; CHEMISTRY; MICROBIOLOGY; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; PH; PLANT; POLLEN;

ANIMALS; ANTIOXIDANTS; BEES; FATTY ACIDS; FLAVONOIDS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; NUTRITIVE VALUE; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; PHENOLS; PLANTS; POLLEN; WATER;

EID: 84864587825     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules17078359     Document Type: Article

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