Monofloral honeys by Sicilian black honeybee (Apis mellifera ssp. sicula) have high reducing power and antioxidant capacity

Heliyon

Volumn 2, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Attanzio, Alessandro ^a   Tesoriere, Luisa ^a   Allegra, Mario ^a   Livrea, Maria A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

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Food science

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EID: 85006789493     PISSN: 24058440     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2016.e00193     Document Type: Article

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