Artigo
Qualidade dos méis produzidos por Melipona fasciculata Smith da região do cerrado maranhense
Fecha
2012-01-01Registro en:
Química Nova. Sociedade Brasileira de Química, v. 35, n. 1, p. 55-58, 2012.
0100-4042
10.1590/S0100-40422012000100011
S0100-40422012000100011
WOS:000300963000011
S0100-40422012000100011.pdf
Autor
Universidade Estadual do Maranhão (UEMA)
Universidade Federal do Maranhão (UFMA)
Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp)
Resumen
The honey of Melipona fasciculata is few known in terms of composition, and therefore generally associated with the characteristics of the honey of Apis mellifera. This study contributes to the knowledge of the physico-chemical characteristics of honey of M. fasciculata of the municipalities of Barra do Corda, Jenipapo dos Vieiras, Fernando Falcão, Carolina and Riachão, in cerrado region from Maranhão. The parameters studied were: moisture, pH, acidity, reducing sugars, apparent sucrose, hydroxymethylfurfural, diastase activity, insoluble solids, ash and color. Some of the observed patterns may conform to the established for A. mellifera, but others must be accompanied by a specific legislation.