Pharmaceutica Analytica Acta

César Vargas J

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• Research Article
  Chemical Composition of Ecuadorian Commercial Pot-Honeys: Trigona fuscipennis “Abeja De Tierra”, Melipona mimetica “Bermejo” and Scaptotrigona ederi “Catiana”
  Author(s): Patricia V, Silvia RMP, César Vargas J, Andino M and Maza F Patricia V, Silvia RMP, César Vargas J, Andino M and Maza F
  
  Objective: The quality of fifteen commercial pot-honeys produced by ?abeja de tierra? Trigona fuscipennis, ?bermejo? Melipona mimetica, and ?catiana? Scaptotrigona ederi stingless bees in Ecuador was evaluated for ash, free acidity, hydroxymethylfurfural, reducing sugars, and sucrose and water contents. These pot-honeys were also described for their visual viscosity, color, smell, aroma, dominant taste and other physiological sensations in the mouth. Method: Fifteen pot-honeys were purchased in El Oro, Loja and Manabí Ecuadorian provinces. Acceptance was done on six honeys with 40 assessors using a 10 cm unstructured line scale anchored with the expressions 'like? expressions. Sensory dominant taste, visual appearance, smell, and aroma (using the odor-aroma table for pothoney) and other physiological sensations were described. Measurements of ash content were done by gravimetric method, .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2153-2435.1000525

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