Morphology, physicochemical properties and antioxidant capacity of bee pollens

Six supposedly unifloral bee pollens of various botanical origins were characterised by morphometry, SEM, CIE L*a*b* colour parameters and FTIR spectroscopy. Botanical origin and homogeneity of bee pollens were verified by colour and morphology of pollen grains. Water activity, moisture and antioxidant capacity of bee pollens were also evaluated. The results were discussed in terms of connection between botanical origin, composition and antioxidant properties of pollen materials.

• Publication year

  2019

• Venue

  Czech Journal of Food Sciences

• Publication date

  2019-03-06

• Fields of study

  Agricultural and Food Sciences, Biology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.17221/139/2018-CJFS
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar

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