Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Composição e qualidade do pólen apícola proveniente de sete Estados brasileiros e do Distrito Federal
2005; INSTITUTO DE ZOOTECNIA IZ/APTA-SAA/SP; Volume: 62; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
ISSN
1981-4100
AutoresLídia Maria Ruv Carelli Barreto, Sílvia Regina Cunha Funari, Ricardo de Oliveira Orsi,
Tópico(s)Plant and animal studies
ResumoForty two samples of dehydrated bee pollen from seven brazilian states (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Parana, Sao Paulo, Minas Gerais, Sergipe and Bahia) and Federal District, were investigated according to its physical-chemical parameters, microbiological, macro and microscopic analyses, as well as the package used. The samples of dehydrated bee pollen were packed into glass (58.82%) or plastic (41.18%), with validity time ranging from six month to three years. The percentage of macroscopic dirtiness was 0.0% to 25.4% and the contaminative particles were intact insect and Apis mellifera, Coleoptera, Anobiidae, larva and propolis fragments. It was also observed fungi on the surface. Microbiological dirtiness were alga, raphides, yeast and acarides. The microbiological analyses shows that: 89.29% of the samples did not show faecal coliformes and 100% of the samples were negative to Salmonella sp. However, 11.76% of the samples were positive to mould and yeast. A biochemical analysis shows variations on total sugar and lipids contents. These results suggest the need of permanent control in the bee pollen chain production and the need to improve the legislation to certify the product quality.
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