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Sensory and volatile profiles of monofloral honeys produced by native stingless bees of the brazilian semiarid region
2017; Elsevier BV; Volume: 105; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1016/j.foodres.2017.10.043
ISSN1873-7145
AutoresAna Caroliny Vieira da Costa, Janaína Maria Batista de Sousa, Maria Aparecida Azevedo Pereira da Silva, Déborah dos Santos Garruti, Marta Suely Madruga,
Tópico(s)Insect and Pesticide Research
ResumoMonofloral honeys produced by stingless bees M. subnitida Ducke and M. scutellaris Latrelle in typical flowering of the Brazilian semi-arid Ziziphus juazeiro Mart (juazeiro), Croton heliotropiifolius Kunth (velame branco) and Mimosa arenosa willd Poir (jurema branca) were characterized in relation to volatile and sensorial profile. It identified 11 sensory descriptors and 96 volatile compounds. It was noticed a strong effect of flowering in sensorial profile and volatile of honeys. Juazeiro honey stood out with a higher characteristic aroma, taste sweet, caramel flavor and levels of aromatic aldehydes; jurema honey has been described with herb and beeswax aroma and the presence of sulfur compounds and ketones; volatile acids associated with acid taste, medicinal taste and clove aroma characterized the velame branco honey. These results demonstrate that the knowledge of the sensory and aroma profile of these honeys can contribute to characterization of its floral and geographical identity.
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