Effect of temperature on the bioactive properties of bee pollen

• Author(s): Pascoal, Ananias ; Rocha, Joana ; Choupina, Altino ; Pereira, Ana Paula ; Santos, Luís ; Estevinho, Leticia M.
• Date: 2013
• Persistent ID: http://hdl.handle.net/10198/10119
• Origin: Biblioteca Digital do IPB
• Document Type: Conference Object
• Language: English

Description

Bee pollen is flower pollen collected by the honey bee, Apis mellifera, for the purpose of feeding its larvae in the early stages of development. lt is recognized to be a valuable apitherapeutic product with potential for medical, health and nutritional applications. The objective of this work was to compares the effect of different storage conditions in the bioactive compounds and biological properties of bee pollen.