Physicochemical properties and biological activities of bracatinga honeydew honey from different geographical locations

Bracatinga ( Mimosa scabrella Bentham) honeydew honey is a Brazilian dark honey in increasing international appreciation. In this sense, the knowledge of its composition and potential biological properties becomes indispensable. In the present study, the physicochemical characteristics, including mi...

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Published in:Journal of food science and technology 2021-09, Vol.58 (9), p.3417-3429
Main Authors: Azevedo, Mônia Stremel, Seraglio, Siluana Katia Tischer, Bergamo, Greici, Rocha, Gabriela de Oliveira, Valese, Andressa Camargo, Daguer, Heitor, Miotto, Marília, Gonzaga, Luciano Valdemiro, Fett, Roseane, Costa, Ana Carolina Oliveira
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antiinfectives and antibacterials
Antimicrobial activity
Antimicrobial agents
Biological properties
Chemistry
Chemistry and Materials Science
Chemistry/Food Science
Composition
Food Science
Functional foods & nutraceuticals
Geographical distribution
Geographical locations
Honey
Honeydew
Minerals
Minimum inhibitory concentration
Nectar
Nutrition
Original
Original Article
Phenolic compounds
Phenols
Physicochemical properties
Principal components analysis
Scavenging
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Summary:Bracatinga ( Mimosa scabrella Bentham) honeydew honey is a Brazilian dark honey in increasing international appreciation. In this sense, the knowledge of its composition and potential biological properties becomes indispensable. In the present study, the physicochemical characteristics, including mineral and phenolic composition, and the scavenging, reducing, and antimicrobial proprieties of bracatinga honeydew honey (bhh) from five different geographical locations, were investigated. Bhh proved to be a potential functional food due to its high content of minerals (up to 6395 mg kg −1 ) and phenolic compounds (up to 2393 µg 100 g −1 ) and high scavenging and reducing activities. High antimicrobial activity against four bacterial strains, with minimum inhibitory concentration values ranging from 10 to 60%, were also found. Additionally, through principal component analysis, partial discrimination of bhh was observed according to the geographical location, which favored the separation of samples from Lages, and mainly due to the presence of nectar in this honey, which was proposed for the samples from Bom Retiro.
ISSN:0022-1155
0975-8402
DOI:10.1007/s13197-020-04937-x