Minerals contents in honey of Apis mellifera l. produced in polo Cuesta region, São Paulo State

• Grant number: 10/13165-0
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: March 01, 2011
• End date: February 29, 2012
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Animal Husbandry - Animal Production
• Principal Investigator: Ricardo de Oliveira Orsi
• Grantee: Érica Harue Ito
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia (FMVZ). Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP). Campus de Botucatu. Botucatu , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Honey is the most important and consumed apiculture product, produced by Apis mellifera L. bees using nectar from flowers. Variations in physical-chemical composition of honey common are found, because factors such as climate, soil type, maturity stage, bee species and botanical origin interfere in quality. Analysis of chemicals and toxic substances in honey is important to control quality and nutritional value. The aims of the study are to evaluate the presence of minerals (cadmium, calcium, copper, chromium, lead, sulphur, iron, phosphorus, magnesium, mercury, potassium, sodium and zinc) in samples of Apis mellifera L. bee honeys of Pólo Cuesta region, State of São Paulo. Honey samples were obtained with beekeepers of local associations, maintained in plastic recipients at room temperature. The analysis will performance in plasma spectrometry and the results expressed in mg/kg. The results will be evaluated through Analysis of variance followed by Tukey-Kramer test for comparing averages (P<0,05). (AU)

Academic Publications

(References retrieved automatically from State of São Paulo Research Institutions)

ITO, Érica Harue. Minerais em méis de abelhas Apis mellífera L. produzidos na região do Pólo Cuesta, Estado de São Paulo. 2012. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp). Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia. Botucatu Botucatu.