Physicochemical parameters and content of B-complex vitamins: an exploratory study of bee pollen from southern Brazilian states

Autor(es)

de Rodrigues, Bianca S. ^[1] ; Gasparotto, Jose S. ^[1] ; Machado, Adriane Alexandre D. M. ^[1] ; Granato, Daniel ^[2] ; da Silva, Elias A. ^[1] ; da Silva de, Alex F. ^[3] ; Monika, Ortrud B. ^{[4, 5]} ; Sattler, Aroni ^[6] ; de Bicudo, Ligia A. M. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Pharmaceut Sci Sch, Dept Food & Expt Nutr, BR-05580000 Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Univ Estadual Ponta Grossa, Dept Food Engn, BR-84030900 Ponta Grossa, Parana - Brazil

^[3] Fed Fluminense Univ, Lab Marine Geol, BR-24210340 Niteroi, RJ - Brazil

^[4] Univ Fed Rio de Janeiro, Inst Geosci, Dept Geol, Lab Palynol, BR-21949900 Rio De Janeiro - Brazil

^[5] Oswaldo Cruz Inst, Viral Morphol & Morphogenesis Lab, BR-21040360 Rio De Janeiro, RJ - Brazil

^[6] Univ Fed Rio Grande do Sul, Fac Agron, BR-91540000 Porto Alegre, RS - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Rev. chil. nutr.; v. 45, n. 3, p. 232-242, SEP 2018.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

ABSTRACT This study aimed to determine the presence of B-complex vitamins and some physicochemical parameters in bee pollen samples from the southern Brazilian states of Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and, then, to identify their correlations with the geographical and botanical origin of the samples using multivariate statistical techniques. B-complex vitamins were determined by HPLC and mean contents were 0.79 mg/100 g (vitamin B1), 0.88 mg/100 g (vitamin B2), 5.31 mg/100 g (sum of vitamin B3 vitamers) and 4.42 mg/100 g (sum of B6 vitamers). The physicochemical parameters of the samples were consistent with those reported in the literature. The results showed that bee pollen is an important source of B-complex vitamins and multivariate statistical exploratory techniques suggested its nutritional content should be evaluated locally. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/11746-8 - Caracterização físico-química, qualidade microbiológica, propriedades biológicas e origem botânica do pólen apícola desidratado
• Beneficiário: Adriane Alexandre Machado de Melo
• Modalidade de apoio: Bolsas no Brasil - Doutorado
• Processo FAPESP: 11/51826-0 - Caracterização de vitaminas ontioxidantes do pólen apícola desidratado da Região Sul do Brasil
• Beneficiário: Ligia Bicudo de Almeida Muradian
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Regular