Variations in Nutritional Profile of Honey Produced by Various Species
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ISSN 1519-6984 (Print) ISSN 1678-4375 (Online) THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON NEOTROPICAL BIOLOGY THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL ON GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENT Original Article Variations in nutritional profile of honey produced by various species of genus Apis Variações no perfil nutricional do mel produzido por várias espécies do gênero Apis G. Mustafaa , A. Iqbala , A. Javida , A. Hussaina , S. M. Bukharia , W. Alia , M. Saleema , S. M. Azamb , F. Sughrab , A. Alic , K. ur Rehmand , S. Andleebd , N. Sadiqa , S. M. Hussaine , A. Ahmadf and U. Ahmada aUniversity of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Department of Wildlife and Ecology, Lahore, Pakistan bUniversity of Education, Department of Zoology, Lahore, Pakistan cThe Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Department of Zoology, Bahawalpur, Pakistan dGovt. College Women University, Department of Environmental Sciences, Sailkot, Pakistan eGovernment College University, Department of Zoology, Faisalabad, Pakistan fUniversity of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Para-Veterinary Institute, Karor, Layyah (Sub-Campus), Lahore, Pakistan Abstract The medicinal attributes of honey appears to overshadow its importance as a functional food. Consequently, several literatures are rife with ancient uses of honey as complementary and alternative medicine, with relevance to modern day health care, supported by evidence-based clinical data, with little attention given to honey’s nutritional functions. The moisture contents of honey extracted from University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore honey bee farm was 12.19% while that of natural source was 9.03 ± 1.63%. Similarly, ash and protein contents of farmed honey recorded were 0.37% and 5.22%, respectively. Whereas ash and protein contents of natural honey were 1.70 ± 1.98% and 6.10 ± 0.79%. Likewise fat, dietary fiber and carbohydrates contents of farmed source documented were 0.14%, 1.99% and 62.26% respectively. Although fat, dietary fiber and carbohydrates contents of honey taken from natural resource were 0.54 ± 0.28%, 2.76 ± 1.07% and 55.32 ± 2.91% respectively. Glucose and fructose contents of honey taken out from honeybee farm were 27% and 34% but natural source were 22.50 ± 2.12% and 28.50 ± 3.54%. Glucose and fructose contents of honey taken out from honeybee farm were 27% and 34% but natural source were 22.50 ± 2.12% and 28.50 ± 3.54%. Similarly, sucrose and maltose contents of farmed honey were 2.5% and 12% while in natural honey were 1.35 ± 0.49% and 8.00 ± 1.41% respectively. The present study indicates that such as moisture, carbohydrates, sucrose and maltose contents were higher farmed honey as compared to the natural honey. In our recommendation natural honey is better than farmed honey. Keywords: fructose, carbohydrates, natural honey, Apis species, sucrose. Resumo Os atributos medicinais do mel parecem ofuscar sua importância como alimento funcional. Consequentemente, várias literaturas estão repletas de usos antigos do mel como medicina complementar e alternativa, com relevância para os cuidados de saúde modernos, apoiados por dados clínicos baseados em evidências, com pouca atenção dada às funções nutricionais do mel. O teor de umidade do mel extraído da Universidade de Veterinária e Ciências Animais, fazenda de abelhas de Lahore, foi de 12,19%, enquanto o de fonte natural foi de 9,03 ± 1,63%. Da mesma forma, os teores de cinzas e proteínas do mel cultivado foram de 0,37% e 5,22%, respectivamente. Já os teores de cinzas e proteínas do mel natural foram de 1,70 ± 1,98% e 6,10 ± 0,79%. Da mesma forma, os teores de gordura, fibra dietética e carboidratos de origem cultivada documentados foram de 0,14%, 1,99% e 62,26%, respectivamente. Embora os teores de gordura, fibra alimentar e carboidratos do mel retirado dos recursos naturais fossem de 0,54 ± 0,28%, 2,76 ± 1,07% e 55,32 ± 2,91%, respectivamente. Os conteúdos de glicose e frutose do mel retirado da fazenda de abelhas foram de 27% e 34%, mas a fonte natural foi de 22,50 ± 2,12% e 28,50 ± 3,54%. Os conteúdos de glicose e frutose do mel retirado da fazenda de abelhas foram de 27% e 34%, mas a fonte natural foi de 22,50 ± 2,12% e 28,50 ± 3,54%. Da mesma forma, os teores de sacarose e maltose no mel cultivado foram de 2,5% e 12%, enquanto no mel natural foram de 1,35 ± 0,49% e 8,00 ± 1,41%, respectivamente. O presente estudo indica que os teores de umidade, carboidratos, sacarose e maltose foram maiores no mel cultivado em comparação ao mel natural. Em nossa recomendação, o mel natural é melhor que o mel de cultivo. Palavras-chave: frutose, carboidratos, mel natural, espécies de Apis, sacarose. *e-mail: [email protected] Received: December 15, 2020 – Accepted: February 19, 2021 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2023, vol. 83, e246651 | https://doi.org/10.1590/1519-6984.246651 1/6 Mustafa, G. et al. 1. Introduction giant bee), A. cerana (Indian bee), A. florae (little bee) and A. andreniformis although A. mellifera (European bee) is Every insect species has its own function into the a pioneered species (Waghchoure-Camphor and Martin, environment and major groups are Coleoptera (beetles), 2008). Though the foremost 22 constituents of honey are Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths) and Diptera (flies). nearly alike in every honey samples, the accurate chemical Furthermore, the Hymenopterans, specially the bees, assemblage and physical characteristics of natural honeys are the mainly efficient pollinators of crops (bee keeping dissimilar depending upon the plant kinds wherever the for pollination in regarding 70% of the earth’s planted bees feed (James et al., 2009; Omafuvbe and Akanbi, 2009; crops) and various other flowering plants. The honeybees Ebenezer and Olugbenga, 2010). have the powerful attraction to make honey and the Facts show that few types of honey comprise kynurenic scattering of seeds is also recognized for the purpose of acid that is a tryptophan metabolite with neuroactive action pollination. The highly significant role of honeybee is that can impart to its antimicrobic qualities (Beretta et al., that they pollinate the plants (Morse and Calderon, 2000; 2007). Analyses of the physical and chemical properties of Donkersley et al., 2017). There are three types of honeybee honey are important for the official recognition procedure such as Apis florae, Apis dorsata and Apis cerana which which establishes honey worth (Salim et al., 2011). Present play significant role in pollination (Partap, 2011). These study is therefore planned to find out variations in physico- are innate and known as the local kinds of Pakistan. Bees chemical characteristics and nutritional profile of honey are differentiated from wasps by means of the existence produced by various Apis species. of stemmed, frequently plumose hairs, and the posterior basitarsi, which are extensive than the successive tarsal fragments. The proboscis is in wide-ranging elongated 2. Materials and Methods than the majority sphecoid wasps. Michener (2007) noted 17,533 species of bees globally, characterized through A total of 5 honey samples of local honey bee species 443 genera and seven families. Honey is a sugary, thick were collected from natural hives in the vicinity of Pattoki liquid prepared via honey bees. The smell, color and flavor of city while that of farmed species from Model Honeybee honey depend upon the different types of flowers. Chua and Farm, Department of Wildlife and Ecology, University of Adnan (2014) documented monosaccharide’s, disaccharides Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Ravi Campus (Figure 1). and 17 amino acids from honey. The fitness promoting Physical features of these honey samples viz. taste, smell, traits of honey are mostly because of the existence of color and pH were recorded and the samples were stored in numerous metabolites consisting of folic acid, thiamine, plastic glass bottles at room temperature for further analysis. biotin, niacin, tocopherol, polyphenols, phytosterols besides enzymes and co-enzymes. The details lying on the anti- 2.1. Proximate analysis oxidant, anti-bacterial, anti- 1 fungal, and hepato-protective The proximate content, i.e. protein, fat, dietary fiber, characteristics of honey are well filed. In standard, honey is carbohydrate, water and ash were determined depend on a precious addition for fit people (Denisow and Denisow- the official analysis methods as of Association of Official Pietrzyk, 2016; Muhammad et al., 2016). Honey cannot Analytical Chemists (AOAC). Every trial was performed in be consider a entire food by human being nutritional triplicate. Protein content was find out through Kjeldahl standards, on the other hand it put forwards strength method depend upon the overall nitrogen content as of such as a nutritional addition (Mendes et al., 1998).The the AOAC Official Method 991.20, 2005. The fat content usage of honey such as foodstuff and drug from human was find out by means of acid hydrolysis process. The has been extended times before (Crane, 1983). Honey dietary fibers comprised of the total, soluble and insoluble is made worldwide and its international production is fibers of honey samples. 5 g of honey sample was used to more or less 1.20 million tons per annum (Bogdanov et al., measure and ash contents according to the AOAC Official 2008). Carbohydrates are amongst most important honey Method (AOAC, 2005). Carbohydrate value was calculated ingredients and are present in the variety of turanose, using following Formula 1 (Charrondiere et al., 2004). sucrose, maltulose, isomaltose, maltose, disaccharides, glucose, fructose, and monosaccharides. It also includes oligosaccharides comprising the anderose and panose and Total carbohydrate ( g/ 100 g) = 100 enzymes such as: amylase, oxidase peroxide, catalase and (1) acid phosphorylase.