Monofloral honeys by Sicilian black honeybee (Apis mellifera ssp. sicula) have high reducing power and antioxidant capacity

Thirty samples from thirteen Sicilian monofloral honeys by the local black honeybee, and two honeydew honeys, were studied to assess phenol content, reducing power and antioxidant capacity as well as correlations among these parameters. Honeys from Apiaceae showed the highest phenol amount and capac...

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Main Authors: Alessandro Attanzio, Luisa Tesoriere, Mario Allegra, Maria A. Livrea
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844016314141