[HTML][HTML] Food safety hazards of bee pollen–A review

R Végh, M Csóka, C Sörös, L Sipos - Trends in Food Science & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Bee pollen is a natural apicultural product that is becoming popular among
health-conscious consumers due to its wide variety of nutrients and bioactive substances …

A review on Api-products: Current scenario of potential contaminants and their food safety concerns

A Sharma, K Pant, DS Brar, A Thakur, V Nanda - Food Control, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite being considered a 'superfood', Api-products (Honeybee-derived products) are also
linked with heterogeneous health risk factors such as toxic heavy metals, pathogens …

Recent insights into chemical and pharmacological studies of bee bread

SAM Khalifa, M Elashal, M Kieliszek… - Trends in Food Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Background Bee bread is a product of the fermentation of a mixture of pollen, nectar and bee
saliva that is inoculated by a wide range of bacteria and yeasts necessary for fermentation …

Mineral element and heavy metal (cadmium, lead and arsenic) levels of bee pollen in Turkey

SS Altunatmaz, D Tarhan, F Aksu… - Food Science and …, 2017 - SciELO Brasil
In this study, mineral element and heavy metal levels in bee pollen produced in various
regions of Turkey (20 samples) and imported bee pollen (4 samples), were determined …

Evaluation of environmental and nutritional aspects of bee pollen samples collected from East Black Sea region, Turkey, via elemental analysis by ICP-MS

A Erdoğan, ME Şeker, SD Kahraman - Biological Trace Element Research, 2023 - Springer
Honeybee pollens are good food sources in terms of their mineral contents and are specific
to the regions they are collected. In addition, they may be used as bioindicators in the …

[HTML][HTML] Potentially toxic trace elements in bee bread, propolis, beeswax and royal jelly–A review of the literature and dietary risk assessment

R Végh, M Csóka, Z Mednyánszky, L Sipos - Chemosphere, 2023 - Elsevier
Scientific evidence suggests that apicultural products accumulate pollutants present in the
hive environment, thus, they can be used as bioindicators. However, our understanding on …

Concentration of essential and non-essential elements and carcinogenic/non-carcinogenic health risk assessment of commercial bee pollens from Turkey

S Sevin, H Tutun, M Yipel, Y Aluç, H Ekici - Journal of Trace Elements in …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Bee pollen, known as a natural super-food with valuable nutritional ingredients,
is regarded as a good indicator of ecotoxic substances, such as potentially toxic elements …

Urban honey-the aspects of its safety

MS Jovetić, AS Redžepović, NM Nedić, D Vojt… - Arhiv za higijenu rada i …, 2018 - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak To contribute to the development of urban beekee**, we designed this study to
obtain more information about the contamination of urban bee products with toxic metals …

[HTML][HTML] Concentration of Heavy Metals in Pollen and Bees Osmia bicornis L. in Three Different Habitats in the Łowicz District in Central Poland

B Zajdel, P Migdał, A Murawska, A Jojczyk, E Berbeć… - Agriculture, 2023 - mdpi.com
The aim of our research was to compare the levels of pollution in different habitats based on
the concentrations of heavy metals found in pollen and the organisms of Osmia bicornis L …

A comparison of the antioxidant activities and biomonitoring of heavy metals by pollen in the urban environments

İK Temizer, A Güder, FA Temel, E Avci - Environmental monitoring and …, 2018 - Springer
Pollen is one of the most valuable nutrients due to its content and antioxidant activity. In this
study, its botanic origin, total phenol content (TPC), total flavonoid content (TFC), the …