Background An interest in substances of natural origin has been a subject that is increasing
constantly-both those known for many years and recently discovered are of great interest to …

Nowadays, natural foods that can provide positive health effects are gaining more and more
popularity. Bees and the products they produce are our common natural heritage that should …

Besides representing one of the most relevant threats of fungal origin to human and animal
health, the genus Aspergillus includes opportunistic pathogens which may infect bees …

Bee pollen is considered an excellent dietary supplement with functional characteristics, and
it has been employed in food and cosmetics formulations and in biomedical applications …

Due to its divergent chemical composition and good nutritional properties, pollen is not only
important as a potential food supplement but also as a good substrate for the development …

This research reports the characterization of bee pollen of Apis andreniformis colonies on
the basis of morphology, proximate composition, the amino acid, and nutritive patterns in …

The object of this study was to characterize bee pollen (BP) as a food supplement according
to its palynological, antioxidant, antimicrobial properties, and elemental contents. Twelve …

We analysed scientific production related to melissopalynology in Brazil and surveyed the
pollen types described in publications, producing a melissopalynological database. We …

This paper presents the results of a study which was aimed at determining the concentration
of Fusarium fungi and their mycotoxins in fresh bee pollen, stored for different periods. The …

Bee-pollen is an important source of nutritional and bioactive compounds. Given its high
moisture content, beepollen is dried before commercialization; however, there are some …