Eucalyptus honey: Quality parameters, chemical composition and health-promoting properties

[EN]Eucalyptus honey is an important unifloral honey commercialized worldwide and much desired by consumers due to the medicinal properties attributed to it because of the plant from which it is produced. In general, eucalyptus honey has been classified as being rich in pollen grains from the eucaly...

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Autores: Bobis, Otilia, Moise, Adela Ramona, Ballesteros, Isabel, Sánchez Reyes, Estefanía, Durán, Silvia Sánchez, Sánchez Sánchez, José, Cruz-Quintana, Sandra, Giampieri, Francesca, Battino, Maurizio, Alvarez-Suarez, José M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Salamanca (USAL)
Repositorio:GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca
OAI Identifier:oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/159898
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10366/159898
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Eucalyptus honey
Bioactive compounds
Phenolic compounds
Volatile compounds
Antioxidant activity
Contamination
Adulteration
Authenticity
2302.90 Bioquímica de Alimentos
3309.03 Antioxidantes en Los Alimentos
2417 Biología Vegetal (Botánica)
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Sumario:[EN]Eucalyptus honey is an important unifloral honey commercialized worldwide and much desired by consumers due to the medicinal properties attributed to it because of the plant from which it is produced. In general, eucalyptus honey has been classified as being rich in pollen grains from the eucalyptus tree as well as having physicochemical characteristics that, in a way, have made it stand out from other honeys. Similar to other types of honey, eucalyptus honey can suffer contaminations and adulterations that compromise its quality, safety and authenticity. Thus, detailed knowledge of the composition and properties of this monofloral honeys is of great importance. With this background, the aim of this review is to present and discuss recent data regarding the physicochemical characteristics, chemical and health-promoting properties of eucalyptus honey as well as microbial contamination, authenticity, processing and adulteration.

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