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FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Volume 41, Issue -, Pages 133-141Publisher
SOC BRASILEIRA CIENCIA TECNOLOGIA ALIMENTOS
DOI: 10.1590/fst.10220
Keywords
bee pollen; antioxidant capacity; phenolics; bioaccessibility; functional food
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The study aimed to determine the physicochemical properties, total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity, and bioaccessibility of 20 bee pollen samples sold in Turkey. Results showed that bee pollen samples had high total phenolic content and antioxidant capacity, with varying levels of bioaccessibility. Unpackaged bee pollen had lower antioxidant capacity and bioaccessibility compared to trademarked products.
The study aims to determine certain physicochemical properties (moisture, ash, titratable acidity, pH, and color), total phenolic content, antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC, ABTS, DPPH) and bioaccessibility of 20 bee pollen samples (10 unpackaged and 10 trademarked products in their original packages) sold in Turkey. The total phenolic content of the bee pollen samples was detected as 147.10-462.02 mg GAE/g and bioaccessibility ranged from 36.91% to 77.87%. The highest total value for antioxidant capacity was assessed as 83.24-257.27 ?mol TE/g by the CUPRAC method. When the bioaccessibility of the antioxidant capacity of bee pollen was compared among the methods, the highest value (95.76%) was obtained for the sample M by the CUPRAC method. Antioxidant capacity and bioaccessibility of the unpackaged bee pollen samples were lower than those of the trademarked products. Based on overall evaluations, it can be deduced that bee pollen known for its potential beneficial effects on health may well be used as a functional food additive in the production of various food products with its high antioxidant and bioaccessibility features.
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