English (United Kingdom)

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/featured_content/oa?rat=en

https://curated-unify.zendy.io/wp-json/zendy-region/v1/highlighted_journal/

Global: Zendy Plus annual

Presents the access of premium content as premium feature

Premium Content

Presents the keyphrase highlighting as premium feature

Keyphrase Highlighting

Presents the summarisation as premium feature

Summarisation

Insights

Presents the pdf analysis as premium feature

PDF Analysis

Presents the zaia usage as premium feature

ZAIA

Global: Zendy Tools annual

Global: Zendy Free Plan

Global: Zendy Tools monthly

Global: Zendy Plus monthly

We characterized  Tetragonisca angustula  and  Melipona beecheii  honeys produced in Costa Rica according to their physical and chemical properties. Moreover, we found critical parameters that distinguish the honeys from each other. Forty-eight samples of honey of both stingless bee species were analyzed ( T. angustula , n = 32; M . beecheii , n = 16).  T. angustula  honey is characterized by having significantly higher average values of proline (464.6 mg/kg), ash (0.481 g/100 g), diastase (17.5 Schade units/g), and free acidity (79.4 me/kg); while  M. beecheii  honey has significantly higher average values for fructose (32.7 g/100g), glucose (28.2- 30.2 g/100 g), water content (23.5 g/100 g), and invertase activity (65.7 U/kg). It was inferred from the results obtained that the honey produced by  M. beecheii  comes from nectars with a higher sugar concentration compared to the nectars used by  T. angustula  to produce their honey, which it was in good accordance to previous literature reports.

Physicochemical differentiation of stingless bee honeys from Costa Rica