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SUBMITTER: Barbieri D
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7602780 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Barbieri Daniele D Gabriele Morena M Summa Martina M Colosimo Raffaele R Leonardi Donatella D Domenici Valentina V Pucci Laura L
Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) 20201015 10
Bee pollen is made by honey bees (<i>Apis Mellifera</i>) from the pollen of plants and flowers and represents an apiary product enriched in essential amino acids, polyphenols, omega-3, and omega-6 fatty acids. This study investigated the botanical origin, micronutrient profile, and antioxidant activity of bee pollen samples (<i>n</i> = 10) harvested in Lucca and Massa Carrara (Tuscany, Italy) between 2016 and 2017. The palynological analysis showed that bee pollen samples were composed of nine b ...[more]