<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> More than 3600 varieties of higher plants are found in Bulgaria, which is a good predisposition for the production of different types of bee honey. In the country 11 natural and 3 national parks were registered, where many different kinds of plants can be found, some of them unique in the world. Up till now, more than 11 types of bee honey have been harvested and investigated. The aim of this work was, based on the data from available literature to provide a summary of the scientific information related to the main types of bee honey in Bulgaria from 2000 to the present. In the study, we present quality parameters from organically produced and commercially processed bee honeys: pollen analysis, proline content, invertase activity, specific optical rotation, electrical conductivity, antioxidant and antibacterial activities.</p></abstract>

More than 3600 varieties of higher plants are found in Bulgaria, which is a good predisposition for the production of different types of bee honey. In the country 11 natural and 3 national parks were registered, where many different kinds of plants can be found, some of them unique in the world. Up till now, more than 11 types of bee honey have been harvested and investigated. The aim of this work was, based on the data from available literature to provide a summary of the scientific information related to the main types of bee honey in Bulgaria from 2000 to the present. In the study, we present quality parameters from organically produced and commercially processed bee honeys: pollen analysis, proline content, invertase activity, specific optical rotation, electrical conductivity, antioxidant and antibacterial activities.

Quality Parameters of Bulgarian Kinds of Bee Honey

Department of Hygiene and Technology of Animal Foodstuffs, Veterinary Legislation and Management, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, 6014 Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Macedonian Veterinary Review

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More than 3600 varieties of higher plants are found in Bulgaria, which is a good predisposition for the production of different types of bee honey. In the...

Quality Parameters of Bulgarian Kinds of Bee Honey

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 35 - 41

Received: Oct 11, 2013

Accepted: Jan 08, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.01.007

Keywords
types of honey, quality, Bulgaria

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Quality Parameters of Bulgarian Kinds of Bee Honey

Published Online: Nov 18, 2015

Page range: 35 - 41

Received: Oct 11, 2013

Accepted: Jan 08, 2014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14432/j.macvetrev.2014.01.007

Keywordstypes of honey, quality, Bulgaria

© 2015

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
types of honey, quality, Bulgaria