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Journal of Central European Agriculture, Vol. 24 No. 1, 2023.

Original scientific paper

https://doi.org/10.5513/JCEA01/24.1.3784

The specificity of monofloral bee pollen fatty acid composition from Croatia and its nutritional value

Ljiljana PRIMORAC ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Blanka BILIĆ RAJS orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-9198-3852 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Katarina GAL ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Dragan BUBALO ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Applied Zoology, Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Saša PRĐUN orcid id orcid.org/0000-0002-9697-4808 ; University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Fisheries, Apiculture, Wildlife Management and Applied Zoology, Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Ivana FLANJAK orcid id orcid.org/0000-0003-4545-4228 ; Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Food Technology Osijek, Department of Food and Nutrition Research, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of botanical origin on the fatty acids composition of bee pollen and its nutritional value. The seven monofloral bee pollen samples from different locations of Croatia were analysed. A total of 26 fatty acids (from C12 to C24) were identified with a significant difference in their shares in the samples, and nine of them were common to all samples. Assessing bee pollen fatty acids composition through the nutritional quality indicators (high unsaturated fatty acids/saturated fatty acids ratios, high n-3/n-6 and α-linolenic acid/linoleic acid ratios, very low atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes) it is evident that all analysed bee pollen samples are valuable products, which included in the diet can improve the fatty acids balance and could have a positive impact on human health.

Keywords

bee products; health benefits; saturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-6/n-3 ratio

Hrčak ID:

296719

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/296719

Publication date:

29.3.2023.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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