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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.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.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.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
Sažetak
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.
Ključne riječi
bee products; health benefits; saturated fatty acids; polyunsaturated fatty acids; n-6/n-3 ratio
Hrčak ID:
296719
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Datum izdavanja:
29.3.2023.
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