Recent Advances and Opportunities of Honey & Bee Products
A special issue of Foods (ISSN 2304-8158). This special issue belongs to the section "Food Quality and Safety".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2024 | Viewed by 92
Special Issue Editors
Interests: characterization of honeybee products; melissopalynology; unifloral honeys; physicochemical properties; sensorial characterization; healthy compounds
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: characterization of honeybee products; melissopalynology; unifloral honeys; physicochemical properties; sensorial characterization; healthy compounds
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: characterization of honeybee products; melissopalynology; unifloral honeys; physicochemical properties; sensorial characterization; healthy compounds
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The investigation on the physicochemical composition of bee products highlights the nutritional and functional particularities of the natural foods associated with their botanical and geographical origin. However, determining the authenticity of such products continues to be demanded by consumers and the beekeeping sector itself. Honey is the most studied bee product, but the evaluation of the physicochemical characteristics of pollen, propolis, and other bee products is also demanded by the food and cosmetic industries. Thus, research on the nutritional composition, sensory properties, and effects on human health of these hive products, as well as advances in analytical technologies, are welcome in this Special Issue.
This Special Issue seeks to publish innovative research dealing with the physicochemical characteristics, functional/biological, antibacterial, and medicinal properties of bee products. We would like to invite researchers to submit unpublished manuscripts and review papers on the botanical profile, chemical composition, sensorial characteristics, functional and medicinal properties of these products, as well as innovative analytical techniques for their determination.
Prof. Dr. Olga Escuredo
Prof. Dr. M. Carmen Seijo
Dr. María Shantal Rodríguez-Flores
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- bee products
- botanical origin
- unifloral honeys
- nutritional properties
- sensorial attributes
- biological and functional activities
- phytochemical markers
- medicinal properties
- honey adulteration
