Quality assessment and chemical diversity of Australian propolis from Apis mellifera bees.

ABSTRACT: The propolis industry is well established in European, South American and East Asian countries. Within Australia, this industry is beginning to emerge with a few small-scale producers. To contribute to the development of the Australian propolis industry, the present study aimed to examine the quality and chemical diversity of propolis collected from various regions across Australia. The results of testing 158 samples indicated that Australian propolis had pure resin yielding from 2 to 81% by weight, total phenolic content and total flavonoid content in one gram of dry extract ranging from a few up to 181 mg of gallic acid equivalent and 145 mg of quercetin equivalent, respectively. Some Australian propolis showed more potent antioxidant activity than the well-known Brazilian green, Brazili

SUBMITTER: Tran CTN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9362168 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature