Physico-Chemical and Physiological Values of Honey and Its Importance as a Functional Food

Ajibola, Abdulwahid

doi:10.15436/2377-0619.15.040

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“…In India, Lotus honey has been traditionally used to treat eye infections and other diseases. In addition to being used externally, honey is also used internally [ 3 ] as a functional food to provide energy and nourishment to enhance vital organs in the body [ 4 ]. This has been in practice since ancient times.…”

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Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions and Health Benefits

Rao

Sammugam

Ramesh

et al. 2017

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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Background There are several health benefits that honeybee products such as honey, propolis, and royal jelly claim toward various types of diseases in addition to being food. Scope and Approach In this paper, the effects of honey, propolis, and royal jelly on different metabolic diseases, cancers, and other diseases have been reviewed. The modes of actions of these products have also been illustrated for purposes of better understanding. Key Findings and Conclusions An overview of honey, propolis, and royal jelly and their biological potentials was highlighted. The potential health benefits of honey, such as microbial inhibition, wound healing, and its effects on other diseases, are described. Propolis has been reported to have various health benefits related to gastrointestinal disorders, allergies, and gynecological, oral, and dermatological problems. Royal jelly is well known for its protective effects on reproductive health, neurodegenerative disorders, wound healing, and aging. Nevertheless, the exact mechanisms of action of honey, propolis, and royal jelly on the abovementioned diseases and activities have not been not fully elucidated, and further research is warranted to explain their exact contributions.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions and Health Benefits

Rao

Sammugam

Ramesh

et al. 2017

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity

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471

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“…The elevated FFA and hyperlipidaemia of our GS-fed rats in the present study could have resulted from the unregulated flow of fructose-derived carbons into lipogenesis. These MetS traits were not associated with the honey-fed rats probably due to the influence of the various phytochemical constituents of honey on its glucose and/or fructose metabolism and/or absorption [18].…”

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“…However, NH contains minerals, vitamins and other micronutrients according to [18], thus higher value of the other nutrients found in NH than GS (Table 1). Nonetheless, no dietary supplement compromises the nutrient requirements of suckling rats.…”

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Metabolic syndrome susceptibility of suckling male and female rats given oral administration of natural honey compared with cane syrup

2018

J App Biol Biotech

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The acute effects of natural honey (NH) and cane syrup (golden syrup, GS) on metabolism in 89 (10-day old) suckling Sprague Dawley rats were investigated. Low dose group fed 10mls/kg of either NH or GS; high dose group gavaged with 20mls/kg of either solution; while the fifth group, control received 10mls/kg distilled water. All treatments were administered via stomach tube twice daily for 10 consecutive days. The pups were euthanized on day 21 for the measurements of metabolic substrates and long bones. All the dietary treatments induced significant (p<0.001, ANOVA) body weight gain. There was no difference (p≥0.05) amongst all the groups in all the parameters measured (NFG; NFT; hepatic lipids and glycogen; as well as length and weight of the femur and the tibia), except the values of plasma free fatty acids (p<0.0001) and hepatic lipid content (p<0.001) that were significantly higher in GS-fed than the honey fed pups. The study showed that despite the rapid growth phase of the neonatal pups shown as BW gain, the adverse effects associated with the consumption of refined sugars, did not manifest prominently within the short term, but could develop with chronic exposure as previously reported.

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“…Med je tudi naravni vir antioksidantov, med katerimi so najbolj pomembne fenolne kisline, flavonoidi, encimi (glukoza oksidaza, katalaza, peroksidaza) in produkti Maillardove reakcije (Bertoncelj in sod., 2007;Ajibola, 2015; Bobiş in sod., 2017; Pasupuleti in sod., 2017).…”

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“…Oligosaharidi so ogljikovi hidrati s 3 do 9 monomernimi enotami, ki so rezistentni na prebavo v tankem črevesu človeka, delno se razgradijo v debelem črevesu do kratkoverižnih maščobnih kislin, ki predstavljajo pomembno hranilo za mikrobioto (Mohan in sod., 2017; Cornara in sod., 2017). Oligosaharidi povečajo število in aktivnost koristnih mikroorganizmov (laktobacilov in bifidobakterij) v prebavnem traktu (Ajibola, 2015;Begum in sod., 2015;Yucel in sod., 2017;Pasupuleti, 2017). Medovi iz mane vsebujejo večjo količino (do 10 g/100 g) in več različnih oligosaharidov, zato imajo tudi večji prebiotični učinek (Bogdanov in sod., 2008).…”

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The importance of bee products in human nutrition

Korošec

Bertoncelj

2020

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Bee products are a natural source of nutrients and biologically active compounds, which may also be found on the lists of functional ingredients. In our diets, mainly honey is used and to a lesser extent bee pollen and royal jelly. Propolis and bee venom are mainly used in apitherapy due to their therapeutic properties. Regarding the basic nutrients, honey is primarily a source of sugars, while protein and fat contents are considerable in royal jelly and pollen, which also contains dietary fiber. Bee products also contain small amounts of bioactive compounds that have antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and antiviral effects. Honey is characterized by, among others, phenolic compounds, royal jelly proteins, oligosaccharides. Royal jelly contains specific fatty acids, including 10-hydroxy-2-decenoic acid, bioactive peptides, major royal jelly proteins, and pollen contains various vitamins, phenolic compounds, amino acids, unsaturated fatty acids. However, further research and clinical studies are needed to evaluate the effectiveness of bee products and to raise consumer awareness of the importance of their consumption. Honey, bee pollen and royal jelly are natural foods, which due to their composition may help to achieve the recommended daily intake of basic nutrients, and may also serve as a source of important bioactive compounds, and therefore undoubtedly belong to a balanced diet.

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Physico-Chemical and Physiological Values of Honey and Its Importance as a Functional Food

Cited by 14 publications

References 27 publications

Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions and Health Benefits

Honey, Propolis, and Royal Jelly: A Comprehensive Review of Their Biological Actions and Health Benefits

Metabolic syndrome susceptibility of suckling male and female rats given oral administration of natural honey compared with cane syrup

The importance of bee products in human nutrition

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