Psychochemical comparison of stingless bee honey from different locations in Sarawak

Diser, Angie Queens (2018) Psychochemical comparison of stingless bee honey from different locations in Sarawak. [Project Paper] (Submitted)

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Abstract

Stingless bees, sometimes called stingless honey bees or Meliponines, are a large group of bees. They belong in the family of Apidae. Meliponines have stingers, but they are highly reduced and cannot be used for defense, though these bees exhibit other defensive behaviors and mechanisms. Recently the demand for stingless bee honey had been increase due to its high nutritional value and medicinal properties which are being used as a remedy for illnesses and also diseases. A study was conducted to compare stingless bee honey properties of different species and from different rearing area. The honey samples were taken from Bario (Pa'Ukat and Pa'Remapoh), Lawas (Punang, Banting, and Merarap), Miri (Pujut) and Lundu. The honey were collected from Heterotrigona itama, Geniotrigona thorasica, Tetrigona binghami and Tetragonilla colina. Honey analysis such as Brix, pH, colour, moisture content, electrical conductivity, ash and total flavonoid content were conducted. Result reviewed that there were no significant value on the sweatness of the honey due to the locality and species. The maximum Brix value was obtained from Heterotrigona itama reared in Pujut Miri (urban residential area) with 69.60 Brix. The most highest EC value was obtained from Heterotrigona itama reared in Punang area (rural coastal area) with 3.96 mS/cm. On the other hand, the honey produced by H. itama in Pa Ukat produced the highest ash content. It is conclude that physiochemical composition of the stingless bee honey strongly influenced by localities and species of the stingless bee.

Item Type:	Project Paper
Subjects:	S Agriculture > SF Animal culture
Faculty:	Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Depositing User:	Mr. Azman Mohamad
Date Deposited:	08 Dec 2025 08:01
Last Modified:	08 Dec 2025 08:01
URI:	http://psaspb.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/2563

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