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Bee honey: history, characteristics, properties, benefits and adulteration in the beekeeping sector

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dc.contributor.author CHIRSANOVA, Aurica
dc.contributor.author CAPCANARI, Tatiana
dc.contributor.author BOISTEAN, Alina
dc.contributor.author KHANCHEL, Imen
dc.date.accessioned 2021-09-29T07:55:16Z
dc.date.available 2021-09-29T07:55:16Z
dc.date.issued 2021
dc.identifier.citation CHIRSANOVA, Aurica, CAPCANARI, Tatiana, BOISTEAN, Alina et al. Bee honey: history, characteristics, properties, benefits and adulteration in the beekeeping sector. In: Journal of Social Sciences. 2021, V. 4, N. 2, pp. 98-114. ISSN 2587-3490, eISSN 2587-3504. en_US
dc.identifier.uri https://doi.org/10.52326/jss.utm.2021.4(3).11
dc.identifier.uri http://repository.utm.md/handle/5014/17495
dc.description.abstract This review aims to share the history of bees and the use of honey as the only natural sweetener available to mankind for more than 40,000 years. At the same time, the characteristic of the beekeeping sector is presented, highlighting the top honey producers worldwide. The botanical origin of honey is the basis for the characterization of the 14 types of honey presented. Honey standards were analyzed to provide an overview of quality and physico-chemical indices. The data indicated in the national and regional honey standard are identical to the data for the international Codex Alimentarius standard. After the comparative analysis of these 3 sources, no significant deviations were identified. The tendencies of using honey from ancient times as a nutritious food product, as a preservative, as a medicine for treating various diseases and for performing certain rituals, etc. were highlighted. At the same time, the population must be encouraged to consume this incomparable bee product. en_US
dc.description.abstract Acest articol își propune să împărtășească istoria albinelor și utilizarea mierii ca singurul îndulcitor natural disponibil omenirii de mai mult de 40 de mii de ani. În același timp, este prezentată caracteristica sectorului apicol, scoțând în evidență producătorii de top de miere la nivel mondial. Originea botanică a mierii stă la baza caracterizării celor 14 tipuri de miere prezentate. Au fost analizate standardele pentru miere, pentru a oferi o imagine de ansamblu asupra indicilor de calitate și fizico-chimici. Datele indicate în standardul național și regional pentru miere sunt identice cu datele pentru standardul internațional Codex Alimentarius. După analiza comparativă a acestor 3 surse, nu au fost identificate abateri semnificative. Au fost scoase în evidență tendințele utilizării mierii din cele mai vechi timpuri ca produs alimentar nutritiv, conservant și medicament pentru tratarea diferitelor boli și pentru efectuarea anumitor ritualuri etc. Totodată populația trebuie încurajată să consume acest produs apicol incomparabil. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Technical University of Moldova en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries Journal of Social Sciences;2021, V. 4, N. 3
dc.rights Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States *
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ *
dc.subject honey en_US
dc.subject miere en_US
dc.title Bee honey: history, characteristics, properties, benefits and adulteration in the beekeeping sector en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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