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  • P-ISSN2287-8327
  • E-ISSN2288-1220
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ISSN : 2287-8327

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Vol.45 No.4

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Honey bees and their brood: a potentially valuable resource of food, worthy of greater appreciation and scientific attention

Journal of Ecology and Environment / Journal of Ecology and Environment, (P)2287-8327; (E)2288-1220
2021, v.45 no.4, pp.293-304
https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-021-00212-y
Ghosh Sampat (Andong National University)


Ghosh, S. , & (2021). Honey bees and their brood: a potentially valuable resource of food, worthy of greater appreciation and scientific attention. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 45(4), 293-304, https://doi.org/10.1186/s41610-021-00212-y

Abstract

Despite the consumption of bee brood in several parts of the world, particularly in the tropical areas, the practice has received comparatively little attention. We have reviewed all the available information on the nutrient composition and functional properties of different developmental stages of honey bee workers belonging to different species and subspecies. Noticing the competent nutrient composition of, in particular, honey bee brood, pupae, and prepupae, we suggest that they could be a potential source of human nutrition as well as animal feed. Moreover, drone brood is an ideal candidate for use as a food or as food ingredient. However, to analyze the functional properties of different honey bee species remains a task for further analysis.

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Entomophagy, Protein, Amino acid, Minerals, Functional properties, Apiary, Bee products

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