Microbiological quality of tiúba honey (melipona fasciculata smith) produced in a minerator
International Journal of Development Research
Microbiological quality of tiúba honey (melipona fasciculata smith) produced in a minerator
Received 14th August, 2020; Received in revised form 20th September, 2020; Accepted 22nd October, 2020; Published online 24th November, 2020
Copyright © 2020, Claudio A. de J. Nascimento et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
The objective of this work was to evaluate the microbiological quality of honey from Tíuba, Melipona fasciculata, produced in a mining company, where the air particulate index is high, in the city of São Luís, Maranhão. Seventy honey samples from 15 M. fasciculata bee hives from the mining company Meliponário were analyzed during the period from 2017 to 2018. Of the analyzed samples, 14% had contamination by Molds and Yeasts, while Aerophilic Mesophilic Bacteria were detected in 13% of the samples. All the honey samples analyzed did not present microbiological contaminants from the group of Coliforms and Salmonella sp. The moisture content was slightly higher (21.1%) than established by law, but within the expected for native bee honeys. The content of total soluble solids found was 79.36% and specific weight of 1.40 kg.L-1. The analyzes showed that before the relocation of the meliponary, the honeys presented microbiological contaminants such as molds and yeasts and aerobic mesophilic bacteria. Analyzes that study the physical-chemical profile and the presence of trace elements should be performed to attest the safety of the honey produced.
