Department of Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Natural Medicines and Products Research Laboratory, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang 43400, Selangor, Malaysia.
Molecules. 2021 Feb 11;26(4):957. doi: 10.3390/molecules26040957.
Stingless bee-collected pollen (bee bread) is a mixture of bee pollen, bee salivary enzymes, and regurgitated honey, fermented by indigenous microbes during storage in the cerumen pot. Current literature data for bee bread is overshadowed by bee pollen, particularly of honeybee . In regions such as South America, Australia, and Southeast Asia, information on stingless bee bee bread is mainly sought to promote the meliponiculture industry for socioeconomic development. This review aims to highlight the physicochemical properties and health benefits of bee bread from the stingless bee. In addition, it describes the current progress on identification of beneficial microbes associated with bee bread and its relation to the bee gut. This review provides the basis for promoting research on stingless bee bee bread, its nutrients, and microbes for application in the food and pharmaceutical industries.
无刺蜂采集的花粉（蜂粮）是蜂花粉、蜂唾液酶和反刍蜂蜜的混合物，在蜡腺罐中储存过程中被本地微生物发酵。目前关于蜂粮的文献资料主要集中在蜜蜂花粉上，特别是关于蜜蜂的花粉。在南美洲、澳大利亚和东南亚等地区，主要寻求有关无刺蜂蜂粮的信息，以促进养蜂业的社会经济发展。本综述旨在强调无刺蜂蜂粮的物理化学性质和健康益处。此外，它还描述了与蜂粮相关的有益微生物的鉴定及其与蜜蜂肠道的关系的最新进展。本综述为促进对无刺蜂蜂粮及其在食品和制药行业应用的营养物质和微生物的研究提供了基础。
