Volume : VI, Issue : III, March - 2017

Mineral Content of Various types of Apis honey from Coorg, Karnataka.

Dr. Bhushanam M. , Dr. Madhusudan S.

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 Honey is a rich source of minerals. The mineral content is greatly /highly variable with the species of honeybee, the geographical area and botanical origin. The most medicinal properties of honey along with its flavour depends on its mineral content.  Various Apis honey samples namely, Apis. cerana, Apis mellifera, Apis dorsata and Apis florea showed significant quantitative variations in mineral content.  The mineral contents include potassium, iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium, sodium, chromium, copper, phosphorus and zinc.  

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Article: Download PDF   DOI : 10.36106/ijsr  

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Dr. Bhushanam M., Dr. Madhusudan S., Mineral Content of Various types of Apis honey from Coorg, Karnataka., INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : VOLUME-6 | ISSUE-3 | MARCH‾2017

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