Bioactive compounds in honey: a literature overview
Baltić, Tatjana
Ćirić, Jelena
Simunović, Sara
Branković-Lazić, Ivana
Đorđević, Vesna
Parunović, Nenad
Katanić, Nenad
Honey is a natural product used worldwide and has a multiple nutritional and health ben‑ efits. From ancient times, honey was used as a natural sweetener and healing agent. The specific composition of honey includes primarily carbohydrates, but organic acids, enzymes, vitamins, proteins, volatile compounds, phenols, flavonoids and minerals as well. These compounds are provenly related to honeys’ antioxidant, anti‑inflammatory and antimicrobial properties. This paper shows the latest scientific data about bioactive compounds and health benefits of honey.
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2023-11-03
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Honey, Nutritional value, Bioactive compounds, Antioxidant, Antibacterial