Table 1.
Characteristics of the propolis samples.
| Sample number |
Sample name |
Collected area | Climatic zone | Color |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HLJ | Heilongjiang | Tea | Bg |
| 2 | JL | Jilin | Te | Yd |
| 3 | NM | Neimenggu | Te | B-f |
| 4 | HB-1 | Hebei | Te | Y-e |
| 5 | HB-2 | Hebei | Te | Y |
| 6 | SD | Shandong | Te | Y |
| 7 | JS | Jiangsu | Sub | Y |
| 8 | AH | Anhui | Su | B- |
| 9 | FJ-1 | Fujian | Su | B- |
| 10 | FJ-2 | Fujian | Su | Y- |
| 11 | GD-1 | Guangdong | Su | B |
| 12 | GD-2 | Guangdong | Su | Y- |
| 13 | XJ | Xinjiang | Te | B |
| 14 | GS | Gansu | Te | Y |
| 15 | NX | Ningxia | Te | B- |
| 16 | SX-1 | Shaanxi | Te | Y |
| 17 | SX-2 | Shaanxi | Te | B |
| 18 | QH | Qinghai | Te | Y |
| 19 | GZ-1 | Guizhou | Su | B |
| 20 | GZ-2 | Guizhou | Su | Y- |
| 21 | YN-1 | Yunnan | Su | B- |
| 22 | SC | Sichuan | Su | B |
| 23 | YN-2 | Yunnan | Trc | B |
| 24 | IL | Illinois, USA | Te | Y |
Note. The criterion of color was based on the Pantone international color system formula guide-C, North America. aTemperate zone. bSubtropical zone. cTropical zone. dYellow (102C). eYellow-green (1395C). fGreenish-black (405C). gBlack (433C).