Table 3.
Total phenolic compound content, total flavonoid content and radical scavenging activity of bee pollen and other bee products (sample codes, as seen in Table 1).
| Sample | Total Phenolic Compounds Content, mg RUE/10 g | Total Flavonoid Content, mg RUE/10 g | Radical Scavenging Activity, mg RUE/10 g | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| Bee pollen | BP_IT | 48.28 | 24.12 | 25.08 |
| BP_D | 49.27 | 25.17 | 21.77 | |
| BP_SW | 50.93 | 45.38 | 36.55 | |
| BP_SL | 43.56 | 34.51 | 21.73 | |
| BP_P | 49.00 | 40.06 | 27.48 | |
| BP1_LT | 50.68 | 42.93 | 30.69 | |
| BP2_LT | 50.85 | 29.26 | 27.76 | |
| BP3_LT | 44.70 | 10.68 | 16.27 | |
| BP4_LT | 55.04 | 46.85 | 27.20 | |
| BP5_LT | 33.14 | 21.29 | 23.06 | |
| BP6_LT | 41.66 | 10.82 | 16.29 | |
| BP1_LV | 51.12 | 42.51 | 33.43 | |
| BP2_LV | 53.84 | 48.31 | 39.40 | |
| BP_U | 39.03 | 22.21 | 17.69 | |
| BP_LTLV | 39.73 | 27.43 | 20.47 | |
| BP_ES | 53.29 | 30.68 | 39.40 | |
| BP_MT | 51.50 | 30.08 | 22.81 | |
| BP_NL | 44.43 | 38.39 | 34.29 | |
| SDa | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.30 | |
|
Descriptive
statistics |
Meanb (LT) | 46.0 | 27 | 23.5 |
| SD (LT)c | 7.9 | 15 | 6.1 | |
| Mean (all samples) | 47.2 | 32 | 26.7 | |
| SD (all samples)c | 6.0 | 12 | 7.5 | |
| Mind (all samples) | 33.14 | 10.68 | 16.27 | |
| Maxe (all samples) | 55.04 | 48.31 | 39.40 | |
| Beebread | BB1_LT | 21.85 | 10.33 | 20.14 |
| BB2_LT | 22.16 | 15.67 | 22.66 | |
| BB3_LT | 21.01 | 10.91 | 27.40 | |
| BB4_LT | 19.94 | 12.49 | 21.78 | |
| BB5_LT | 21.75 | 7.88 | 21.88 | |
| BB6_LT | 19.63 | 9.10 | 27.22 | |
| BB7_LT | 20.59 | 10.49 | 17.23 | |
| BB8_LT | 20.65 | 12.53 | 24.39 | |
| SD | 0.21 | 0.10 | 0.41 | |
| Descriptive statistics | Mean (LT) | 20.95 | 11.2 | 22.8 |
| SD (LT) | 0.92 | 2.4 | 3.5 | |
| Min (all samples) | 19.63 | 7.88 | 17.23 | |
| Max (all samples) | 22.16 | 15.67 | 27.40 | |
| Honey | H1_LT | 4.07 | 2.26 | 3.86 |
| H2_LT | 3.46 | 1.06 | 4.47 | |
| H3_LT | 3.68 | 1.98 | 2.22 | |
| H4_LT | 9.15 | 2.80 | 5.51 | |
| H5_LT | 7.03 | 5.22 | 3.77 | |
| H_IT | 3.43 | 0.91 | 2.73 | |
| H_G | 3.61 | 0.62 | 4.42 | |
| H6_LT | 10.18 | 3.99 | 8.26 | |
| H7_LT | 2.95 | 0.28 | 2.58 | |
| H8_LT | 7.58 | 2.29 | 3.03 | |
| H9_LT | 10.12 | 8.36 | 3.85 | |
| SD | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.09 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|
Descriptive
statistics |
Mean (LT) | 6.1 | 3.1 | 4.20 |
| SD (LT) | 3.1 | 2.4 | 1.74 | |
| Mean (all samples) | 5.6 | 3.6 | 4.06 | |
| SD (all samples) | 3.0 | 3.2 | 1.69 | |
| Min (all samples) | 2.95 | 0.28 | 2.17 | |
| Max (all samples) | 10.18 | 10.27 | 8.46 | |
| Propolis | P_P | 87.12 | 10.01 | 28.62 |
| P1_LT | 77.74 | 3.24 | 39.64 | |
| P2_LT | 68.03 | 5.92 | 25.37 | |
| P3_LT | 87.01 | 5.79 | 29.80 | |
| P4_LT | 92.74 | 9.67 | 31.78 | |
| P5_LT | 92.84 | 7.98 | 31.29 | |
| P6_LT | 80.81 | 6.58 | 19.69 | |
| P7_LT | 91.51 | 10.68 | 23.18 | |
| P8_LT | 99.85 | 9.26 | 22.10 | |
| P9_LT | 94.38 | 14.39 | 18.79 | |
| SD | 0.27 | 0.13 | 0.22 | |
|
Descriptive
statistics |
Mean (LT) | 87.2 | 8.1 | 26.9 |
| SD (LT) | 9.9 | 3.3 | 6.8 | |
| Mean (all samples) | 87.2 | 8.4 | 27.0 | |
| SD (all samples) | 9.4 | 3.2 | 6.4 | |
| Min (all samples) | 68.03 | 3.24 | 18.79 | |
| Max (all samples) | 99.85 | 14.39 | 39.64 | |
| Royal jelly | RJ_G | 22.49 | 13.20 | 7.05 |
| RJ1_LT | 20.11 | 12.61 | 8.06 | |
| RJ2_LT | 16.44 | 10.34 | 5.16 | |
| RJ3_LT | 22.27 | 17.19 | 6.41 | |
| RJ4_LT | 23.14 | 16.31 | 7.61 | |
| RJ5_LT | 20.06 | 15.81 | 6.05 | |
| SD | 0.27 | 0.17 | 0.06 | |
|
Descriptive
statistics |
Mean (LT) | 20.4 | 14.5 | 6.7 |
| SD (LT) | 2.6 | 2.9 | 1.2 | |
| Mean (all samples) | 20.8 | 14.2 | 6.7 | |
| SD (all samples) | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.1 | |
| Min (all samples) | 16.44 | 10.34 | 5.16 | |
| Max (all samples) | 23.14 | 17.19 | 8.06 |
aSD—combined standard deviation of measurements; bMean—average of measurand means; cSD (X samples)—standard deviation of measurand means of the samples (where X are samples from Lithuania only or all samples); dMin—the lowest value of measurand means; eMax—the highest value of measurand means.