Table 2.
Physicochemical characterization of the analyzed propolis samples.
| Propolis | Wax (%) | Resin (%) | Balsam (%) | Moisture (%) | Ash (%) | pH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | 61.76 ± 2.09c | 29.56 ± 0.12f | 0.84 ± 0.01j | 1.05 ± 0.09m | 3.03 ± 0.03e | 4.7 ± 0.2a |
| P2 | 29.33 ± 1.09g | 47.33 ± 0.13c | 0.67 ± 0.01kl | 1.79 ± 0.01j | 4.16 ± 0.01c | 5.2 ± 0.12a |
| P3 | 21.31 ± 0.12h | 58.01 ± 0.09a | 1.09 ± 0.01g | 1.02 ± 0.01m | 5.01 ± 0.01a | 5.3 ± 0.12a |
| P4 | 53.64 ± 2.01d | 27.32 ± 0.09f | 1.31 ± 0.01f | 2.32 ± 0.01e | 2.1 ± 0.01h | 4.2 ± 0.3ab |
| P5 | 61.34 ± 3.02c | 28.82 ± 0.01f | 0.97 ± 0.01gh | 2.03 ± 0.06g | 1.6 ± 0.02k | 4.5 ± 0.21ab |
| P6 | 68.08 ± 2.1b | 18.06 ± 0.02j | 2.12 ± 0.02a | 1.96 ± 0.02h | 2.15 ± 0.01h | 4.1 ± 0.11ab |
| P7 | 23.25 ± 0.09h | 56.21 ± 1.02b | 1.78 ± 0.01d | 1.32 ± 0.01k | 4.52 ± 0.01b | 5.3 ± 0.2a |
| P8 | 32.18 ± 0.08g | 45.7 ± 0.19cd | 1.89 ± 0.01c | 1.76 ± 0.01j | 1.09 ± 0.01m | 5 ± 0.11a |
| P9 | 52.84 ± 1.02d | 42.14 ± 1.09e | 0.65 ± 0.01kl | 2.87 ± 0.02c | 3.39 ± 0.01d | 5.2 ± 0.2a |
| P10 | 48.22 ± 1.92e | 39.3 ± 0.09e | 1.04 ± 0.01g | 2.05 ± 0.02g | 1.49 ± 0.01j | 4.2 ± 0.21ab |
| P11 | 47.58 ± 1.23e | 29.54 ± 0.08f | 1.67 ± 0.02e | 2.11 ± 0.01f | 4.18 ± 0.08c | 4 ± 0.22abc |
| P12 | 26.09 ± 1.08h | 41.06 ± 1.08e | 0.27 ± 0.01o | 2.14 ± 0.01f | 2.04 ± 0.02hi | 5.1 ± 0.32a |
| P13 | 46.54 ± 1.03e | 30.46 ± 0.09f | 0.86 ± 0.01j | 2.32 ± 0.02e | 2.06 ± 0.01h | 4.8 ± 0.21a |
| P14 | 30.42 ± 1.02g | 49.3 ± 0.18c | 0.56 ± 0.01n | 2.11 ± 0.02f | 2.53 ± 0.01g | 5 ± 0.22a |
| P15 | 53.23 ± 1.12d | 22.19 ± 0.19i | 0.29 ± 0.01o | 3.01 ± 0.01b | 2.89 ± 0.01f | 4.2 ± 0.11 |
| P16 | 37.38 ± 0.92f | 48.06 ± 0.14c | 1.98 ± 0.01b | 1.87 ± 0.02i | 3.02 ± 0.02e | 5.3 ± 0.12a |
| P17 | 37.18 ± 1.09f | 23.42 ± 0.12i | 0.76 ± 0.01k | 1.12 ± 0.01l | 4.13 ± 0.01c | 4 ± 0.11abc |
| P18 | 60.50 ± 2.01c | 24.20 ± 0.09i | 0.96 ± 0.01gh | 2.45 ± 0.01d | 1.45 ± 0.02j | 4.2 ± 0.21ab |
| P19 | 48.02 ± 1.02e | 28.08 ± 0.12f | 0.94 ± 0.02gh | 2.32 ± 0.02e | 1.21 ± 0.01l | 4.4 ± 0.31ab |
| P20 | 70.12 ± 2.01a | 17.42 ± 0.09j | 0.74 ± 0.01k | 3.65 ± 0.01a | 0.72 ± 0.02n | 3.7 ± 0.2d |
Note. Values in the same column followed by the same letter are not significantly different (p < 0.05) by Tukey's multiple range test.