Abstract

VIT, Patricia et al. Presence of lactic acid and other semivolatil compound in Meliponini honeys. INHRR [online]. 2011, vol.42, n.1, pp.58-63. ISSN 0798-0477.

During the study of semivolatile compounds, lactic acid was found in the honey produced by four species of stingless bees. Moreover, other compounds were identified: 2-ethylhydroxy- propanoic acid in Melipona favosa honeys, 5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-furancarboxaldehyde and a-phenylmethyl benzene ethanol in Scaptotrigona mexicana honey, 2-butanol, heneicosane and heptacosane in Trigona carbonaria honey.

Keywords : lactic acid; honey; Meliponini; semivolatile compunds.