Stingless bee honey
Honey made by stingless bees of the tribe Meliponini, with more moisture than honey of Apis bees and the rare sugar trehalulose.
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Facts
- Source bee
- Stingless bees (Meliponini), for example Heterotrigona itama, Geniotrigona thoracica, Tetragonula carbonaria, and Tetragonula hockingsi.
- Composition
- Moisture typically runs 25–35%, against 17–20% for honeybee honey. Trehalulose, a rare reducing sugar, is prominent.
- Standards and grades
- All 36 samples from Malaysia and Australia in one study failed the Codex Standard for Honey on moisture, free acidity, and fructose plus glucose.
- Also called
- Madu kelulut, Pot-honey, Meliponini honey