Innovative Method for Enhancing the Biological Activity of Honey

摘要

Honey is a natural product composed of more than 80% sugars, the main constituents beingfructose and glucose. It also contains a small amount of bioactive compounds, such as polyphenols,which provide the biological activity of honey [1]. The aim of this study was to obtain honeyenriched in polyphenols, having enhanced biological properties. This was based on thesolubilization of phenolic compounds extracted from propolis in honey. We present preliminaryresults on the biological (antioxidant, antimicrobial and prebiotic) activities of honey enriched inpolyphenols.