Recent Progress of Propolis for Its Biological and Chemical Compositions and Its Botanical Origin

Table 5

Classification of Brazilian propolis, according to their physicochemical characteristics and location [17, 41].

Groups	Ethanolic extract of propolis
	Color	Origin of propolis
Group 1 (RS5)	Yellow	Southern
Group 2 (RS1)	Brown	Southern
Group 3 (PR7)	Dark brown	Southern
Group 4 (PR8)	Brown	Southern
Group 5 (PR9)	Greenish brown	Southern
Group 6 (BA11)	Reddish brown	Northeast
Group 7 (BA51)	Greenish brown	Northeast
Group 8 (PE5)	Dark brown	Northeast
Group 9 (PE3)	Yellow	Northeast
Group 10 (CE3)	Dark yellow	Northeast
Group 11 (PI11)	Yellow	Northeast
Group 12 (SP12)	Green or greenish brown	Southeast
Group 13 (AL)	Red	Northeast