Comparative Chemistry of Propolis from Eight Brazilian Localities

Table 1

Contents of total phenols and flavonoids of samples of Brazilian propolis from localities in the states of Paraná (PR, south), São Paulo (SP, southeast), Minas Gerais (MG, southeast), Goiás (GO, Central Brazil), Bahia (BA, northeast), and Piauí (PI, central north).

Samples	Total phenols (%)	Flavonoids contents (%)		Total flavonoids (%)
		DNP method	AlCl3 method
Pirenópolis (GO)	27.341±0.074	0.800±0.000	5.158±0.002	4.432±0.002
Cabo Verde (BA)	25.867±0.045	0.368±0.001	3.705±0.004	3.148±0.003
Bauru (SP)	17.632±0.043	0.360±0.000	2.131±0.000	1.970±0.000
Ponta Grossa (PR)	12.892±0.022	0.367±0.000	0.958±0.002	0.859±0.001
Lavras (MG)	9.281±0.029	0.407±0.000	0.740±0.000	0.685±0.000
Picos (PI)	5.620±0.017	0.323±0.000	1.427±0.000	1.243±0.001
Pariquera-Açu (SP)	2.660±0.018	0.280±0.000	1.005±0.004	0.884±0.004
Mira Bela (MG)	0.910±0.005	0.206±0.000	0.333±0.000	0.311±0.000