Botanical Origin and Nutritional Values of Bee Bread of Stingless Bee (Heterotrigona itama) from Malaysia

Table 2

Physicochemical analysis of bee bread samples from four different geographical regions.

Sample	Protein (%)^1	Total lipid (%)^1	Total carbohydrate (%)^1	Ash (%)^1	Moisture (%)^1	Energy (kcal/100 g)^1	Water activity, Aw
Ladang 10 UPM	22.03 ± 2.23^a	5.95 ± 0.10^a	57.06 ± 2.09^a	2.46 ± 0.02^b	12.51 ± 0.07^a	369.67 ± 0.58^ab	0.840 ± 0.033^a
Batang Benar	23.33 ± 0.48^a	4.64 ± 0.04^c	58.13 ± 0.43^a	2.47 ± 0.05^b	11.42 ± 0.29^bc	367.33 ± 1.53^b	0.729 ± 0.004^a
MAEPS	22.01 ± 0.08^a	5.27 ± 0.18^b	58.89 ± 0.28^a	2.74 ± 0.01^a	11.09 ± 0.07^c	371.00 ± 1.00^a	0.852 ± 0.015^b
Rinching Hilir	21.70 ± 0.08^a	5.48 ± 0.16^b	58.56 ± 0.12^a	2.48 ± 0.01^b	11.78 ± 0.25^b	370.67 ± 1.53^a	0.835 ± 0.010^a
Average	22.26 ± 0.63	5.34 ± 0.47	58.16 ± 0.69	2.54 ± 0.12	11.70 ± 0.53	369.67 ± 1.44	0.814 ± 0.049

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation of triplicate independent experiments. Mean values with different letters in the same column are statistically different (). ¹Dry weight.