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

Table 6

Vitamin C content in H. itama bee bread.

Sample	Vitamin C (mg/g)^1	% DRI (men)^2	% DRI (women)^2
Ladang 10 UPM	0.1087 ± 0.0110^a	2.41	2.90
Batang Benar	0.1051 ± 0.0057^a	2.34	2.80
Rinching Hilir	0.1142 ± 0.0082^a	2.54	3.05
MAEPS	0.1152 ± 0.0079^a	2.56	3.07
Average	0.1108 ± 0.0041

Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation of triplicate independent experiments. Mean values with the different letters are statistically different (). ¹Dry weight; ²90 mg/day for men and 75 mg/day for women. Values are based on bee pollen intake of 20 g/day as suggested by Kieliszek et al. [3].