Research Article

Determination of Total Phenolics, Flavonoids, and Antioxidant Activity and GC-MS Analysis of Malaysian Stingless Bee Propolis Water Extracts

Table 1

General physical characteristics and propolis attributes of H. fimbriata, T. apicalis, and T. binghami.

CharacteristicsSpecies
H. fimbriataT. apicalisT. binghami

Body length8.10–8.29 mm6.82–7.30 mm6.61–7.75 mm
Body colourBrownBlackish brownBlackish brown
Wing colourSlight brownish base, semiclear apex1/2 dark base, 1/2 transparent-tipped1/4 dark base, 3/4 white-tipped
Propolis colourDark brownDark brownLight brown
Propolis typeHard and brittleHard and brittleHard and brittle