Bee products macro- and microcomponent composition analysis

The purpose of research is to study the macro- and microcomponent composition of the plant part of Angelica officinalis (Angelica archangelica L.) and samples of bee products of monofloral honey collected by bees from this plant in order to predict the functional properties of bee products. Tasks: to analyze samples for the content of macro- and microelements; to evaluate the quantitative content of mineral elements in the plant part of Angelica officinalis and bee products; to analyze the influence of the mineral composition of bee products on the physiological and pharmacological potential of the human body; to explore the botanical origin of honey. The object of the study is the aerial part (inflorescences) of Angelica officinalis and samples of monofloral honey collected in the black taiga zone of Kuznetsk Alatau during the first half of July 2022. Honey samples were examined for the frequency of occurrence of pollen grains of melliferous plants according to the requirements of the GOST 31769-2012 standard, on the basis of which the botanical origin was determined by the method of melissopalynological analysis. Determination of the component mineral composition of honey samples was carried out by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry on an ISP-AES 9820 spectrometer (Shimadzu, Japan). Analysis of the content of elements in samples was carried out according to the calibration dependence of standard solutions of element ions. Quantitative analysis of the content of elements was carried out using multi-element standard samples (ICP multi-element standard solution IV Merck). Correspondence of the botanical origin of honey from the plant Angelica archangelica L. was established. Of the 23 elements identified in the inflorescences of the plant, 17 elements were found in bee products. The content of elements of phosphorus (340 mcg/kg), tin (110) and indium (380 mcg/kg) in honey was determined. The high accumulation of the potassium macroelement up to 3800 µg/kg in honey with the content up to 5700 µg/kg in the plant part is associated with an increased content of elements in the soils of Western Siberia. The degree of satisfaction of the daily requirement for the mineral components of angelica honey was calculated. Bee products can be considered as a natural source of mineral components.