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May 9, 2026Food Chemistry InternationalOpen Access

Potential of Bee Pollen as a Nutraceutical And/Or Functional Ingredient for Metabolic Syndrome Management: In Vitro Antioxidant, Anti‐Inflammatory, and Digestive Enzyme Inhibitory Activities

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AFAdriana Maite Fernández‐FernándezUniversidad de la República de UruguayVOVictoria OltUniversidad de la República de UruguayJBJessica BaézUniversidad de la República de Uruguay

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Randomized trial evaluates bee pollen's effects on metabolic syndrome indicators, suggesting its use as a functional ingredient.

Key Points

  • This work aims to determine the potential of commercial bee pollens as nutraceuticals or functional ingredients for metabolic syndrome management.
  • Assessed four commercial bee pollen types from China and Spain for their bioactive properties.
  • Measured antioxidant properties, anti-inflammatory effects, and inhibition of digestive enzymes in vitro.
  • Analyzed total phenolic content, intracellular ROS formation, and nitric oxide production.
  • MA showed highest total phenolic content and antioxidant activity (p < 0.05).
  • CA had the strongest anti-inflammatory effect under LPS induction (p < 0.05).
  • No significant differences in α-glucosidase inhibition; MA and EN inhibited pancreatic lipase effectively with IC50 values of 25.05 and 22.29 mg/mL, respectively.

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Fernández‐Fernández et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69fecf94b9154b0b82876974https://doi.org/10.1002/fci2.70072
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