Chemical Composition of Ecuadorian Commercial Pot-Honeys: Trigona fuscipennis “Abeja De Tierra”, Melipona mimetica “Bermejo” and Scaptotrigona ederi “Catiana”

Patricia V^1,2*, Silvia RMP³, César Vargas J⁴, Andino M⁵ and Maza F⁶

¹Food Science Department, Universidad de Los Andes, Mérida 5101, Venezuela

²School of Medical Sciences, The University of Sydney, Lidcombe, NSW 1825, Australia

³Biology Department, Science and Letters, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirao Preto, SP, Brazil

⁴Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Puyo, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

⁵Research Center for the Amazon Production and Conservation (CIPCA), Universidad Estatal Amazónica, Santa Clara, Pastaza Province, Ecuador

⁶Faculty of Agricultural and Livestock Sciences, Universidad Técnica de Machala, Machala, El Oro Province, Ecuador