**An Overview An Overview**

Franciane Marquele-Oliveira, Daniel Blascke Carrão, Daniel Blascke Carrão,

Rebeca Oliveira de Souza, Nathalia Ursoli Baptista, Rebeca Oliveira de Souza, Nathalia Ursoli Baptista,

Andresa Piacezzi Nascimento, Elina Cássia Torres, Andresa Piacezzi Nascimento,

Gabriela de Padua Moreno, Elina Cássia Torres, Gabriela de Padua Moreno,

Franciane Marquele-Oliveira,

Andrei Felipe Moreira Buszinski, Andrei Felipe Moreira Buszinski,

Felipe Galeti Miguel, Gustavo Luis Cuba, Felipe Galeti Miguel, Gustavo Luis Cuba, Thaila Fernanda dos Reis,

Thaila Fernanda dos Reis, Joelma Lambertucci, Joelma Lambertucci, Carlos Redher and

Carlos Redher and Andresa A. Berretta Andresa A. Berretta

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#### **Abstract**

Brazilian honey possesses large floral sources with various colors and flavors due to botanical and geographical differences and the large extension of the country. The absence of antibiotics and pesticides contamination positively differentiates Brazilian honey in the international market. Thus, the present chapter presents an overview of regulatory aspects for identity and quality evaluation of honey produced and commercialized in Brazil and international markets, as well as, it compares the production and consumption of honey with other countries. In addition, the chapter presents physicochemical and microbiological analysis commonly used in honey, as fundamentals of the technics and literature results with different kinds of honey obtained in Brazil. Physicochemical quality control and microbiological analysis of honey samples is of fundamental importance for assessing their quality, possible adulteration and storage conditions. In the literature, several methodologies exist to be used in the performance of honey quality control and each one complements the results in order to have an idea about the quality of the product,

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the absence of adulteration, deterioration, and environmental pollution and geographical area. Finally, we will present the market scenario nowadays with future perspectives and some recognition obtained for Brazilian bee products in international events.

**Keywords:** Brazilian honey, regulation affairs, pollen analysis, physicochemical and microbiological analysis, contaminants, potential market, awards
