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ReviewToxins2026

An Update on Mycotoxins in Bee Pollen.

Nela Drača, Sunčana Včelik, Rudolf Krska, Drago Šubarić, Tihomir Kovač

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Review in Toxins, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Nela DračaTechnological and Innovation Center Virovitica, Trg Ljudevita Patačića 1, 33000 Virovitica, Croatia.
Sunčana VčelikFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.
Rudolf KrskaDepartment of Agrobiotechnology (IFA-Tulln), Institute of Bioanalytics and Agro-Metabolomics, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna, Konrad Lorenzstr. 20, A-3430 Tulln, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-6843-9755
Drago ŠubarićFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0002-6956-5814
Tihomir KovačFaculty of Food Technology Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Franje Kuhača 18, 31000 Osijek, Croatia.ORCID 0000-0003-3222-4722

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

For centuries, bee pollen has been known for its medicinal value and regarded as a rich source of bioactive compounds, including essential nutrients and phytochemicals. Its putative therapeutic and health-promoting benefits include antioxidant, antibacterial, anticarcinogenic, anti-inflammatory, hypoglycaemic, and numerous additional properties. However, the beneficial qualities can only be guaranteed if potential contaminants do not detract from its superfood image. Recent research has indicated frequent occurrence of mycotoxins in bee pollen, occasionally at concentration levels exceeding safe intakes. There are very few published publications in the literature related to the research of mycotoxin concentrations in bee pollen. Based on that, the aim of this review is to provide an overview update of existing scientific research on the presence, prevalence and types of mycotoxins in bee pollen, with particular emphasis on toxins produced by fungi. Furthermore, the aim is to compile the available data on mycotoxin contamination of pollen in order to identify factors relevant to the safety and quality of bee pollen as a food product and dietary supplement.

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Food ContaminationMycotoxinsPollenAnimalsBeesHumansMycotoxinsbee pollenbeesfood safetyhealth riskmycotoxins

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PMID42188609
PMCPMC13211488

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