Journal of Food: Microbiology, Safety & Hygiene
Open Access
ISSN: 2476-2059
+44 1478 350008
ISSN: 2476-2059
+44 1478 350008
Michael Kodwo Adjaloo
Technology Consultancy Centre, College of Engineering,
Kumasi
Ghana
Research Article
Safety Evaluation of Honey from Jatropha Curcas Nectar and its Implication for Honey Production in Ghana
Author(s): Michael Kodwo Adjaloo, George Asumeng Koffuor, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah, Richard Annan-Dadzie and Benedicta Osei-DonkorMichael Kodwo Adjaloo, George Asumeng Koffuor, Emmanuel Akomanin Asiamah, Richard Annan-Dadzie and Benedicta Osei-Donkor
Jatropha curcas L. (Euphorbiaceae) is a plant documented to have an interesting toxicity profile however; bees produce honey from the nectar of its flowers in a Jatropha curcas plantation in the Yeji municipality of the Brong- Ahafo Region of Ghana. This study therefore is aimed at ascertaining the safety for consumption of honey produced from the J. curcas plant. Grouped Sprague-Dawley rats administered orally with single doses of this honey (300-1500 mg/kg) were observed critically for 24 h in an acute toxicity study. Cage-side observation, hematological profile, liver and kidney function tests, and body and organ weight monitoring were also carried out on grouped rats given 300-800 mg/kg of honey daily for 30 days in a sub-chronic toxicity test. Results indicated no physical, clinical signs and symptoms of toxicity, morbidity, and mortality after acute and prolonged administration .. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2476-2059.1000126