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Introduction: Stingless bee honey has different characteristics from other types of bee honey in terms of colors, tastes, water content, and sugar. Trigona honey is one of the local products in South Sulawesi produced by stingless bees from Tetragonula species widely known to the public. This study determined the phenol content of trigona honey and its antioxidant activity. Method: The compounds of trigona honey ethanol extract were identified using gas chromatography. The antioxidant activity of the extract was examined with the DPPH method. Result Content test shows that trigona honey has bioactive compounds, flavonoids, alkaloids, and triterpenoids. DPPH show to trigona honey 104,25. Conclusion: Trigona honey contains mild antioxidant activity and metabolite compounds such as polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, and triterpenoids. The nutrient activity can reduce blood glucose and increase insulin plasma. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction Trigona honey (Tetragonula biroi) is a type of honey produced by stingless bees that is one of the local products in South Sulawesi with the Tetragonula species widely known to the public. Objective This study was to determine the nutritional content of trigona honey and components of its secondary metabolite compounds as herbal therapy for the disease. Method This study aims to analyze the content of bioactive compounds of trigona honey is using phytochemical test and proximate test method. Result Phytochemical test show trigona honey had bioactive compounds flavonoid, alkaloid and triterpenoid. Proximate test using thin-layer chromatography (TLC) showed that methanol extract of honey trigona (tetragonula biroi) contains vitamin C 0.15%, flavonoids 159.62 ppm, polyphenols 133.52 ppm, and there are magnesium, calcium, zinc and beta carotene. Conclusion Trigona honey contains metabolite compounds such as polyphenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, and triterpenoids [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]