{"id":28882,"date":"2019-08-14T12:48:22","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T11:48:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/?page_id=28882"},"modified":"2026-01-30T15:42:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T14:42:34","slug":"cientistas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/pt\/scientists\/","title":{"rendered":"Os cientistas por detr\u00e1s do mel de Manuka MGO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page-header-692334043\" class=\"page-header-wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"page-title dark divided-title\">\n\n        <div class=\"page-title-bg\">\n      <div class=\"title-bg fill bg-fill\"\n        data-parallax-container=\".page-title\"\n        data-parallax-background\n data-parallax=\"-\">\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"title-overlay fill\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    \n    <div class=\"page-title-inner container align-center flex-row medium-flex-wrap\" >\n              <div class=\"title-wrapper is-large flex-col text-left medium-text-center\">\n          <h1 class=\"entry-title mb-0\">\n            CIENTISTAS DO MEL DE MANUKA          <\/h1>\n        <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"title-content flex-col flex-right text-right medium-text-center\">\n        <div class=\"title-breadcrumbs pb-half pt-half\"><nav class=\"woocommerce-breadcrumb breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" data-no-translation=\"\" data-trp-gettext=\"\">In\u00edcio<\/nav><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n     \n<style>\n#page-header-692334043 .title-bg {\n  background-image: url(https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/ManukaNZ.webp);\n}\n<\/style>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"container header-wrapper-divider\"><hr\/><\/div>  <\/div>\n  \n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1327357585\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1841712775\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-370628128\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>PROFESSOR THOMAS HENLE<\/h2>\n<h3>Universidade T\u00e9cnica de Dresden - Alemanha<\/h3>\n<p><em>\"Um sistema de classifica\u00e7\u00e3o deve ser cientificamente s\u00f3lido, baseado num m\u00e9todo que tenha sido publicado e possa ser utilizado em laborat\u00f3rios. Este \u00e9 certamente o caso da classifica\u00e7\u00e3o do mel de Manuka MGO\"<br \/>Cita\u00e7\u00e3o do Professor Thomas Henle - descobridor da MGO - Universidade de Dresden (Alemanha)<br \/><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Em 2006, o Professor Thomas Henle, da Universidade T\u00e9cnica de Dresden, fez uma descoberta fundamental: demonstrou que o Metilglioxal (MGO) \u00e9 o composto-chave respons\u00e1vel pelos efeitos bioactivos especiais do Mel de Manuka. Esta descoberta foi um avan\u00e7o na compreens\u00e3o da raz\u00e3o pela qual o mel de Manuka \u00e9 t\u00e3o \u00fanico em compara\u00e7\u00e3o com outros tipos de mel.<\/p>\n<h3>Contribui\u00e7\u00f5es do Professor Henle para a investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do mel de Manuka:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Publica\u00e7\u00f5es cient\u00edficas:<br \/>Desde a sua descoberta inovadora, o Professor Henle publicou numerosos artigos de investiga\u00e7\u00e3o sobre o mel de Manuka e as suas propriedades bioactivas, solidificando o seu papel como um dos maiores especialistas nesta \u00e1rea.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>MGO e Bioatividade:<br \/>O seu trabalho provou que os elevados n\u00edveis de MGO no mel de Manuka s\u00e3o diretamente respons\u00e1veis pelos seus potentes efeitos antibacterianos e terap\u00eauticos, tornando-o altamente valorizado pelos seus benef\u00edcios naturais para a sa\u00fade.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Na MNZ, seguimos os princ\u00edpios cient\u00edficos estabelecidos por investigadores como o Professor Henle para garantir que o nosso mel de Manuka mant\u00e9m as propriedades bioactivas que o tornam t\u00e3o excecional. A MGO \u00e9 uma medida fundamental para determinar a qualidade do mel e orgulhamo-nos de oferecer produtos que reflectem estes elevados padr\u00f5es.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2084654562\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_529560324\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/henle-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_529560324 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2084654562 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 500px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-918445495\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-288083085\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>PROFESSOR PETER MOLAN<\/h2>\n<h3>Universidade de Waikato - Nova Zel\u00e2ndia<\/h3>\n<p><em>\"O teste de metilglioxal \u00e9 uma forma clara e inequ\u00edvoca de informar os consumidores de que o efeito bioativo natural e de alta qualidade \u00fanico deste mel \u00e9 real, especial e exclusivamente aplic\u00e1vel ao mel de Manuka MGO.\"<br \/><\/em><em>Cita\u00e7\u00e3o do Professor Peter Molan - descobridor da UMF - Universidade de Waikato (Nova Zel\u00e2ndia)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Desde 1985, o Professor Peter Molan, da Universidade de Waikato, tem estado na vanguarda da investiga\u00e7\u00e3o sobre os efeitos especiais do mel de Manuka. Trabalhando em conjunto com a Unidade de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do Mel de Waikato, o trabalho do Professor Molan tem sido crucial para a compreens\u00e3o da bioatividade \u00fanica do Mel de Manuka, particularmente no campo da medicina.<\/p>\n<h3>Principais contributos do Professor Peter Molan:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Descoberta do UMF (Unique Manuka Fator):<br \/>O Professor Molan cunhou o termo UMF, que significa Unique Manuka Fator, para descrever a bioatividade especial do Mel de Manuka. A sua investiga\u00e7\u00e3o demonstrou que o mel de Manuka possui propriedades antibacterianas e terap\u00eauticas espec\u00edficas, o que o distingue de outros tipos de mel.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>A investiga\u00e7\u00e3o centrou-se nos benef\u00edcios para a sa\u00fade:<br \/>As publica\u00e7\u00f5es inovadoras do Professor Molan concentraram-se na efic\u00e1cia do mel de Manuka no tratamento de v\u00e1rias condi\u00e7\u00f5es m\u00e9dicas, incluindo o tratamento de bact\u00e9rias estranhas e feridas. A sua investiga\u00e7\u00e3o demonstrou que o mel de Manuka pode ser utilizado como um rem\u00e9dio natural para a cicatriza\u00e7\u00e3o de feridas e a preven\u00e7\u00e3o de infec\u00e7\u00f5es.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Suspeitas iniciais sobre a bioatividade do mel de Manuka:<br \/>Embora o Professor Molan tivesse fortes suspeitas sobre os efeitos especiais do Mel de Manuka, ele e a sua equipa n\u00e3o conseguiram inicialmente identificar o componente exato respons\u00e1vel pelas suas propriedades \u00fanicas. A descoberta do metilglioxal (MGO) veio mais tarde esclarecer o papel bioativo deste composto no mel de Manuka, confirmando ainda mais os resultados da sua investiga\u00e7\u00e3o.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Legado e impacto:<\/h3>\n<p>O trabalho pioneiro e as publica\u00e7\u00f5es cient\u00edficas do Professor Peter Molan deixaram um legado duradouro no estudo do Mel de Manuka, tornando-o num dos produtos naturais mais investigados e altamente valorizados do mundo. As suas contribui\u00e7\u00f5es, especialmente no dom\u00ednio da medicina, continuam a influenciar a forma como compreendemos os benef\u00edcios terap\u00eauticos do mel de Manuka.<\/p>\n<p>Na MNZ, honramos o legado do Professor Molan, aderindo aos rigorosos padr\u00f5es e princ\u00edpios cient\u00edficos que ele ajudou a estabelecer, garantindo que o nosso Mel de Manuka permanece na vanguarda da qualidade e bioatividade.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2123574679\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_68261361\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/molan-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_68261361 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-2123574679 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 500px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-325610372\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-181081375\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>PROFESSOR KEIJI TERAO<\/h2>\n<h3>Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Kobe - Jap\u00e3o<\/h3>\n<p>O Professor Keiji Terao, um investigador de renome, deu contributos significativos para o desenvolvimento de subst\u00e2ncias antibacterianas naturais, incluindo o mel de Manuka. O seu trabalho centrou-se no aumento da efic\u00e1cia dos compostos naturais, incluindo produtos enriquecidos com ciclodextrina, concebidos para melhorar as propriedades antibacterianas de subst\u00e2ncias como o mel de Manuka e a pr\u00f3polis.<\/p>\n<h3>Contribui\u00e7\u00f5es do Professor Terao:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Subst\u00e2ncias antibacterianas enriquecidas com ciclodextrina:<br \/>O Professor Terao trabalhou extensivamente no desenvolvimento de produtos enriquecidos com ciclodextrina que poderiam amplificar os efeitos antibacterianos de subst\u00e2ncias naturais como o mel de Manuka. Esta investiga\u00e7\u00e3o tinha como objetivo criar tratamentos e rem\u00e9dios antibacterianos mais eficazes derivados da natureza.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o sobre a pr\u00f3polis e o mel de Manuka:<br \/>Para al\u00e9m do seu trabalho com a ciclodextrina, o Professor Terao tamb\u00e9m realizou investiga\u00e7\u00e3o sobre pr\u00f3polis e mel de Manuka, ambos conhecidos pelas suas propriedades antimicrobianas naturais. Os seus estudos ajudaram a real\u00e7ar as qualidades \u00fanicas do mel de Manuka da Nova Zel\u00e2ndia, solidificando ainda mais a sua posi\u00e7\u00e3o como um potente rem\u00e9dio natural.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do Professor Terao tem desempenhado um papel fundamental no avan\u00e7o da compreens\u00e3o cient\u00edfica da bioatividade natural do mel de Manuka e do seu potencial para utiliza\u00e7\u00e3o em aplica\u00e7\u00f5es m\u00e9dicas e terap\u00eauticas. As suas contribui\u00e7\u00f5es, juntamente com as de outros cientistas, continuam a informar a produ\u00e7\u00e3o de mel de Manuka bioativo de alta qualidade. Na MNZ, seguimos orgulhosamente estes princ\u00edpios cient\u00edficos para garantir que o nosso mel continua a ser um l\u00edder em produtos naturais para a sa\u00fade.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-629816969\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2041972911\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Keiji-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2041972911 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-629816969 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 500px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-282020759\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-202583656\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-8\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<h2>DR. ROBERT LAHEIJ<\/h2>\n<h3>Hospital Elisabeth-TweeSteden - Pa\u00edses Baixos<\/h3>\n<p>O Dr. Robert Laheij est\u00e1 atualmente a realizar uma importante investiga\u00e7\u00e3o sobre os benef\u00edcios terap\u00eauticos do mel de Manuka para a sa\u00fade digestiva, particularmente o seu papel de apoio ao est\u00f4mago e aos intestinos. O seu trabalho centra-se no potencial do mel de Manuka para ajudar em v\u00e1rias doen\u00e7as gastrointestinais, tirando partido das suas propriedades bioactivas naturais.<\/p>\n<h3>Principais \u00e1reas de investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do Dr. Laheij:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>Benef\u00edcios para a sa\u00fade digestiva:<br \/>A investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do Dr. Laheij explora a forma como o mel de Manuka pode apoiar o sistema digestivo, ajudando a aliviar problemas relacionados com o est\u00f4mago e os intestinos. Os seus estudos est\u00e3o a esclarecer como as propriedades bioactivas naturais do mel de Manuka podem ajudar a promover a sa\u00fade intestinal em geral.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p>Apoio a problemas gastrointestinais:<br \/>Atrav\u00e9s do seu trabalho em curso, o Dr. Laheij est\u00e1 a investigar a forma como o mel de Manuka pode servir como um suporte natural para doen\u00e7as como \u00falceras estomacais, refluxo \u00e1cido e inflama\u00e7\u00e3o intestinal, posicionando-o como uma parte valiosa de uma abordagem consciente da sa\u00fade para os cuidados digestivos.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do Dr. Laheij sublinha o crescente interesse cient\u00edfico no potencial do mel de Manuka para al\u00e9m das suas conhecidas propriedades bioactivas, destacando o seu papel como produto de apoio \u00e0 sa\u00fade digestiva. Na MNZ, continuamos empenhados em apoiar estes avan\u00e7os cient\u00edficos, ao mesmo tempo que fornecemos Mel de Manuka aut\u00eantico e de alta qualidade, apoiado por investiga\u00e7\u00e3o e desenvolvimento cont\u00ednuos.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1586574779\" class=\"col medium-12 small-12 large-4\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_752434995\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.manukanewzealand.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/robert-laheij-180x180.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_752434995 {\n  width: 80%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#col-1586574779 > .col-inner {\n  max-width: 500px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1327357585 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_1257530243\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-53926243\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2108280252\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-1393782309\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<h2 style=\"text-align: left;\">A contribui\u00e7\u00e3o colectiva da ci\u00eancia<\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Gra\u00e7as \u00e0 investiga\u00e7\u00e3o do Professor Thomas Henle, do Professor Peter Molan, do Professor Keiji Terao e do Dr. Robert Laheij, o mel de M\u0101nuka tem agora uma base cient\u00edfica s\u00f3lida. O seu trabalho conduziu a normas reconhecidas internacionalmente, como a MGO e a UMF, a aplica\u00e7\u00f5es inovadoras em produtos alimentares e de sa\u00fade e a uma expans\u00e3o cont\u00ednua da base de conhecimentos na Nova Zel\u00e2ndia, Europa e \u00c1sia. 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