o:8655 Beebread samples a possible source of macroelements, microelements and trace elements en Bees are animals from which different food products can be obtained, including honey, royal jelly, pollen, and propolis, all of which are well known. Bee bread is a bee product that is starting to gain interest. It is a combination of pollen, nectar, and bee saliva, and bees store it in the honeycomb cells. After undergoing lactic fermentation by various bacteria and yeast, which could take several weeks, the product is ready. From a nutritional point of view, bee bread contains, in addition to carbohydrates, protein, lipids, bioactive compounds such as vitamins and polyphenols, and macro-, micro-, and trace elements. The objective of this work is to evaluate the presence of minerals in bee bread samples obtained from COST members from 10 different countries. Bee bread samples were extracted from the combs manually or with the help of an extractor. Lyophilized samples were homogenized, and after microwave digestion, the mineral content was analysed by ICP-MS. The evaluation of the health benefits based on the consumption of bee bread regarding mineral levels and daily dose recommendations for different population groups is also presented. 1552099 10.1186/s12919-025-00347-z 2025-12-09T10:00:59.457Z 44 no 46 Javier Barreiro Laboratorio de Higiene, Inspección y Control de alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Lugo 46 Soraia Falcao CIMO, LA SusTEC, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, Bragança, Portugal 46 Mila Arapcheska Faculty of Biotechnical Sciences, St. Kliment Ohridski University, Partizanska str. bb, Bitola, North Macedonia 46 Nebojsa Nedić Department of Breeding and Reproduction of Domestic and Farmed Animals, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Belgrade 46 Ester Ordonez Agrupación para o Desenvolvemento e Formación do Sector Apícola Galego (Agrupación Apícola de Galicia), Barbadás, Ourense, España 46 Katarina Šavikin Institute for Medicinal Plants Research "Dr Josif Pančić", Belgrade, Serbia 0000-0002-2086-9593 46 Adel El‑Sayed Hatem Primary Affiliation: Agricultural Research Center (ARC) Plant Protection Research Institute (PPRI) Dokki, Giza, Egypt 46 Alberto Cepeda Laboratorio de Higiene, Inspección y Control de alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Lugo 46 Carolina Nebot Laboratorio de Higiene, Inspección y Control de alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Lugo application/pdf 847844 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8655 no yes 1 70 92000004 71A10 BMC Proceedings 19 28 14 14 2025