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What Is Royal Jelly?

A creamy white substance from the beehive, royal jelly is synthesized by the common worker bee for the sole nourishment of the Queen bee. Royal Jelly.

The Queen bee is remarkable in its extended longevity and reproductive capabilities when compared to the worker bee. The Queen lives many times longer then the worker bee: five years for the Queen, and less than six weeks for the worker bee. The Queen grows to be almost 50% larger than the worker and has exceptional reproductive capabilities, with the capacity for laying over 2000 eggs in a single day.

So how does the Queen bee achieve this remarkable longevity? – Royal Jelly. The Queen is hatched from the same egg as the worker bee but is selected to receive a diet of pure royal jelly, while the common worker bee feeds off honey and other substances around the hive. Royal Jelly transforms the queen into an incredible insect, enhancing its physical performance to remarkable levels.

Not surprisingly, man has shown much interest in this substance, regarding it as the ‘elixir’ or ‘crown jewel’ of the hive. Many studies have been performed to try to establish its nutritional content and the effect of its nutrients on living beings.

Royal jelly is the only natural source of pure acetylcholine. It has antibacterial and antimicrobial properties and has been implicated as beneficial in a wide range of health conditions. It is associated with benefits to bronchial asthma, insomnia, and many skin problems. It is known to support the immune system and may be of benefit in liver, kidney, and pancreatic diseases as well as stomach ulcers and bone fractures.

What is the chemical composition of Royal Jelly? It contains approximately 12% protein, 5-6% lipids and 12-15% carbohydrates. Its B Vitamin content is high, and with 17 amino acids, including all 8 essential amino acids, it is a nutritious hormone-rich substance with a wide spectrum of potential benefits. Royal Jelly also contains around 15% aspartic acid, which is important for tissue growth, muscle and cell regeneration.

Vitamin Content
Vitamin B I (Thiamine) .................... 1.5 to 7.4 mcg.
Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) .................... 5.3 to 10.0 mcg.
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) .................. 2.2 to 10.2 mcg.
Niacin (nicotinic acid) .......................91.0 to 149.0 mcg.
Pantothenic Acid ..............................65.0 to 200.0 mcg.
Biotin .............................................. 0.9 to 3.7 mcg.
Inositol .............................................78.0 to 150.0 mcg.
Folic Acid ........................................ 0.16 to 0.50mcg.
Vitamin C .......Trace

The amino acids in royal jelly are of significant interest to nutritionists. Long associated with the ability to fight ‘free-radicals’ in the body, amino acids form the very basis of our chemical make-up, and are essential to growth and the ability to fight infection and disease. In most cases we cannot create our own amino acids, we must ingest them through the foods that we eat. The importance of amino acids and the fact that they are so abundant in bee products warrants special attention.