Can Man Recreate Royal Jelly? – Evidently not. Studies have uncovered some of the nutritional properties of this substance, but much remains undiscovered.

Dr. Albert Saenz of the Pasteur Institute in Paris wrote:
"Numerous studies ... demonstrate the existence of fractions in Royal Jelly which correspond to 97 percent of the substance, plus an undermined fraction whose very presence could explain the remarkable and mysterious properties of Royal Jelly." He continues, " Here's yet another product of the beehive with a touch of the bee's magic in it. I suppose some day science will figure out what these unidentifiable elements are and some researcher will try to manufacture them. Until then, the only place to get these mystery nutrients is from the bees."

How is it processed for human consumption? – Royal Jelly is a liquid containing approximately 67% water, and as such is prone to contamination once it is removed from the sterile environment of the beehive.

Once removed from the hive it must be processed quickly to prevent contamination, ideally within two or three hours. Processing generally involves one or a combination of the following steps:

• Treating the product with a chemical preservative.

• Lyophilizing the product (removing the water, often termed freeze-drying)

• Adding a natural preservative like honey.

• Freezing the substance or attempting to maintain it in a refrigerated state.

Which royal jelly has most benefits, fresh or freeze dried ?

The favored process is lyophilizing or freeze-drying. This removes the water without effecting the nutrient quality of the product and creates a white powder which can be capsulated for human consumption. Once in capsulated form the product generally has a shelf life of 4 years and does not require refrigeration.

Many questions are raised about the nutritional quality of Royal Jelly, and usually relate to the issue of processing:- "freeze-dried versus non-freeze dried".

Freeze drying ‘locks-in’ the nutritional content of the product and removes any doubts about handling the product down the line. For example, if you choose liquid royal jelly which is sold as ‘requiring refrigeration’, how do you know that the product has been stored and transported in a refrigerated state, and that it isn’t in a partially decomposed state with diminished nutritive properties.

Summary:-

Royal Jelly – A veritable jewel of nutrition and recognized as a potent bringer of energy, vitality and a variety of health benefits. It differs in its nutritional properties from bee pollen and propolis, offering a broad range of amino acids and other nutrients which may be of benefit to your health.

It is rich in minerals, natural hormones, B vitamins, fatty acid, and folic acids, along with aspartic acid which is important for tissue regeneration and growth. It contains all essential amino acids required to sustain life.

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The amino acids in royal jelly are of significant interest to nutritionists and may in fact be the primary source of royal jelly benefits. 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. It is in our section ‘Amino Acids’ that we will reveal the true potential of the product as a nutritive substance that is rich in amino acids.

Royal Jelly and our health:-

Royal Jelly (along with bee pollen, propolis and honey) contains a natural source of essential nutrients which the body needs to maintain good health. Maintaining good health is especially hard in today’s increasingly toxic environment. Both our food supply and our diet is often deficient in important nutrients. Therefore these benefits, we need to supplement our diet with products such as royal jelly and the other products of the beehive

Royal jelly also has a yeast inhibiting function which may prevent conditions such as thrush and athlete’s foot. It is also used to treat muscular dystrophy, MS and Parkinson’s disease as well as reduce allergic symptoms and help control cholesterol levels.

Also of significance, it has been found to be of great help in boosting the body’s resistance to the harmful side effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. These treatments attack the immune system at its very core, and in many cases the actual treatment delivers a debilitating blow and not the illness itself. Royal Jelly with its high amino acid content can help the immune system and provide a basic defense against external elements that ordinarily attack the immune system and reduce our body’s capability for defense. Supplementing our diet with Royal Jelly and capitalizing on its array of health benefits helps to rebuild the good cells that are destroyed by chemotherapy and helps to strengthen the immune system.

Royal Jelly also contains the amino and gamma globulin, which helps your immune system fight off viral infections. It also contains sterols, phosphorous compounds and acetylcholine, which is needed to transmit nerve messages from cell to cell.

Like propolis, it also appears to have anti-tumor properties. A team of Japanese researchers gave the substance to one of two groups of laboratory mice before transplanting different types of cancer cells in them. The royal jelly had dramatic effects on sarcoma cells. The life-span of the mice was extended by about one-fifth and tumor sizes were about half the size, compared with untreated mice, according to a report in the journal Nippon Yakurigaku Zasshji-Folia Pharmacologica Japonica (Feb. 1987;89:73-80).

An email to our customer service department from Gail in Texas...

"I originally purchased Royal Jelly for my husband. He was complaining about his joints hurting. He has noticed how much better he feels after being on bee products. I have also noticed an improvement in his overall outlook. I have also been taking Royal Jelly and my energy level is way up and I've never felt healthier. Great product"