Chemical composition and properties of pollen

                      Average composition of pollen

                         as a percentage on dry weight

 

The vitamins have been found in fresh pollen, 
in the following proportions in micrograms per 100 g

  

    Pollen ash contains the following minerals: calcium, chlorine, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, silicon and sulfur.

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   The free amino acids (proteins) contained in the pollen are:  - aspartic acid, glutamic acid, arginine, alanine, asparagine, cystine, histidine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, tryptophan, valine, serine, glycine, hydroxyproline, proline, B-alanine, glutamine and A-amino-butyric acid.

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     Among the enzymes or enzymes that the pollen contains, it is necessary to mention: phosphatase, amylase and invertase.