Chemical composition and properties of royal jelly

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Royal jelly is the product of the secretion of the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of bee workers.It appears as a semi-solid, whitish and milky substance. Its taste is strongly acidic (pH 3.5 to 3.9) and slightly bitter. Its smell is a little acrid.                                                                                                           
   



                                   1)    A fresh royal jelly contains in percentages:


Free amino acids, constituents of proteins,
  royal jelly contains in mg / 100 g

   It also contains arginine, cystine, histidine, hydroxyproline, isoleucine and / or leucine, lysine,methionine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, B-alanine, glutamine and taurine.
     the following fatty acids: nonanoic, capric, undecanoic, lauric, tridecanoic, myristoleic, palmitic, palmitoleic, stearic, linoleic and arachidic.

The vitamins are indicated in micrograms per gram:

     Royal jelly also contains phosphorus compounds and nucleic acids. It also has antibiotic properties due to the presence of several hydroxydecanoic acids.


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