Royal Jelly is a milky secretion derived from the pharyngeal glands of the honey
Royal Jelly is a milky secretion derived from thepharyngeal glands of the honey bee. This "superfood" of the bees is specially blended with enzymesand fed to each bee destined to become a queen. Itis the exclusive food of the queen bee throughouther highly productive life, enabling her to lay up to3,000 eggs per day during her six-year lifespan.Worker bees eating ordinary honey live only fourto six weeks.Royal Jelly contains Vitamins A, C, D, and E andis also a rich natural storehouse of the B-complexvitamins. A major ingredient is vitamin B5(Pantothenic Acid), one of the most importantsubstances in the body, essential for the synthesisand metabolism of proteins, fats, carbohydratesand several hormones. Royal Jelly contains all eightessential amino acids plus ten secondary aminoacids and notable amounts of the minerals calcium,copper, iron, phosphorus, potassium, silicon andsulphur. Royal Jelly also contains nucleic acid.Royal Jelly is high in protein and is produced duringthe digestion of pollen.