Royal Jelly
is a creamy white liquid substance extracted from the
beehive. It is a very volatile substance in the sense that
it needs to be processed very quickly once removed from the
sterile environment of the hive.
Processing Royal
Jelly is not a simple task. Some companies prefer to leave
the substance in liquid form, but this might be fraught with
danger. Royal jelly contains around 67% water, and as such
is prone to spoiling very quickly. Leaving the water present
in the substance generally means that the royal jelly must
be frozen for storage. Some people mix chemical and/or
natural preservatives such as honey with the royal jelly in
an effort to increase it's longevity.
A better way is
to simply remove the water and create a powder that becomes
much more stable and easier to handle. This process of
removing the water is called 'freeze-drying' or lyophilizing
and can be performed without detriment to the nutrient content
of the substance.
Once powdered
the royal jelly can be capsulated and / or packaged with
other substances such as Propolis and/or bee pollen. In this
way it can be delivered to the end user fresh, potent and
conveniently.
The nutrient
content is what makes royal jelly so special, containing many of the most essential
nutrients, including: all the B vitamins, vitamins A, C, D, E and K, more than
12 important minerals, 18 amino acids, and other important constituents, including collagen and lecithin.
It's amino acid content is perhaps what makes it such a
potent substance and perhaps what delivers most of the
benefits to your health* Although some would argue that
there is a certain element of Royal Jelly's chemical
composition that is still an 'unknown' and that is the
reason for it's remarkable range of benefits.
