Fresh royal jelly
Royal jelly as harvested from queen cells, a perishable bee secretion that producers keep in cold storage.
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Facts
- Processing
- Harvested from queen cells when the queen larvae are about four days old.
- Storage and handling
- Perishable; kept in a refrigerator or freezer until sold or sent to a collection center.
- Composition
- An FAO table gives 57–70% water. Of the dry weight, it gives 17–45% protein, 18–52% sugars, 3.5–19% lipids, and 2–3% minerals.
- Typical origins
- China is the largest producer and exporter.
- Standards and grades
- ISO 12824:2016 sets production, sanitary, transport, storage, packaging, and marking requirements for royal jelly.