Bee Pollen

Bee pollen is often called the 'only perfectly complete food'. Pollen is collected by the bees and is fed to the young bee as a high protein food. Each tiny granule contains a lot of protein, minerals and vitamins, necessary for our growth and perfect health.

The major components of pollen are protein and amino acids, lipids (fats & oils) and sugars. Amino acids essential to humans (plenylalanine, leucine, valine, isolucine, arginine, histidine, lysine, methionine, threonine and trytophan) can be found in pollen. Other components are flavonoids, vitamins, minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sulpher and sodium. The effects and benefits derived from pollen are many, but here are some claims and benefits for improvements:

Research has shown that athletes can improve their performance by taking bee pollen. Olympic athletes have found that it significantly improves their recovery power after a hard work-out. They also credited bee pollen with increasing their stamina and vigor.

* Compiled from the FAQ Value-added products from beekeeping. These notes are not conclusive, and are only a brief outline of the benefits of bee pollen.