Pollen
Bee pollen is up to 40 percent protein, with a complete spectrum of amino acids. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein. Bees are known to recognize and select pollens, which are rich in nitrogenous matter (amino acids), leaving poorer quality proteins behind. Bee pollen contains every vitamin known including folic acid, which cannot be artificially supplicated. Pollen contains numerous active enzymes and coenzymes. Linoleic acid is the only fatty acid essential for human nutrition that cannot be manufactured by the human body. Bee pollen contains linoleic acid in relative abundance. Not only does bee pollen contain a complete complement of nutrients, its glucoside content helps to transport these nutrients into the bloodstream.
The nutritive, detoxifying and healing properties of bee pollen have been appreciated for many years. Pollen is uniformly rich in carotenoids, bioflavonoids, and phytostreols. The bioflavonoids are the major reason for pollen’s many health benefits. Bioflavonoids are a major class of phytochemicals that are widely distributed in food and medicinal plants. Many are powerful antioxidants. Bioflavonoids lower cholesterol, stabilize and strength capillaries, reduce inflammation, quell free radicals, and are anti-viral, antibacterial and anti-carcinogenic.
Bee pollen cannot be reproduced in the laboratory. Its chemical makeup is so complex that synthesizing it artificially has eluded the best modern technology.
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