Royal jelly contains a lot of nutrition that are essential for human health. Through regular consumption of this white milky bee substance, your body will always get good nourishment and sufficient energy it needs. You have to know that by properly maintaining good nutrition, it will promote an overall good health.

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Table of Contents

Nutrition Profile of Royal Jelly

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B2

Vitamin B3

Vitamin B5

Biotin

Inositol

Folic Acid

Amino Acid

Vitamin C

Vitamin E

Conclusion

Nutrition Profile of Royal Jelly

Below is a nutritional profile table of a one gram of royal jelly. The first column contains the list of nutrients found on the natural bee substance while the second column is their corresponding amount or values in terms of micrograms (mcg).

Nutrients		micrograms (mcg)
Vitamin B1	–	1.5 to 7.4
Vitamin B2	–	5.3 to 10
Vitamin B3	–	91 to 149
Vitamin B5	–	65 to 200
Vitamin B6	–	2.2 to 10.2
Biotin	–	0.9 to 3.7
Inositol	–	78 to 150
Folic Acid	–	0.16 to 0.5
Amino Acid	–
Vitamin C	–
Vitamin E	–

Listed on the table are only the most commonly known nutrients that are found on the royal jelly. You may be surprised to know that, there are over 100 nutrients that are not added on this list. But on this post, we will only further cover these common nutrients that are listed on the table above.

Vitamin B1

Vitamin B1 is also known as “thiamin” or “thiamine”. Aside from royal jelly, other sources of thiamin include fruits and vegetables such as cauliflower, oranges, potatoes, kale, and asparagus. There are actually plenty of many other foods with high concentrations of Vitamin B1 that are available for you to choose from.

Nutritional Facts

It helps correct metabolic disorders

It may help reduce the risk of cataracts

It may possibly help patients with kidney disease particularly individuals with diabetes

Some research experiments claim that taking thiamin for 90 days can help reduce the pains that are associated with menstruation

Nutritional Value

One main functions of thiamin is that, it enables the body to process and utilize the carbohydrates converting them into energy. It also has an important function with the glucose metabolism. And, it has a crucial role in maintaining proper functions of the nerves, muscles, stomach, intestines, and heart.

It is very important for you to know that the human body needs a continuous supply of thiamin. This is due to the reason that this particular type of nutrient is not stored in the body. Thus, it is highly advisable by most dietician that vitamin B1 must be a part of your daily diet.

Vitamin B2

Vitamin B2 is also known as “riboflavin”. It is actually one among the eight B complex vitamins that is important for the health of the human body. Similar to the thiamin, riboflavin can also be found on many different sources of food such as royal jelly, grains, plants, and dairy products.

Nutritional Facts

It helps maintain the mucous membranes of the digestive system

It keeps the liver healthy

It maintains the eyes, nerves, muscles, and skin healthy

It helps ensure the production of the hormone through the adrenal glands

Nutritional Value

It is crucial that the human body must have vitamin B2 nutrient. This is because; its primary purpose is to properly break down the food into its desirable components appropriate for the human body to utilize. It also helps absorb other nutrients and maintain the tissues at good conditions. Unfortunately, this particular nutrient can only be stored by the body in small quantity. And, it can rapidly get depleted. This is the reason why people need to consume vitamin B2 regularly.

Vitamin B3

Vitamin B3 is also known as “Niacin” which is a very important nutrient that every part of the body needs in order to properly maintain its functions. Niacin is actually water-soluble which means that the human body does not store it. So what’s going to happen is that, the body will automatically excrete the excess amount of this nutrient that is not needed. In short, the excess gets wasted.

Nutritional Facts

It lowers LDL cholesterol and increases HDL cholesterol levels

It may help prevent heart disease

It may be able to help cure Type 1 Diabetes

Provide boost function of the brain

Enhance skin function

It may help reduce arthritis symptoms

Effective treatment for pellagra

Nutritional Value

Just like the previous B vitamins above, niacin helps enzymes in processing the food and converting them into energy that is needed by the human body. Other than this, its other major role is it acts as an antioxidant, cell signaling, and DNA repair.

Vitamin B5

Vitamin B5 is also referred as “Pantothenic Acid” or “Pantothenate” which is like the rest of the other B vitamins; it has huge importance for human health. Through the help of this nutrient, the human body will become more efficient at producing blood cells and converting food into energy.

Nutritional Fact

It can help improve skin, hair, and eyes

Improves the functions of the nervous system and liver

Help maintain healthy digestive tract

Nutritional Value

All B vitamins do have one common function which is to aid the human body in converting the protein, carbohydrates, and fats into energy. But apart from this task, pantothenic acid is an essential nutrient that is needed by the body for making blood cells.

Vitamin B6

Vitamin B6 is also called as “Pyridoxine” and it has similar functions as the other B vitamins that are discussed above, where it helps in breaking down foods converting them into energy. Since the human body is not capable of producing B vitamins, the only source of getting them is through foods or supplements.

Nutritional Facts

It may help reduce symptoms of depression

It can possibly reduce Alzheimer disease

It can help prevent anemia

It may treat symptoms of PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome)

It may help treat nausea

It may possibly prevent clogged arteries and reduce the risk of heart disease

It may help prevent cancer

It may prevent various forms of eye diseases

It may treat the inflammation cause by rheumatoid arthritis

Nutritional Value

Pyridoxine is an important nutrient that is needed by the human body in order to have proper functions in dealing with the sugars, fats, and proteins. It is also needed by the body to promote proper growth and improvement of the brain, nerves, skin, and etc…

Biotin

Biotin is more commonly known as “Vitamin B7” (it used to be known as “Vitamin H” or “Coenzyme R”) which is again another member of the B complex vitamins. This means that this nutrient offers similar functions as the others. But, what makes its unique is its crucial nutrient that is important for embryonic growth.

Nutritional Facts

It may prevent hair loss

It may help improve nails

It may treat diabetes

It may help reduce diabetic nerve pain

It may help treat multiple sclerosis

Nutritional Value

Since biotin is a crucial form of nutrient for embryonic growth, it is highly recommended for pregnant or breast feeding women. But what really makes it interesting and different from the other vitamin B complex is that, the bacteria from your gut is also capable of producing it.

Inositol

Inositol is a carbohydrate that can be taken by the human body from various certain foods like the royal jelly. But interestingly, this type of nutrient can also be produce by the body itself.

This particular nutrient is also sometimes called as “Vitamin B8” which also makes it a member of the B Vitamins Complex. It actually has so many complicated functions that many researchers are still conducting further studies about it.

Nutritional Facts

It may help reduce anxiety

It may aid it controlling blood sugar levels

It may improve fertility particularly for women

It may reduce symptoms of depression

Nutritional Value

Inositol has so many important roles in the human body that only few of them can be explained. Anyway, two of its vital roles include proper maintenance of the neurotransmitters and handling of the glucose.   

Folic Acid

Folic acid is a type of B vitamin nutrient that are found in foods like broccoli, beets, peas, lentils, royal jelly, and etc… Back in 1998, the Federal Law had required folic acid to be added on foods like breads, cold cereals, pasta, cookies, and other processed type of foods.

Nutritional Facts

It may prevent cancer

It may reduce homocysteine levels

It may reduce the risk of neural tube birth defects

Nutritional Value

Folic acid is pretty much vital to the human body where it is essential for the body’s proper development. To make it more specific, this particular nutrient aids the body to produce and maintain new cells. It may also prevent any possible changes to the DNA that may take place. You have to know that when DNA is changed, this often lead to cancer.

Amino Acid

Amino acids are commonly defined by most individuals as the building blocks of proteins. It is actually a compound with many vital roles or function in the human body.

Other good sources of amino acids (which is aside from the royal jelly), are on animal proteins such as meat, eggs, and poultry.

Nutritional Facts

It may help improve mood and sleep

It can possibly provide energy boost for athletic or physical activities

It can prevent muscle loss

It may promote weight loss

Nutritional Value

There are actually a total of 20 different amino acids that are essentially needed by the human body to develop and be able to function properly. But among these 20 amino acids, researchers have identified that only nine of them are more classified as essential. These nine essential amino acids are involved in maintaining proper tissue growth, energy production, immune function, and nutrient absorption.

Vitamin C

The most commonly known type of essential body nutrient is the Vitamin C which is also known as “Ascorbic Acid”. Since it is an essential type of vitamin, the human body is unable to produce it on its own. Thus, it must be taken from various food sources especially from the fruits and vegetable.

Nutritional Facts

It may reduce the risk of chronic diseases

It may help battle high blood pressure

It may potentially lower the risk of heart diseases

It can possibly reduce levels of blood uric acid and prevent gout attacks

Nutritional Value

Vitamin C is so widely popular due to the reason that many individuals have found them quite effective in improving their health. It actually has so many beneficial functions for the body which include collagen formation, proper iron absorption, enhanced immune system, bone (also includes cartilage and teeth) maintenance, and etc…

Vitamin E

Some individuals are often mistaken about the Vitamin E as a single type of vitamin which is not. This particular nutrient is actually composed of eight soluble compounds with antioxidant effects. It’s most common use in medical application is for treating individuals with vitamin E deficiency.

Nutritional Facts

It is effective in treating Vitamin E deficiency

It may help delay Alzheimer disease

It may decrease pain and blood loss on menstrual cramps

It may help improve fertility issues for men

Individuals with sufficient vitamin E on their diet may have lower risk against Parkinson disease

Nutritional Value

E vitamins are a type of nutrients that get dissolved in fat. But the most interesting part about this nutrient is that, it is essentially needed by the human body organs in order for them to properly function. It is also known for its antioxidants which greatly help in fighting the free radicals. These free radicals are bad electron which does no benefit to the human body but to cause damages.

Conclusion

Since royal jelly are composed of these essential nutrients that the human body needs, there is no reason why many people would include this white milky bee substance into their regular diet. But for those who are completely allergic to any bee products, they can always look for alternative sources of these nutrients.