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Royal jelly

Royal jelly is a viscous substance with milk-white or pale yellowish color, which is given to honey bee larvae and a queen bee and has been known from old times as efficacious one of perpetual youth and longevity, nourishment, robustness and etc. Royal Jelly is a product of the processing of various plant materials within the salivary glands of the worker honeybees. Royal jelly is a natural product produced by bees in a hive to feed larvae and queen bees. Royal jelly is produced by stimulating colonies with movable frame hives to produce queen bees. All larvae in the hive receive a quantity of royal jelly for sustenance in their early stages. It is rich in pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), further vitamins and sterols. The royal jelly as commodities is classified into a raw royal jelly, dried royal jelly which is lyophilized product of the raw royal jelly, and preparative royal jelly which is prepared by composing an auxiliary material or additive to the raw or dried royal jelly and has been marketed as a healthy food, alimentary and roborantal preparation or nutritional supplement.

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