Royal jelly is a beehive product that is very much valued for its high minerals content, vitamins, and multiple healthy benefits.
It is a natural source of vitamins B, riboflavin, biotin, pyridoxine, inositol, thiamine, niacin, pantothenic acid, and folic acid.
The growing tendency that has been observed for years now is the consumption of natural origin products, which responds to a healthy lifestyle. On top of this, there is an increasing need for products that improve immune health, which allows us to confirm that royal jelly is the perfect ingredient: not only it has a natural origin, but it also boosts the immune system and increases defences against infections.
In many different European countries, this ingredient is also highly valued for children’s food supplements, an ingredient to be given to a whole family.
Food supplements market in Europe
France, Italy, Spain, and Germany are leaders regarding products that contain royal jelly. However, this ingredient is gaining prominence in other countries thanks to its multiple benefits.
In 2020, a total of 30 products was launched: a rising market, as we can observe in the following chart that reviews the past 3 years.
Products launch vitamins and dietetic supplements with royal jelly 2018-2020
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What makes royal jelly so special?
Quality of the royal jelly makes undoubtedly its distinctive value. The 10 HDA quantity is an important quality factor for royal jelly.
Royal jelly’s HDA (10-Hydroxy-2-Decenoic Acid) is the indicator used to know the product’s quality. It is an organic acid that indicates if royal jelly is still biologically active, and it indicates its freshness and state of preservation.
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What are the royal jelly’s main benefits?
- Reduces the heart diseases risk factors
- Helps reducing levels of blood cholesterol
- Helps lowering blood pressure
- Helps regulating blood sugar level
- Helps improving memory
- Reinforces the immune system
What are the main characteristics of royal jelly?
- Antioxidant activity
- Natural source of phenol compounds
- Natural source of biologically active substances: proteins, carbohydrates, amino acids, fatty acids (10-hda) and minerals.
- Natural source of vitamins B: riboflavin, biotin, pyridoxine, inositol, thiamine, niacin, pantothenic acid, and folic acid.
- Natural source of acetylcholine
- Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and healing agent
Composition
In the following charts we analyze what vitamins and minerals can be found in royal jelly.
Royal jelly formats
Royal jelly is incorporated in different formats in the food supplements sector: royal jelly (on its own or mixed with honey), lyophilized, as vials or pills.
HoneyGreen+ provides bulk royal jelly and in different formats: fresh royal jelly, frozen royal jelly, and lyophilized royal jelly. All our formats also exist in organic versions.
Sources
The Royal Jelly Book BOGDANOV
GNPD Mintel