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Monday, 25 October 2021 / Published in Ingredients

Bee pollen use and therapeutic applications

bee pollen use in pharma and food supplements

Bee pollen use starts with its production in the legs of the bees. One would think that bee pollen is just pollen sitting on a plant. But what makes it special is plant pollen only becomes bee pollen after it comes in contact with the bee. These insects collect the pollen from the center of flowers and turn it into little balls, to carry them on their hind legs.

Bee pollen is a food that comes from the pollen of flowers. It is collected by the bees and mixed with nectar and salivary substances to obtain the shape of a small granule, to kick-start a surprising chemical process that renders bee pollen’s nutrients. The bees carry it on their hind legs and take it back to the hive where the beekeeper collects it by means of a pollen trap. Each grain of bee pollen contains 100,000 to 5,000,000 of pollen granules. Apart from enzymes, the composition of bee pollen holds around 250 fruitful substances including amino acids, lipids, vitamins, macro-and micronutrients, and flavonoids.

As with all things bees, beekeeping derives in value-added products. Although they are very different from each other in terms of taste and appearance, using bee pollen offers valuable substances that improve vital aspects of people’s lives. From plant sources to botanical origins, ecological, climatic or soil conditions, the exact chemical composition of bee pollen can vary greatly, with no two samples of bee pollen being identical.

 

Main features and properties of bee pollen 

Natural bee pollen has proven effective for many centuries due to its health-boosting power and vigorous attributes. It is a natural source of biologically active substances that promote antioxidant activity, reduce risk of heart diseases, lower blood cholesterol levels and reduce free radicals’ impact on human bodies.

With growing interest in alternative medicine and wellbeing solutions, bee pollen is gaining ground as a healing, anti-bacterial and anti-inflammatory agent. To go deeper take a look at our bee pollen catalogue and discover surprising benefits and trends surrounding bee pollen use.

The importance of organic certified bee pollen

The physico-chemical parameters and nutritional value of bee pollen are standardized according to legislation, with the objective of setting composition and nutritional requirements for ensuring the quality of the final product.

Certified bee pollen is the only way to secure its perishable properties and its organic-pollen nature.

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Bee pollen use for the pharmaceutical industry

Bee pollen is an extremely worthy apitherapeutic product greatly appreciated by natural medicine because of its inherent medical and nutritional applications. Not only consumers are increasingly appreciating the potential of bee pollen use, global health organizations are vastly investing in modern medicinal, bee-related purposes.

The main characteristics of bee pollen are antioxidant activity, natural source of phenolic compounds, natural source of biologically active substances: proteins, carbohydrates, fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins, enzymes, phospholipids, glycolipids and sterols, natural source of selenium, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and healing agent.

Bee pollen has been proven to be able to regulate immune functions. In the global nutraceuticals market, bee pollen demand is growing at a very high growth rate.

Bee pollen use can vary widely: it reduces heart disease risk factors, helps protect the lipids against oxidation, reduces free radicals activity, helps improve hepatic function (detox capacities), strengthens the immune system, improves nutrients absorption. Increases muscle growth and helps accelerating metabolism.

What is evident is that bee pollen use for pharma projects represents a potential competitive advantage for companies in the biomedical sector.

 

Bee pollen use in food supplement production 

Protein in bee pollen accounts for between 10 and 40 grams for every 100 grams of pollen, which is more than the protein found in chicken (which is 27). Therefore, it is of no surprise that these pollen granules are a nutrient powerhouse. Bee pollen is the product from the beehive that provides the greatest nutritional value, this has come to be called “the perfectly complete meal” due to its composition. 

There’s been a lot of buzz about the health benefits of these tiny golden granules; from aiding in weight loss to helping with seasonal allergies. Bee pollen uses are revolutionizing the food supplement industry for its health-enhancing and nourishing value.

Main benefits of in food supplement production

With the daily proliferation in global market demand for dietary supplements, bee pollen use for food supplements has rocketed. In addition to the health benefits mentioned above, bee pollen’s detox capabilities, which help to improve the liver’s hepatic function, also help in accelerating metabolism and supplying energy for the body at the same time.

Following the trend of switching from ‘superficial’ beauty to ‘inside-out’ personal care, bee pollen supplements have also been proven to benefit skin-related issues due to strong antioxidant and immune-system-boosting properties. 

Last but not least, its capacity to improve nutrient absorption helps regulate intestinal flora and can largely contribute to digestive advancements and new formulated, functional food products.

As a rich source of vitamins, bee pollen application formats go from food products such as infusions, to caps, dietary supplements, snacks, functional drinks, syrups and sweets such as chocolate. When blended with pure honey, bee pollen has significantly shown to increase the healing potential of honey.

Bee pollen supplements are also popularly used as an alternative to in-feed antibiotics. Research has demonstrated that, if employed as a feed additive for meat and poultry for instance, it can largely enhance its quality and health-related benefits.

Bee pollen and its wholesale formats for food supplements

Wholesale formats for bee pollen must adapt to individual buyer and producer needs. For safety and best practice matters, it is strongly recommended to always look for bulk pollen solutions that are officially certified and recognized.

Some of the most popular wholesale formats offered by pollen suppliers include fresh pollen, dry pollen and pollen powders for capsule use application. If you are, like us, at the service of health and well-being, we will be extremely happy to collaborate and put at your disposal the best bee pollen and natural derivatives solutions. Contact us to continue this journey together!

The origin of our bee pollen is 100% from Spain, a product internationally recognized for its high quality and exceptional organoleptic properties thanks to its rich flora.

 

Find out more about the benefits and applications of Bee Pollen

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