The Story of Pollen
No wonder it’s called Nature’s
Perfect Food
QBee’s Pollen Drops are unique among
candies. Developed as a nutritional supplement, they not only taste
great, but contain many nutritious elements that your body needs.
Pollen Drops are made with fresh
from the hive honey, creamery butter, dry milk, algin, and vanilla.
Stretched to give them a fine texture, Pollen Drops are a taffy. To
preserve the nutrients in the pollen, pollen is added only after the
candy has been cooled, stretching it into the candy giving it that
attractive golden color.
Our bee pollen is never heated over
110 degrees, leaving the nutrients for you to enjoy.
Nutritional Analysis of Pollen
Drops:
Average weight per piece 6 gr.; calories 25; protein .10 gr.;
carbohydrates 5.5 gr.; fat .3 gr.; bee pollen 400
mg; sodium .23mg.
POLLEN … the Natural Food with Enzymes, Antioxidants and Vitamins
Honey bee pollen is collected by
bees as they forage from flower to flower. Placing the pollen in
baskets located on their back legs, the honey bees add digestive
enzymes and nectar to the pollen, making bee pollen a readily
digestible and highly nutritious food for humans. The sugars in bee
pollen are predigested; converting easily to glycogen in the
bloodstream, providing the necessary energy to feed muscles quickly.
Bee pollen is a natural food, NOT a
drug. A storehouse of protein, vitamins, and minerals, honey bee
pollen contains every known vitamin, all of the minerals, proteins
(amino acids), enzymes and coenzymes, fatty acids, and carbohydrates
that our bodies need to sustain life, and all in just the right
proportions.
About 35% of the content of pollen
is protein, half of which is in the form of readily assimilated free
amino acids. 45% is carbohydrates, 5% fatty acids, 3% minerals and
mineral carrying elements and 3-4% is moisture. Bee pollen also
contains lecithin, beta-carotene and selenium. This unique
combination of elements makes bee pollen an excellent source of
anti-oxidants.
Additional Resources
The
Queen
About Chocolate
About Honey