Pollen Product of the Hive
The problem of chemical analysis of pollen becomes even more difficult because
plant pollen sources not only vary by locations throughout the world, but also
by season and year in a given locality. Protein is a major component of pollen
with an average value of almost 24%. Carbohydrates constitute about 27% of bee
collected pollen and consist mostly of the simple sugars fructose and glucose.
Some pollen also contains starch as high as 18% by weight. Pollen contains on
average only 5% fat.
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