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Nutrient Information for Bee Pollen

Bees collect pollen on their bodies as they visit flowers for food. Upon return to the hive, they clean this pollen off and compress it into a granule. This nutrient-rich bee pollen can be used as a food supplement.

  1. Vitamins

    • The vitamin content of bee pollen includes B-complex vitamins, vitamin D, vitamin C, and vitamin E. Pollen also has high levels of rutin.

    Minerals

    • Bee pollen contains the minerals: Calcium, Chlorine, Copper, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorous, Potassium, Silicon and Sulfur. It may also have up to fifty-nine different trace minerals.

    Protein

    • Pollen's protein level can be anywhere between 10 and 35 percent, but averages 20 percent. About 5g of protein can be found in 1 tbsp. of bee pollen.

    Antioxidants

    • Bee Pollen contains antioxidants. Antioxidants help the body stabilize free radicals, which cause degenerative processes such as aging.

    Amino Acids

    • Arginine, Methionine, Histidine, Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Threonine, Leucine, Tryptophane, Lysine and Valine are all amino acids found in bee pollen. Amino acids help the body utilize protein.

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