Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential
Bee pollen is a combination of plant pollen and honeybee secretions and nectar. The Bible and ancient Egyptian texts are documented proof of its use in public health. It is considered a gold mine of nutrition due to its active components that have significant health and medicinal properties. Bee pol...
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| author | Shaden A. M. Khalifa Mohamed H. Elashal Nermeen Yosri Ming Du Syed G. Musharraf Lutfun Nahar Satyajit D. Sarker Zhiming Guo Wei Cao Xiaobo Zou Aida A. Abd El-Wahed Jianbo Xiao Hany A. Omar Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy Hesham R. El-Seedi |
| author_facet | Shaden A. M. Khalifa Mohamed H. Elashal Nermeen Yosri Ming Du Syed G. Musharraf Lutfun Nahar Satyajit D. Sarker Zhiming Guo Wei Cao Xiaobo Zou Aida A. Abd El-Wahed Jianbo Xiao Hany A. Omar Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy Hesham R. El-Seedi |
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| description | Bee pollen is a combination of plant pollen and honeybee secretions and nectar. The Bible and ancient Egyptian texts are documented proof of its use in public health. It is considered a gold mine of nutrition due to its active components that have significant health and medicinal properties. Bee pollen contains bioactive compounds including proteins, amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, and polyphenols. The vital components of bee pollen enhance different bodily functions and offer protection against many diseases. It is generally marketed as a functional food with affordable and inexpensive prices with promising future industrial potentials. This review highlights the dietary properties of bee pollen and its influence on human health, and its applications in the food industry. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3534bb993b444859a0c357ec56db4a82023-11-21T22:09:41ZengMDPI AGNutrients2072-66432021-05-01136187610.3390/nu13061876Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic PotentialShaden A. M. Khalifa0Mohamed H. Elashal1Nermeen Yosri2Ming Du3Syed G. Musharraf4Lutfun Nahar5Satyajit D. Sarker6Zhiming Guo7Wei Cao8Xiaobo Zou9Aida A. Abd El-Wahed10Jianbo Xiao11Hany A. Omar12Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy13Hesham R. El-Seedi14Department of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, SwedenDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, EgyptDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, EgyptSchool of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116024, ChinaH.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, PakistanLaboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR & Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech RepublicCentre for Natural Products Discovery (CNPD), School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UKSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaCollege of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi’an 710069, ChinaSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, ChinaDepartment of Bee Research, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza 12627, EgyptNutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo—Ourense Campus, E-32004 Ourense, SpainCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, P.O.Box 27272, United Arab EmiratesChemistry of Medicinal Plants Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, EgyptDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, EgyptBee pollen is a combination of plant pollen and honeybee secretions and nectar. The Bible and ancient Egyptian texts are documented proof of its use in public health. It is considered a gold mine of nutrition due to its active components that have significant health and medicinal properties. Bee pollen contains bioactive compounds including proteins, amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, and polyphenols. The vital components of bee pollen enhance different bodily functions and offer protection against many diseases. It is generally marketed as a functional food with affordable and inexpensive prices with promising future industrial potentials. This review highlights the dietary properties of bee pollen and its influence on human health, and its applications in the food industry.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1876bee pollenmetabolic syndromeshuman healthfunctional foodnutritional value |
| spellingShingle | Shaden A. M. Khalifa Mohamed H. Elashal Nermeen Yosri Ming Du Syed G. Musharraf Lutfun Nahar Satyajit D. Sarker Zhiming Guo Wei Cao Xiaobo Zou Aida A. Abd El-Wahed Jianbo Xiao Hany A. Omar Mohamed-Elamir F. Hegazy Hesham R. El-Seedi Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential Nutrients bee pollen metabolic syndromes human health functional food nutritional value |
| title | Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential |
| title_full | Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential |
| title_fullStr | Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential |
| title_short | Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential |
| title_sort | bee pollen current status and therapeutic potential |
| topic | bee pollen metabolic syndromes human health functional food nutritional value |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/6/1876 |
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