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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Autores principales: Khalifa, Shaden A. M., Elashal, Mohamed H., Yosri, Nermeen, Du, Ming, Musharraf, Syed G., Nahar, Lutfun, Sarker, Satyajit D., Guo, Zhiming, Cao, Wei, Zou, Xiaobo, Abd El-Wahed, Aida A., Xiao, Jianbo, Omar, Hany A., Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F., El-Seedi, Hesham R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8230257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34072636
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13061876
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author Khalifa, Shaden A. M.
Elashal, Mohamed H.
Yosri, Nermeen
Du, Ming
Musharraf, Syed G.
Nahar, Lutfun
Sarker, Satyajit D.
Guo, Zhiming
Cao, Wei
Zou, Xiaobo
Abd El-Wahed, Aida A.
Xiao, Jianbo
Omar, Hany A.
Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F.
El-Seedi, Hesham R.
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Elashal, Mohamed H.
Yosri, Nermeen
Du, Ming
Musharraf, Syed G.
Nahar, Lutfun
Sarker, Satyajit D.
Guo, Zhiming
Cao, Wei
Zou, Xiaobo
Abd El-Wahed, Aida A.
Xiao, Jianbo
Omar, Hany A.
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El-Seedi, Hesham R.
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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 pubmed-82302572021-06-26 Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential Khalifa, Shaden A. M. Elashal, Mohamed H. Yosri, Nermeen Du, Ming Musharraf, Syed G. Nahar, Lutfun Sarker, Satyajit D. Guo, Zhiming Cao, Wei Zou, Xiaobo Abd El-Wahed, Aida A. Xiao, Jianbo Omar, Hany A. Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F. El-Seedi, Hesham R. Nutrients Review 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. MDPI 2021-05-31 /pmc/articles/PMC8230257/ /pubmed/34072636 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13061876 Text en © 2021 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Khalifa, Shaden A. M.
Elashal, Mohamed H.
Yosri, Nermeen
Du, Ming
Musharraf, Syed G.
Nahar, Lutfun
Sarker, Satyajit D.
Guo, Zhiming
Cao, Wei
Zou, Xiaobo
Abd El-Wahed, Aida A.
Xiao, Jianbo
Omar, Hany A.
Hegazy, Mohamed-Elamir F.
El-Seedi, Hesham R.
Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential
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title_short Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8230257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34072636
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu13061876
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