The importance of bee-collected pollen in the diet: a study of its composition.
In this article the content of macronutrients and the calorific value of 15 commercial samples of pollen is presented. This bee-collected product can be a good complement to our daily diet due to the interesting proportions of proteins, fats and carbohydrates, especially these last two.
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Dpto. Nutrición y Bromatología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid.
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Bravo Serrano
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Blazquez Abellán
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D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees; D004032:Diet; D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis; D004041:Dietary Fats / Q000032:analysis; D004044:Dietary Proteins / Q000032:analysis; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D009753:Nutritive Value; D011058:Pollen / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000032:analysis
D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014867:Water