title: The importance of bee-collected pollen in the diet: a study of its composition.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Dpto. Nutrición y Bromatología II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Plaza de Ramón y Cajal s/n, 28040 Madrid.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Orzáez Villanueva
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Díaz Marquina
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bravo Serrano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Blazquez Abellán
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D004040:Dietary Carbohydrates; D004041:Dietary Fats; D004044:Dietary Proteins; D014867:Water