There are many kinds of honey are called honey. Royal jelly and honey are very similar, but there are some differences between them. Let's see what's the difference between royal jelly and honey? Which is better?
The difference between royal jelly and honey
Different ways of production
Honey is brewed from nectar collected from flowers by bees, while royal jelly is the secretion of bees, belonging to the secretion of pharyngeal gland of young worker bees, so the two kinds of food are produced in different ways. For royal jelly and honey, the first difference is the way of production. Honey is brewed by ordinary bees through flower picking honey, which is a kind of sweet substance. For royal jelly, it is generally secreted by worker bees, and the protein content will be higher.
Different efficacy
Royal jelly and honey belong to different things, so there are great differences in their functions. Honey can play a role in beautifying and beautifying the face, promoting the gastrointestinal function, which is already very good. Royal jelly not only has such effects, but also helps us protect the liver, alleviate the various discomfort that women are prone to, and also has problems of irregular menstruation Good, so the health care effect of royal jelly will be better.
Taste different
If you have eaten royal jelly and honey, you can feel their taste is different. The taste of honey is very sweet, and when you eat it, we can feel the fragrance of flowers, which is undoubtedly very delicious. Although royal jelly is also sweet, it also has sour taste, so the taste of honey is better.
Royal jelly is better than honey in terms of nutrition and efficacy.
Royal jelly and honey look similar, but they are actually two different kinds of food. Honey is the nectar collected by worker bees, which is temporarily stored in the honey bag (stomach) in the abdomen. Through the function of invertase in salivary gland, the sucrose in nectar is decomposed into glucose and fructose, and the water in them is concentrated to 20% honey with high sweetness, which also contains various nutrients for direct digestion and absorption by human body 。 Royal jelly is the secretory substance of the lingual gland and the Maxillary gland of the worker bee. Royal jelly contains protein, lipid, inorganic salt, B vitamins, nucleotides, hormones, organic acids, enzymes and other nutrients. Royal jelly is a very high nutrient specially used to feed the queen bee larvae and the queen bee.
In addition to its nutritional value, royal jelly has more functions and benefits. The main ingredients of royal jelly are about 20% of invert sugar and more than 20 kinds of amino acids needed by human body. The high content is lysine, glycine and glutamic acid, among which 8 kinds are amino acids that human body cannot synthesize but must take from food; It is also rich in a variety of vitamins, of which B group is the most abundant. It can be seen that royal jelly is rich in nutrients. And it is said that queen bee can live for 5-6 years because of its long life. However, the life span of workers who only eat honey and bee pollen is only 1-2 months, so royal jelly can be used as a treasure to prolong their life.