royal jelly
secretion from the glands in the hypopharynx of nurse bees
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Summary
royal jelly is a mixture[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of mixture entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,427 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Subclass of: secretion or excretion[3], food[4]
- Has use: fodder[5], dietary supplement[6], cosmetics[7], medication[8]
- Commons category: Royal jelly[9]
- Has part(s): keto-D-fructose[10], aldehydo-D-glucose[11], L-lysine[12], L-proline[13], erlose[14], fatty acid[15], glycoprotein[16], maltose[17], melibiose[18], protein[19], ribose[20], alpha,alpha-trehalose[21], water[22]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 7[23]
- Natural product of taxon: Apis mellifera[24]
- Produced by: swarm of bees[25], Apis mellifera[26]
Why It Matters
royal jelly has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 69 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]