The influence of environmental factors on the quality standards of royal jelly Apis mellifera L

Abstract

The article reviewed the foreign and Russian research of the changes in quality of royal jelly (Apis mellifera L.) caused by paratypic factors. The main quality standards of royal jelly are the total content of protein, sugars and 10-HDA concentration. The total protein and 10-HDA content determine the therapeutic properties of royal jelly. In 12 countries standards for royal jelly have been developed, these criteria do not differ much, but in Russia this standard regulates the product with no regard to modern methods of evaluation and quality standard. The quality of royal jelly is influenced by many factors. Honey bees of different breed origin produce royal jelly with different content of total protein and 10-HDA. Dark honey bees produce royal jelly with an average 0.3% higher concentration of protein and 10 - HDA. A negative correlation between the total gain of royal jelly and 10-HDA concentration has been determined (r=-0.77, p

Keywords

• 10-hda
• royal jelly
• protein
• total sugars
• 10-hda
• honey bees
• the standard for royal jelly