Bee milk royal jelly Introduction Royal jelly is also called bee milk by some people as royal jelly is a milk-like substance secreted by bees that provides nutrition to developing larvae as well as the queen bee. Royal jelly is widely sold as a dietary supplement and used in apitherapy (a form of alternative medicine using bee products, including bee pollen and venom). Compositions Water %60-70 Lipids %3-8 10-HD A%1.4-2.0 Protein9-18 Fructose + glucose +sucrose %7-18 Fructose %3-13 Glucose %4-8 Sucrose %0.5-2.0 Ash %0.8-3.0 pH3.4-4.5 Acidity (ml 0.1N NaOH/g)3.0-6.0 Furosine (mg/100g protein)