The Bible described Israel as the Land of Milk and Honey. I have read different articles reveling pollen contains every natural vitamin and mineral known to benefit mankind. What about honey? If honey also contained a certain amount of each of these, how long could a human survive on just, water, milk, bread, and honey?
There are many references which describe pollen as a complete food. I found the following on Google Bee Pollen Facts
Bee Pollen Facts
Nutritional Benefits of Pollen
A supply of of bee pollen is like holding a whole health food store in the palm of your hand. With the addition of roughage and water, the human body can survive on honeybee pollen alone. This is because it is the only food which contains, in perfect balance, all 22 known essential nutritional elements which humans require to achieve and maintain optimum vitality.
Bee Pollen Nutritional Analysis
(The following table provides an analysis of the average bee pollen content.)
VITAMINS MINERALS
1. Provitamin A 17. Calcium
2. B1 Thiamine 18 Phosphorous
3. B2 Riboflavin 19. Potassium
4. Niacin 20. Sulphur
5. B6 Pyridoxine 21. Sodium
6. Pantothenic Acid 22. Chlorine
7. Biotin 23. Magnesium
8.B12 (cyanocobalamin) 24. Iron
9. Folic Acid 25. Manganese
10. Choline 26. Copper
11. Inositol 27. Iodine
12. Vitamin C 28. Zinc
13. Vitamin D 29. Silicon
14. Vitamin E 30. Molybdenum
15. Vitamin K 31. Boron
16. Rutin 32. Titaniun
ENZYMES/CO-ENZYMES PROTEIN/AMINO ACIDS
33. Amylase 51. Isoleucine
34. Diastase 52. Leucine
35. Saccharase 53. Lysine
36. Pectase 54. Methionine
37. Phosphatase 55. Phenylalanine
38. Catalase 56. Threonine
39. Disphorase 57. Tryptophan
40. Cozymase 58. Valine
41. Cytochrome systems 59. Histidine
42. 24 Ixudiredyctases 60. Arginine
43. 21 Transferases 61. Cystine
44. 33 Hydrolases 62. Tyrosine
45. 11 Lyases 63. Alanine
46. 5 Isomerases 64. Asparatic Acid
47. Pepsin 65. Glutamic Acid
48. Trypsin 66.Hydroxyproline
49. Lactic dehydrogenase 67.Proline
50. Succinic dehydrogenase 68. Serine
69. Nucleic acids 83. Hypoxalthine
70. Flavonoids 84. Nuclein
71. Phenolic acids 85. Amines
72. Tarpenes 86. Lecithin
73. Nucleosides 87. Xanthophylls
74. Auxins 88. Crocetin
75. Fructose 89. Zeaxanthin
76. Glucose 90. Lycopene
77. Brassins 91. Hexodecanal
78. Gibberellins 92. Monoglycerides
79. Kinins 93. Diglycerides
80. Vernine 94. Triglycerides
81. Guanine 95. Pentosans
82. Xanthine 96. Alpha-aminobutyric acid
Most people from the Western part of the world... Think of honey just as a sweetener... As the Asian continent thinks of honey as a meditation... Which will improve the health.. I know where I live in the Philippines... I can buy suebee honey.. At the grocery store... For the same price as I could buy .. In the USA for... I can buy local honey... At equivalent of $2.25 per pound.. If you buy 12 pounds or more...
BEE HAPPY Jim134 :smile:
An interesting question. The thing about pollen, and by extension honey, is that not all pollen contains all those nutrients and amino acids. Just like bees need a variety of pollen to be in their best health, we would too if it was our only source of protein, vitamins, and minerals. I also doubt whether the amount of pollen in honey is enough to fulfill our protein requirements as omnivores. We'd probably have to eat a huge amount of honey to get the pollen we needed and that amount of honey wouldn't be healthy. I'm not even sure that the amount of pollen we'd need to eat wouldn't be extravagant if you added pollen itself into the diet. Now if you added bee brood, or perhaps chicken eggs, to appeal more to a western palate, then you'd probably be in pretty good shape, especially if the bread is whole grain and not white.
Thanks Member some good points. I do not know what minerals and vitamins are in honey itself. The on a whim question hit me as I was reading the topic in the Coffeehouse section discussing the Crazy Pepper, and wondered how long could a human survive on just, water, milk, bread, and honey... More of a trivial I suppose.. I am glad you chined in. With your wide scope of education and a seeker of knowledge, I figured you might be interested... :grin:
Phillip