Bee brood (pupae and larvae) although low in calcium, has been found to be high in protein and carbohydrate, and a useful source of phosphorus, magnesium, potassium, and trace minerals iron, zinc, copper, and selenium. In addition, while bee brood was high in fat, it contained no fat soluble vitamins (such as A, D, and E) but it was a good source of most of the water-soluble B vitamins including choline as well as vitamin C. The fat was composed mostly of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids with 2.0% being polyunsaturated fatty acids.
bee brood (pupae and larvae) although low in calcium has been found to be high in protein and carbohydrate and a useful source of phosphorus magnesium potassium and trace minerals iron zinc copper and selenium in addition while bee brood was high in fat it contained no fat soluble vitamins (such as a d and e) but it was a good source of most of the water-soluble b vitamins including choline as well as vitamin c the fat was composed mostly of saturated and monounsaturated fatty acids with 20% being polyunsaturated fatty acids