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The uses of pollen are normally considered to be limited to feed for bees. Like many other solitary and social insects, honey bees collect and store pollen. However, the ubiquity, chemical composition and nutritional value of pollen make it suitable for human consumption, especially as a food supplement.
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Linskens, H.F. (1999). Pollen as Food for Humans and Animals and as Medicine. In: Cresti, M., Cai, G., Moscatelli, A. (eds) Fertilization in Higher Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59969-9_27
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