In beekeeping, royal jelly is considered the most amazing and valuable product. Thanks to this miraculous elixir, bees can feed their offspring, as well as their queen, who replenishes the hive with new inhabitants. Let's figure out how to store royal jelly.
Did you know? Royal jelly produce bees-nurse.
Does royal jelly have an expiration date
Royal jelly, like any other, has its own shelf life. Fresh milk, just extracted from the hive, will have a pleasant pearly luster, delicate aroma and tangible sourness. After extracting milk from the hive, the shelf life of royal jelly is calculated in minutes. Literally within an hour, it loses its unique beneficial properties and turns yellow. Collected milk with appropriate processing and storage at the desired temperature can be stored for up to two years.
Important!Freshly collected milk should be consumed within an hour. After two hours, the milk is considered completely spoiled.
How to properly store royal jelly
The complete composition of royal jelly has still not been studied, but even the available knowledge is enough to make royal jelly considered one of the most useful natural medicines. It is important to comply with the storage conditions so that it retains its beneficial properties for as long as possible. If you yourself collect milk from your hives, then a reasonable question should arise: how to store royal jelly at home?
Storage temperature selection
Bee milk collected by special glass vanes. After extraction from the mother liquor it is placed in a sterilized container. For long-term storage of milk should be placed in the refrigerator or freezer. According to experts, the best royal jelly is stored at -20 ° C. In such conditions, the milk will retain its beneficial dietary supplements for two years.
Did you know? Collecting bee milk most often occurs manually.
In which container to keep royal jelly
For storage of milk, closed glassware, such as a bottle or test tube, is best suited. Storage containers should be sealed. It is advisable to take a dark glass and store it in a dark place, since daylight adversely affects all products that are made by bees. To preserve bee milk during transportation, use a heat-insulating container or a regular cooler bag.
Important! Do not use organic glass or plastic.
Preservation of royal jelly in alcohol emulsion
Another effective method for preserving royal jelly for a long time is the creation of an alcohol emulsion. Alcohol works as a preservative and solvent, allowing such a mixture to be stored for many months. For the manufacture of an alcoholic solution, you just need to mix royal jelly with vodka; storing such a solution does not require low temperatures. Based on the reason for the manufacture of the solution, the ratio of milk and alcohol is selected. Knowing the proportion of alcohol and bee product, you can calculate the daily dosage for one person.
Bee milk adsorption
In adsorbed royal jelly, the natural base is completely preserved. The only difference from ordinary milk is its canned condition. This state of matter is achieved using a special food adsorbent.
Did you know? Adsorption is an increase in the concentration of a soluble substance.
The adsorbed milk, like its liquid analog, quite successfully has a positive effect on the human body. At the use of the adsorbed milk the working capacity will noticeably increase, any age problems will disappear.
How to preserve royal jelly using honey
The beneficial properties of honey and royal jelly have long been known. This natural medicine was used in the times of our great-great-grandmothers. So, how to properly store royal jelly with honey, we now understand.
Fresh royal jelly mixed with honey - natural preservative. Due to such a mixture, all the unique properties of bee milk retain their beneficial properties for six months. And due to the addition of honey in the resulting mixture, new unique useful properties appear. Honey prevents overdose of the body with bee milk, which is quite possible if it is used in its pure form.
Important! For mixing with milk it is better not to use fresh honey. It is recommended to take last year’s, which has already managed to crystallize.After mixing the two waste products of bees, a mixture is obtained that looks like ordinary honey. The only difference is the color, perhaps it will become a cream or a pale yellow shade. The storage of such bee milk is similar to the usual storage of honey. Hide it in a dark cool place.
