Table 2 Nutritional composition and amino acid profile of the pollen samples (mean ± standard deviation).

From: Nutritional benefit of fungal spores for honey bee workers

Composition (g/100 g)

Pollen diet

Eucalyptus sp.

Multifloral

Ash

2.55 ± 0.13

1.91 ± 0.10

Carbohydrates

61.20 ± 3.06

64.40 ± 3.22

Fat

5.30 ± 0.33

6.80 ± 0.42

Protein

28.60 ± 0.92

20.70 ± 0.66

Sodium

14.00 ± 0.35

14.00 ± 0.35

Sugars

39.00 ± 4.29

38.00 ± 4.18

Alanine

1.11 ± 0.00

0.81 ± 0.06

Arginine

1.80 ± 0.04

0.85 ± 0.05

Aspartic acid

2.25 ± 0.00

1.84 ± 0.13

Glutamic acid

2.72 ± 0.02

1.82 ± 0.12

Glycine

1.03 ± 0.00

0.71 ± 0.05

Histidine

0.71 ± 0.01

0.51 ± 0.04

Isoleucine

1.02 ± 0.00

0.73 ± 0.05

Leucine

1.74 ± 0.00

1.25 ± 0.09

Lysine

1.39 ± 0.01

1.05 ± 0.08

Methionine

0.45 ± 0.01

0.33 ± 0.02

Phenylalanine

1.06 ± 0.01

0.74 ± 0.05

Proline

3.20 ± 0.01

1.85 ± 0.13

Serine

1.05 ± 0.01

0.78 ± 0.06

Threonine

0.89 ± 0.00

0.66 ± 0.05

Tyrosine

0.53 ± 0.03

0.39 ± 0.03

Valine

1.22 ± 0.00

0.85 ± 0.05