cosmicpixie
09-26-2011, 11:50 AM
I bought some bee pollen last week after reading up on all its benefits, but at the time did not know that freeze dried pollen existed and is supposed to be superior to the normal pollen granules you see, which is heat dried.The problem is the freeze-dried stuff is 4 times the price and is around £20 for just 250 g, which would sort two adults out for a week tops at the recommended daily amount ! That's a fair amount to spend each week on one supplement :o
I contacted a woman on ebay who sells the normal bee pollen "fresh" from her hives, but it turns out this is dried out by being put in a machine which heats it to 40 degrees C. She said this "preserves the natural goodness" . I am guessing 40 degrees C is probably an industry standard for drying pollen ? It equates to 104 Farenheit.
So is this low enough to preserve the enzymes and nutrients in the way the seller seems to imply ? Those of you here who use bee pollen, do you buy this standard type of pollen or do you pay 4 times as much for the stuff that is freeze dried straight from the hive ?
Thanks :)
I contacted a woman on ebay who sells the normal bee pollen "fresh" from her hives, but it turns out this is dried out by being put in a machine which heats it to 40 degrees C. She said this "preserves the natural goodness" . I am guessing 40 degrees C is probably an industry standard for drying pollen ? It equates to 104 Farenheit.
So is this low enough to preserve the enzymes and nutrients in the way the seller seems to imply ? Those of you here who use bee pollen, do you buy this standard type of pollen or do you pay 4 times as much for the stuff that is freeze dried straight from the hive ?
Thanks :)