How to store royal jelly at home: rules and expiration date

Royal jelly is a natural product produced mainly by young bees to feed the larvae and queen. A cream-colored substance with a pearly sheen, a jelly-like consistency, a burning, sour taste and a pleasant aroma, contains a huge amount of nutrients and vitamins. How to store such valuable royal jelly at home, we will look into the details below.

Shelf life

The unique natural gift of beekeeping, if used improperly, quickly loses its healing properties.The shelf life of fresh milk is calculated in minutes. After 2 hours after the extraction of the substance from the mother liquor, most of the useful compounds that make up its composition decay, and the product loses its value.

Fresh royal jelly is recommended to be consumed in the first hour after extraction. But to increase the shelf life, the healing substance is frozen, mixed with other ingredients, or processed in an acceptable way.

Important! In the process of extracting royal jelly, they show increased accuracy and caution. Violation of safety rules increases the risk of death of an entire bee family or loss of properties of a healing product.

Terms and conditions of storage

Any external factor, whether it be high temperature or bright lighting, disrupts the structure and biological activity of the substances that make up the milk. After extraction, bee jelly is placed in opaque glass containers and put in the refrigerator.

Temperature conditions

You can store bee milk in various modes of operation of the refrigerator. The shelf life of the product directly depends on the choice of temperature.

In the freezer, where the average temperature is from -18 to -20 degrees, the beekeeping product retains its valuable qualities for up to 2 years.
If the freezer is set to a temperature of at least -10 degrees, the milk will retain active ingredients for up to 1 year.
In the main chamber, in the mode from -3 to -5 degrees, the valuable substance will be stored for up to 6 months.

In a box for storing vegetables, containers with a natural gift are stored for no more than 1.5-2 months.

Interesting! Each master cell can store only 0.4 g of biologically valuable product.

Capacity selection

To increase the shelf life of royal jelly, you need to choose the right containers for its packaging.

The natural environment for milk is the mother liquor, and after extraction, the product retains valuable properties for no more than 1.5-2 hours.
In a tightly sealed container of opaque, dark glass, it will keep for 24 months.
For the transportation and storage of extracted jelly, syringes with dispensers are used to ensure the tightness of the valuable substance.

Fact! Professional beekeepers use special portable refrigerators or containers for long-term transportation of royal jelly.

Mixing with food

To increase shelf life and optimize royal jelly for daily use, jellies are mixed with other ingredients or processed using special methods.

With honey

Honey for royal jelly is a native habitat and an indispensable preservative. To obtain the mixture, only fresh, liquid honey is used, without the presence of crystallization. For 300 g of honey, only 1 g of bee milk is taken. The ingredients are thoroughly mixed until a homogeneous creamy mass is obtained. The shelf life of the healing mixture in the refrigerator is up to 12 months.

Important! Royal jelly enhances the beneficial properties of honey. Use the product to boost immunity, treat diseases of the digestive system, for colds and flu.

In alcohol

To increase the shelf life of a valuable product, you can prepare an alcohol tincture at home. To do this, add 10 g of bee jelly to 1 liter of alcohol or vodka, after which the infusion is stirred until the milk is completely dissolved and hermetically sealed.

This infusion increases the body's resistance, stabilizes blood pressure and the cardiovascular system. Store the finished product in the refrigerator for up to 12 months.

Important! Alcohol infusion with royal jelly is contraindicated in children, pregnant and lactating women.

Adsorption

The process of harvesting a valuable product by adsorption allows you to keep a useful product in its natural state for up to 2 years.

For this, the bee product is mixed and ground with lactose and glucose:

component of glucose - 2% of the total mass;
part of lactose - 98% of the total mass;
bee jelly is added to the mixture at the rate of 1:4

The ingredients are ground in a glass container until a homogeneous mass is formed. The finished mixture is laid out in opaque glass containers and sent for storage in the refrigerator.For ease of use, granules are made from the mixture. The shelf life of such a product increases to 2.5 years.

Important! Ready-made adsorbed royal jelly can be purchased at pharmacy chains or specialized retail outlets.

Lyophilization

The process of lyophilization, or dehydration, of a valuable natural gift is available only in high-tech industries. Initially, the milk is subjected to deep freezing, after which it is dried in a vacuum. The finished powder is used for the manufacture of pharmaceutical and biologically active drugs, as well as in cosmetology.

How to extend the shelf life

The easiest way to extend the shelf life of royal jelly is to place the bee jelly in the freezer, after dividing it into small portions. Store the substance in sealed containers, separate from other products.