Royal jelly is not interchangeable with honey, propolis, beeswax, pollen, bee brood or a formulated supplement. A comparable record identifies the bee species and colony or apiary, distinguishes ISO type 1 natural bee feeding from type 2 feeding that includes other nutrients, and separates fresh raw filtered royal jelly from frozen, freeze-dried, powdered, blended or encapsulated products. It preserves harvest time, preliminary processing, water and 10-HDA methods, protein, sugars, acidity, lipids, isotope or adulteration evidence, residues, contaminants, microbiology, cold chain, package, lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage. ISO 12824:2016 applies to royal-jelly production and trade but excludes products mixed with other foods; ISO 24364:2023 separately addresses production conditions, process management, storage and transport.
ISO lists ISO 12824:2016 as the current first edition, confirmed in 2021, and excludes royal-jelly products mixed with other foods from its scope. FAO's Good beekeeping practices publication reproduces the standard's reference requirements, including moisture 62.0–63.5 percent, 10-HDA at least 1.4 percent, protein 11–18 percent, total sugar 7–18 percent and total lipids 2–8 percent. These are standard reference controls tied to named methods and product type, not results for an offered lot, proof of geographic origin, a health claim, current availability or price.
ISO's public definition describes royal jelly as secretions from worker-bee hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands, free from additives and unprocessed except for filtration. Honey, propolis, beeswax, pollen and brood differ in biological origin, composition, processing and evidence. Atlas records species, apiary, colony or production unit, harvest date and lot rather than moving observations between hive products.
ISO distinguishes type 1 royal jelly produced while bees receive only natural bee foods such as pollen, nectar and honey from type 2 production that also uses other nutrients. The type is not a quality slogan or proof of origin. Atlas retains feeding inputs, production period, colony and apiary records, declarations, inspection evidence and analytical results so the claimed type remains traceable.
ISO 12824:2016 excludes products in which royal jelly is mixed with other foods. Fresh filtered material, frozen material, vacuum freeze-dried powder and products blended with honey, carriers, capsules or other ingredients therefore require different mass-balance, moisture, storage, label and test records. A committee draft for lyophilized royal jelly does not yet replace a published final standard, and Atlas labels that status explicitly.
The FAO publication reproduces ISO 12824 reference ranges for moisture, 10-HDA, protein, sugars, acidity, lipids and stable-carbon isotope results. Each value belongs to the defined product and method. Atlas preserves sampling, preparation, method, basis such as wet or dry matter, laboratory, uncertainty, test date and lot, and never treats one marker or a supplier certificate as complete conformity or authenticity proof.
FAO identifies 10-HDA as a routine authenticity indicator and carbon and nitrogen stable-isotope testing as useful for detecting sugary-syrup adulteration. Those tests answer composition and authenticity questions; they do not prove geographic origin, clinical benefit, therapeutic effect or absence of every adulterant. Atlas does not publish health claims and keeps claimed origin tied to apiary and custody evidence.
Veterinary-drug and pesticide residues, heavy metals, microbiology and allergens depend on the product form, intended use, destination and current rule. European Commission guidance treats royal jelly as a distinct bee matrix when considering residue evidence, while general food hygiene still relies on preventive controls and applicable criteria. Atlas records the governing rule, analyte, method, sample, result and lot rather than inventing universal limits.
Royal jelly quality can change with time, temperature, contamination and handling. ISO 24364:2023 covers production conditions, process management, storage and transport; ISO 12824 also covers transport, storage, packaging and marking. Atlas retains harvest and filtration times, processing, temperature history, freeze-thaw events, package and seal, storage, transport, retained sample, custody and re-test date.
Product identity, composition ranges and cold-chain evidence do not establish current availability, conformity, transaction value or delivered cost. A physical estimate still needs permitted current observations for the exact fresh, frozen, freeze-dried or formulated product, type, origin, process, quality evidence, package and lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, load and destination points, delivery window, controlled transport, duties and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.
No. Royal jelly is a worker-bee glandular secretion. Honey is produced from nectar or honeydew, and propolis is a resinous hive material. Their identity, composition, processing and lot evidence differ.
They record the bees' feeding basis during production. Type 1 uses only natural bee foods; type 2 also includes other nutrients. The claim needs production and lot evidence.
No. ISO's published scope excludes royal-jelly products mixed with other foods. A blend or formulated supplement needs its own ingredient, process, label and test record.
No. It is a composition and authenticity indicator for the tested sample. It does not establish therapeutic effect, geographic origin or complete conformity.
Bee species, apiary and colony, type 1 or type 2 feeding basis, fresh, frozen, freeze-dried or formulated form, harvest and filtration, composition methods and results, authenticity evidence, residues, contaminants and microbiology, temperature history, package, lot and custody, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.