The fat content of bee pollen has an average value of 6%, although there is great variety and complexity in the fatty acids that form it.
Bee pollen
Palmitic acid is the main fatty acids in bee pollen, around 27% of total fatty acids, followed by nonadecílic acid (25%), both saturated acids.
Among the unsaturated acids are the oleic acid (5.7%) which is monounsaturated and linoleic acid (1.1%), which is polyunsaturated, this one is one of the three essential fatty acids (together linolenic acid and arachidonic acid). These percentages may vary depending on the flora around the apiary.
If a person needs around 2000 kilocalories a day, and of these 25% should come from fat (500 kcal) that measn 55 grams of fat per day. Fats are a great energy source ( 1 gram of fat provides 9 kcal), are necessary for the transport of vitamins that are insoluble in water, are also an essential structural element of our cell membranes and help “improving flavoring in food flavorings and soften “food touch” in my mouth.”
It´s recommended that about 30 grams of daily fat intake , come from monounsaturated oils, 15 grams of omega 3 fats (from fish) and other omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids and the other 10 grams of saturated fatty acids.
That is, prefer monounsaturated fatty acids and the cis- polyunsaturated. Minimize saturated and avoid trans varieties of the polyunsaturated
