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ReviewNutrients2021

Bee Pollen: Current Status and Therapeutic Potential.

Shaden A M Khalifa, Mohamed H Elashal, Nermeen Yosri, Ming Du, Syed G Musharraf, Lutfun Nahar, Satyajit D Sarker, Zhiming Guo, Wei Cao, Xiaobo Zou and 5 more

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Review in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 67 papers.

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67citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

67 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

15 authors.

Shaden A M KhalifaDepartment of Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, SE-106 91 Stockholm, Sweden.
Mohamed H ElashalDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt.
Nermeen YosriDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-5043-9690
Ming DuSchool of Food Science and Technology, National Engineering Research Center of Seafood, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian 116024, China.ORCID 0000-0001-5872-8529
Syed G MusharrafH.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan.
Lutfun NaharLaboratory of Growth Regulators, Institute of Experimental Botany ASCR & Palacký University, Šlechtitelů 27, 78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic.ORCID 0000-0002-1157-2405
Satyajit D SarkerCentre for Natural Products Discovery (CNPD), School of Pharmacy and Biomolecular Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, James Parsons Building, Byrom Street, Liverpool L3 3AF, UK.
Zhiming GuoSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.ORCID 0000-0001-6416-7457
Wei CaoCollege of Food Science and Technology, Northwest University, Xi'an 710069, China.
Xiaobo ZouSchool of Food and Biological Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, China.
Aida A Abd El-WahedDepartment of Bee Research, Plant Protection Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza 12627, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2200-3507
Jianbo XiaoNutrition and Bromatology Group, Department of Analytical Chemistry and Food Science, Faculty of Food Science and Technology, University of Vigo-Ourense Campus, E-32004 Ourense, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-3311-770X
Hany A OmarCollege of Pharmacy, University of Sharjah, Sharjah, P.O.Box 27272, United Arab Emirates.ORCID 0000-0002-4670-8149
Mohamed-Elamir F HegazyChemistry of Medicinal Plants Department, National Research Centre, 33 El-Bohouth St., Dokki, Giza 12622, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-0343-4969
Hesham R El-SeediDepartment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32512, Egypt.ORCID 0000-0002-2519-6690

Funding

Swedish Research links Grant VR 2016-05885 VR 2016-05885
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bee pollen is a combination of plant pollen and honeybee secretions and nectar. The Bible and ancient Egyptian texts are documented proof of its use in public health. It is considered a gold mine of nutrition due to its active components that have significant health and medicinal properties. Bee pollen contains bioactive compounds including proteins, amino acids, lipids, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, and polyphenols. The vital components of bee pollen enhance different bodily functions and offer protection against many diseases. It is generally marketed as a functional food with affordable and inexpensive prices with promising future industrial potentials. This review highlights the dietary properties of bee pollen and its influence on human health, and its applications in the food industry.

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BeesFunctional FoodPollenPropolisAnimalsAntioxidantsBlood GlucoseCarbohydratesHumansMetabolic SyndromeMiceNutritive ValueRatsAntioxidantsBlood GlucoseCarbohydratesPropolisbee pollenfunctional foodhuman healthmetabolic syndromesnutritional value

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PMID34072636
PMCPMC8230257

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