royal jelly
noun
: a highly nutritious secretion of the pharyngeal glands of the honeybee that is fed to the very young larvae in a colony and to all queen larvae
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The ingredient list includes just five all-natural nourishing staples — honey, royal jelly, beeswax, olive oil, and bee propolis.
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Amaze’s formula is packed with softening ingredients like coconut oil and royal jelly extract and has never once flaked or dried down crunchy on me.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2025
That would be you, the audience, fed a royal jelly concocted of dream, fantasy, myth, popcorn, even delusion.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The oral vaccine is designed for the world’s beekeepers to feed to worker bees, which then feed it to their queens in royal jelly.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Jeaneen Russell, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Amaze’s formula is packed with softening ingredients like coconut oil and royal jelly extract and has never once flaked or dried down crunchy on me.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 19 Sep. 2025
That would be you, the audience, fed a royal jelly concocted of dream, fantasy, myth, popcorn, even delusion.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The oral vaccine is designed for the world’s beekeepers to feed to worker bees, which then feed it to their queens in royal jelly.
—Danielle Chemtob, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Royal jelly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/royal%20jelly. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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