Not Vegan
How we decideRoyal jelly is not vegan. Nurse worker bees secrete it from specialized glands to feed larvae and queens, and processing it into extract or powder does not change that source.
Royal jelly is a protein-rich secretion made by nurse worker bees. The colony feeds it to larvae and uses it as the principal food of the queen.
Ingredient Data
Not Vegan
Bee milk
Royal jelly is secreted by the hypopharyngeal and mandibular glands of worker honey bees as food for larvae and queens.
Dietary supplements, creams, serums, masks and lip products.
Products using plant proteins and oils with no royal jelly or other hive ingredients.
Honey starts with flower nectar collected by foragers. Royal jelly is produced inside glands of nurse worker bees and fed directly to developing larvae.
Royal jelly extract and royal jelly powder are processed forms of the same secretion. A cosmetic or supplement can contain royal jelly even when honey is absent.