What should I do if royal jelly is expired?

Royal jelly is a very popular delicacy. This food is a purely natural product and does not contain any artificially processed ingredients. Therefore, many people like it. Because royal jelly is different from ordinary honey, it has very high nutritional content and is suitable for making various health care products. However, royal jelly has a shelf life like other foods. So, what should you do if the royal jelly expires? How to save it?

It cannot be eaten if kept in the refrigerator for three months, but it can be used for external use (as a facial mask, for skin diseases, burns, etc.). How to preserve: Royal jelly is very sensitive to heat, metal, air, strong light, and bacteria. For example, royal jelly will react chemically with metal, so it cannot be stored in metal containers. It should be stored in glass, ceramic or plastic containers. Air can oxidize royal jelly, so the royal jelly should be kept out of air as much as possible, that is, it should be well sealed. Light can cause royal jelly to undergo a reduction reaction, so the container for storing royal jelly must be dark, translucent or opaque. The greatest influence on the preservation of royal jelly is the storage temperature. The following will introduce the storage time of royal jelly at various storage temperatures.

First, the storage time of frozen royal jelly. Many people know that royal jelly needs to be frozen. The temperature of the freezer of our refrigerator is about minus 18 degrees Celsius. At this temperature, royal jelly can be stored for 2 years or even longer without deteriorating. It can be used to feed larvae and enable them to develop into queen bees. Therefore, it is best to store royal jelly in a frozen state. Second, store the royal jelly in the refrigerator. Many people store the royal jelly in the refrigerator. The temperature in the refrigerator is about 0℃ to 5℃. The royal jelly can be stored for about 2 to 3 months at this temperature. The royal jelly that is about to be eaten or is being eaten can be stored in the refrigerator.

Third, store royal jelly at room temperature. If no measures are taken, royal jelly can be stored for about 3 days at room temperature. However, after mixing with honey in a certain proportion, the shelf life of royal jelly at room temperature can be greatly extended. There are many opinions on this proportion, ranging from 5% to 30%. The mixing ratio I personally often use is 20%, that is, 100 grams of royal jelly and 400 grams of honey are mixed, and then sealed and stored in a cool place at room temperature. It can be stored for about 2 months without deterioration. It is suitable for friends who do not have freezing or refrigeration equipment.

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