Ambrosia (Food of the Gods)

Product detailed description

Ambrosia is fermented bee bread: flower pollen that bees pack into the comb, mix with honey and their own enzymes, and seal under a wax cap. Lactic fermentation runs inside the sealed cell and the pollen turns into dark granules with a tangy, bread-like flavour. Eastern Europe knows it as perga.

One teaspoon of granules is the whole serving. Let it melt under your tongue first thing in the morning, or stir it into porridge, yoghurt or a smoothie, before training or later in the evening. The flavour is bold, slightly sour and honeyed, and the texture is a little waxy.

This bee bread comes from experienced Czech beekeepers whose hives stand in mountain areas, away from intensively farmed land. Only part of the colony's store is harvested and the rest stays with the swarm. It is filled into brown or amber pharmaceutical glass that keeps the light out, and you can choose between 100 g and 500 g.

Key benefits

• Fermented, not dried pollen – the pollen ferments inside the comb rather than going through a press or a dryer.
• Czech beekeepers – hives sited in mountain areas away from intensive agriculture.
• One single ingredient – bee bread and nothing else, no fillers, preservatives or added sugar.
• Pharmaceutical glass – brown or amber glass instead of plastic.
• Gentle harvest – only part of the store is taken, the colony keeps the rest for winter.
• Goes a long way – you eat it by the teaspoon, so a 100 g or 500 g jar lasts for weeks.

How to use

A usual serving is 5 to 10 g, one or two teaspoons. Let the granules dissolve in your mouth with saliva and do not wash them down, ideally drink nothing for 30 minutes before and 30 minutes after. Split the serving across the day if that suits you better. You can also stir Ambrosia into porridge, yoghurt or a smoothie.

Ingredients

Fermented bee bread (perga) 100 %.

This is a natural product, so the figures are indicative and shift with the forage, the season and the site. Exact nutritional values cannot be pinned down for a product like this without analysing every batch.

Warning

Not a substitute for a varied diet. Not suitable for anyone allergic to pollen, honey or bee products. Contains honey, so do not give it to children under one year of age. Do not eat a large amount at once, as the residual wax can irritate the stomach in higher doses. Store dry, cool and away from direct light, out of reach of children.

Distributor

Distributor: Adam Raw, Metylovice 552, 739 49 Metylovice, Czech Republic, Reg. No. 03452824.