Food fit for a queen!!!--a queen bee, that is. Believed to help her live up to 5 years versus the worker bees life expectancy of 35-50 days. Royal Jelly is abundant in carbohydrates, vitamins especially B-vitamins , 7 minerals & trace minerals such as calcium, potassium, iron , proteins 18 amino acids, including all eight essential amino acids which the human body cannot produce on its own , various enzymes, flavonoids, and nucleic acids.