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pollen
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thumb|Colorized scanning electron microscope image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory ([[Ipomoea purpurea), prairie hollyhock (Sidalcea malviflora), oriental lily (Lilium auratum), evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa), and castor bean (Ricinus communis).]] thumb|Pollen tube diagram
OverviewAI-generated
Pollen is a subject referenced by 1,998 other encyclopedia articles. In the Openfoodfacts database, it is categorized under "pollens," which includes 48 products. The nutritional profile for these items lists an energy value of 265 kcal, 3.2 grams of fat, 1.2 grams of saturated fat, 46.2 grams of carbohydrates, 37.1 grams of sugars, 8.1 grams of fiber, 24.1 grams of proteins, and 0.1 grams of salt.
The products in this category have a nutriscore of d and a nova classification of 1. A search for pollen on PubMed yields a count of 43,472 entries. Additionally, a Commons category titled "Pollen" exists for related media.
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Nutrition · Open Food Facts
Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 48 products
- Energy
- 265 kcal
- Fat
- 3.2 g
- — of which saturates
- 1.2 g
- Carbohydrates
- 46.2 g
- — of which sugars
- 37.1 g
- Fibre
- 8.1 g
- Protein
- 24.1 g
- Salt
- 0.1 g
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Research
43,472 papers- New insights into bee pollen: Nutrients, phytochemicals, functions and wall-disruption.ReviewFood research international (Ottawa, Ont.) · 2024Qiao J, Zhang Y, Haubruge E et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2024.113934
- Multifaceted roles of pollen in the management of cancer.ReviewInternational journal of pharmaceutics · 2023Kolipaka T, Khairnar P, Phatale V et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123278
- Florida pollen review.ReviewAllergy proceedings : the official journal of regional and state allergy societies · 1990Jelks MLDOI: 10.2500/108854190778879747
- Changes of Pollen Allergens in Northern China.ReviewInternational archives of allergy and immunology · 2026Qi W, Bian S, Li L et al.DOI: 10.1159/000547301
- The Application of Pollen as a Functional Food and Feed Ingredient-The Present and Perspectives.ReviewBiomolecules · 2020Kostić AŽ, Milinčić DD, Barać MB et al.DOI: 10.3390/biom10010084
- Innate responses to pollen allergens.ReviewCurrent opinion in allergy and clinical immunology · 2015Hosoki K, Boldogh I, Sur SDOI: 10.1097/ACI.0000000000000136
- The molecular allergology of subtropical grass pollen.ReviewMolecular immunology · 2018Kailaivasan T, Davies JMDOI: 10.1016/j.molimm.2018.03.012
- Pollen exposure and mild allergy: A multi-city study in China.Journal of hazardous materials · 2025Zhen S, Yin Z, Duan J et al.DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2025.140122
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Encyclopedic overview
16 sectionsContents
- Formation
- Structure
- Pollination
- In the fossil record
- Allergy to pollen
- Treatment
- Nutrition
- In humans
- Parasites
- Forensic palynology
- Spiritual purposes<span id="Spiritual_use_anchor" class="anchor"></span>
- Pollen grain staining
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- External links
thumb|Colorized scanning electron microscope image of pollen grains from a variety of common plants: sunflower (Helianthus annuus), morning glory ([[Ipomoea purpurea), prairie hollyhock (Sidalcea malviflora), oriental lily (Lilium auratum), evening primrose (Oenothera fruticosa), and castor bean (Ricinus communis).]] thumb|Pollen tube diagram
Pollen is a powdery substance produced by most types of flowers of seed plants for the purpose of sexual reproduction. It consists of pollen grains (highly reduced microgametophytes), which produce male gametes (sperm cells).
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “pollen” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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