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Also known as pollen grain

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.

Synthesized by Vinony from 16 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, PubMed, Openfoodfacts, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Nutrition · Open Food Facts

Typical values per 100 g · averaged across 48 products

dNutri-Score
1NOVA · Unprocessed / minimally processed
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

via PubMed

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Encyclopedic overview

16 sections
Contents
  • 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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