Is Royal Jelly vegetarian?

Royal jelly is a nutritious secretion produced by worker honeybees and fed to all bee larvae and exclusively to queen bees throughout their lives. It is used in cosmetics for its purported skin-conditioning, moisturising, and anti-ageing properties.

An ingredient is considered vegetarian if it avoids components derived from killing an animal.

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