Is natural honey really available?
People living in urban India believe that natural honey is so rare that it can’t be available. Honey bees are present everywhere in the world. … Read full article
Importance of HMF level in Natural honey.
HMF (5-hydroxymethylfurfural) is an organic compound formed in honey after extraction from the comb. Freshly extracted honey has a very low level of HMF. Soon … Read full article
Moisture content or water content in Natural honey
To understand the moisture content in honey, we should understand the process of honey-making by honey bees. Honeybees collects nectar from flowers to make honey. … Read full article
Fiehe’s Test to Detect Adulteration in Honey
To Detect adulteration of honey, fiehe’s and analine chloride are the initial test which is caried out in the laboratory. The procedure of Fiehe’s Test: … Read full article
Laboratory analysis of honey.
Laboratory analysis of honey is the only way one can ensure the purity of honey. In my previous post, I have explained why all the conventional … Read full article
The reality of – honey testing at home.
If you browse you may find many simple methods to check the purity of honey at home. following are the most popular conventional purity tests: … Read full article
Types of adulterants in Honey
Following are the common types of adulterants in honey. Molasses Liquid glucose Invert Sugar High fructose corn syrup Rice syrup Molasses: Molasses is made by … Read full article
Ancient Uses of honey
Honey is both food and medicine since the stone age. Let’s go through some ancient uses of honey. Ancient Uses of Honey: Honey has been … Read full article
What is Bee Pollen?
Bee Pollen is the collection of multi-grains of Pollen mixed with bee nectar or honey. These grains are the seed-like particles and are very tiny. … Read full article
What is Honey Processing?
Processing of honey is a chronological procedure that involves heating, filtration and moisture reduction. Nowadays in the market mostly processed or synthetic honey is available. … Read full article
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