Honey is candied during long-term storage: whether such a product is natural or not

  • Mar 03, 2021
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Honey is candied during long-term storage: whether such a product is natural or not
Honey is candied during long-term storage: whether such a product is natural or not

It will be difficult to find a person who would like candied honey. Such a product not only loses its original consistency, but also changes its taste. It is not unreasonable that there is also an opinion that such honey loses its beneficial properties. Therefore, the question naturally arises: should natural honey be sugared in principle? And could this indicate that the honey is something unnatural?

It's all about the purity of the honey. / Photo: fb.ru.
It's all about the purity of the honey. / Photo: fb.ru.

No honey can be "sugared" because there is no sugar in it. The only sucrose that gets into honey turns out to be in it in the form of foreign substances. As a rule, its presence is 1-3%, in rare cases no more than 6%. However, even in this case, with a high degree of probability, it will very soon break down into more harmless glucose and fructose. Thus, the term "sugaring", although it is very popular among the people, is also completely incorrect in relation to honey.

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Any honey crystallizes. / Photo: sezonudachi.com.

What we all call "sugaring" is actually the usual crystallization of the product. Its beginning is a natural and absolutely normal process. Any natural honey will sooner or later begin to crystallize or (as beekeepers say) "sit down". Much more important is the question of how soon this process, which is not very pleasant for a simple consumer, will be launched.

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Honey can remain liquid for a very long time. / Photo: nazaccent.ru.

Honey itself can remain liquid for many years. For example, honey found in bees' combs almost never crystallizes. This is because bees treat the honeycomb with a special substance - propolis. It is propolis that allows keeping honey liquid for a long time in its natural environment. Due to its qualities, this substance has found the widest application in medicine and cosmetics.

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This is a normal process. / Photo: gorihy.in.ua.

Crystallization processes in honey begin in the so-called "centers of crystallization", which are often In total, foreign impurities appear, which inevitably fall into the delicacy even at the production stage bees. That is why it is very important to filter honey of high quality. In serious industries, they even know how to remove flower pollen from it. In addition, the rate of crystallization is greatly influenced by the container into which the product has been poured. If the jar has not been sterilized, then the crystallization processes in such honey will begin much faster.

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