My neighbor, Aunt Zhang, recently complained to me that she bought a bottle of imported brand honey online and felt a little strange taste after eating it at home, not too sweet, and the texture was thin, and she suspected that she had bought a fake. As a nutritionist, I have studied this aspect of Yuan's small pocket, so I gave her a simple method of identifying real and fake honey. It turns out that identifying real and fake honey is not as complicated as imagined, just master a few tips.
The first thing to be clear is that "natural and pure" is not the same as real honey. The use of legal additives in the production and distribution process can be permitted within certain limits. However, excessive addition, adulteration or shoddy quality are the "fake and shoddy honey" that we should be vigilant against. So if we want to identify the real from the fake, we can start from the following aspects.
First of all, the color of high-quality honey will vary from transparent to dark depending on the flower source. Fresh honey is also thicker and will gradually crystallize over time. In contrast, low-quality or water-blended honey is too light in color, thin, and has no elasticity and stickiness.
Pure natural honey has a floral scent, and you can smell a slight sweetness when you open the jar. Inferior honey often has a poor smell. In particular, some flavors will be added to cover up the odor, so be careful if the sourness is obvious.
Wen Yuan's small pocket.
In addition, high-quality honey has a sweet taste unique to nectar. Inferior honey will be too sweet if it is mixed with too much sugar, and it may also be that other syrups are substituted to cause a sense of incongruity. In addition, the presence of sugar residue and a foreign body sensation are also characteristics of inferior products.
We can put a drop of honey on paper, and high-quality honey can form a solid and non-flowing. We can also drop it in water to verify. The spherical structure of natural honey remains intact. Of course, both of these can also be imitated by additives, so they are most reliable when combined with other judgments.
In addition, buying channels and brands can also provide information to help make decisions. Big brands with credibility are less likely to sell inferior products considering reputation. Therefore, we try to choose formal channels when purchasing, and avoid high-risk situations such as temporary stalls and unknown suppliers.
So, using the above tips, we can still let us identify "fake honey". Of course, whether honey is real or fake, we have to remember one thing, that is, use it in moderation. Temperance is the key to health. Any nutrient has the potential to backfire on the body when it is in excess. Maintaining a balanced lifestyle is the way to go in the long run.
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