Once we made some honey at work and presented it to our co-workers to taste. Guess what reaction we got! Everyone praised this honey and surprisingly, everyone instantly intended to buy it. Then we let them know that it was fake after which they explained that they had done so since they hadn’t expected us to do so.
Industrialization is so advanced today that it has become really challenging to distinguish between the natural and artificial honey. Starting from honey aroma to the aromas of different herbs, including the content of honey like glucose, fructose, galactose, etc., are obtained by synthetic methods. They are mixed with syrup made from regular sugar powder and this way they prepare “honey”.
However, some people might think that there is nothing wrong in eating artificial honey if it contains the same substances as the natural one does. As you know, artificial honey is a kind of thick syrup made from sugar powder. It has nothing to do with natural herb nectar. Despite resembling natural honey by appearance, it is extremely devastating for the human body. In case of constant use, it leads to diabetes.
How to recognize honey:
1. Take the honey with a spoon and you will how it is stretched down like thin wires. If the “wires” get cut off at once and quickly mix in the rest of the honey, it means this honey is not a good quality;
2. The smell of quality honey does not irritate the nose. But synthetic scents mixed with fake honey are not like that;
3. Put a spoon of honey inside a glass and pour hot water on it. Quality honey does not dissolve easily in water, nor does it quickly mix with water. But fake honey is not like that;
4. Fake honey flies in the air like a spider net when it is pulled;
5. Fake honey flows with breaks, whereas natural honey flows continuously;
6. Syrup with natural honey looks blurry, whereas fake honey is transparent;
But you should still look at the results of honey analysis when you buy it. At this time you can have your honey checked at the Herba Flora laboratory for a very reasonable price. It is a safer and more reliable method.
Honey is a cure for a number of diseases, so buy it at a reliable place. You will never be fooled if you consider the points I mentioned above.