Are You Sure That Honey Is Natural? 5 Surefire Ways to Check the Quality of Honey at Home
It's no secret that when buying honey there is a high chance of running into a fake.
To increase the volume of honey sold, and therefore their profits, unscrupulous beekeepers dilute the natural product with starch, molasses or invert syrup.
Therefore, the following methods will come in handy to help you make sure that you have natural honey in front of you, and not one that has been mixed with something.
1. When heated to a temperature of 20 degrees, the honey should become viscous, that is, it should not flow off the spoon, but rather “wrap” around it.
2. To check the naturalness of honey, you can put a drop on paper or newspaper - if a watery spot forms, this indicates that the product is not natural.
3. If a piece of bread placed in honey softens, this indicates that the honey is of poor quality. And vice versa, if the bread hardens, we have good news for you.
4. Another way to check the naturalness of honey is to use iodine. To do this, dilute some honey in water and add a drop of iodine. If the mixture turns blue, it means that there are impurities in the honey and its quality is questionable.
5. To check honey for the presence of starch syrup, you can use ammonia. If honey contains this impurity, then when you add ammonia, the honey solution will turn brown.
Earlier, BelNovosti wrote about how much honey can be eaten per day in old age.
