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How to distinguish natural honey from fake honey by weight in a store or at a market: what to look for when choosing
01.05.2024 20:20
Honey can be called one of the most popular and useful products. However, there are often situations when honey is counterfeited.
Therefore, it is worth figuring out how to distinguish natural honey from fake and what its weight should be.
What should be the weight?
Natural honey has a certain density and viscosity, which can be determined by its weight. Usually, one liter of honey contains about 1.4-1.5 kg. When buying honey in a glass container, consumers can pay attention to its weight, it should correspond to the expected one.
Consistency
Natural honey has a dense and viscous consistency, sometimes with small crystallized particles.
Consumers should avoid honey with a runny or syrupy texture, as this may be a sign that the product has been diluted with sugar or other additives.
Aroma and taste
Natural honey has a characteristic aroma and taste, which may differ slightly depending on its origin (for example, flower or forest honey).
When buying, you should pay attention to the aroma and try a small amount of honey to make sure of its taste and quality. Of course, if you buy it in a store, then it is unlikely that anyone will let you try the product.
Marking and certification
When choosing honey, it is important to pay attention to the labeling and the presence of quality certificates.
Natural honey must have appropriate markings indicating its origin and quality. And if it is bought at the market, then there are rarely any certificates available.
In this case, it is worth paying attention to the seller. If he has been trading for a long time, most likely, the honey is good and you can buy it.
However, everything is individual here, so in any case it is worth being careful.
Earlier we talked about how to properly store white things.
