You've probably heard that honey shouldn't be added to hot drinks because it becomes toxic when heated.
Let's figure out whether this statement is true.
Can you add honey to hot tea
In fact, nothing bad happens to honey in hot tea. Experts say that honey cannot become toxic even after prolonged heat treatment.
As for the fact that honey allegedly loses its beneficial properties as a result of exposure to high temperatures, this is only partly true.
The main benefit of honey is not in vitamins, as is often claimed, but in enzymes, antioxidants and defensins.
And if enzymes and antioxidants really do not like high temperatures, then defensins become even more active as a result of heat treatment.
Previously, we talked about which products should not be stored in the freezer.
