It is impossible to determine the quality of honey at home, let's be honest, all "Grandma's" methods in the modern world do not work. It is possible to determine the quality and naturalness of honey only in modern laboratories, using modern high-tech equipment. But if the fake honey is already very obvious, something can be done at home. Let's look at several methods, what can we really determine at home by the quality of honey:
• The smell and taste of honey - fakes do not have a pronounced taste and smell, natural honey has a fragrant aroma and pleasant honey taste, the color and taste also depend on the type of honey and the region of collection (read the article about different types of honey on our website ). When sugar is added to honey, the taste of honey decreases, and in some cases it is completely absent.
• Natural honey must be mature - the maturity of honey can be determined in a simple way, bring the honey to a temperature of 20⁰С, stir with a spoon, then take out the spoon and rotate it, mature honey will wrap on it.
• Viscosity of honey - natural honey is a rather viscous product, but the degree of viscosity depends on the type of honey and its chemical properties. You can determine the acceptable viscosity by dipping a spoon into honey, the honey should flow from the spoon evenly creating a long honey thread.
• Honey should not foam - foaming honey is primarily a sign of honey fermentation. Fermentation of honey occurs due to the high water content, not the maturity of honey. Also, honey has an unpleasant smell. In no case, this does not say that this honey is a fake, just the low quality of this honey, you should not use such honey.
• Starch is often added to honey - this is a bad sign, it can be determined with iodine. Put honey in a container, add warm water, stir and let the liquid cool. If 3-4 drops of iodine get in, the liquid will turn blue, in which case starch is present.
• Chalk is added to honey - dissolve honey in distilled water, add 3-4 drops of vinegar, if the mixture boils, then chalk is present in honey.
• Adding sugar to honey is the most popular way to fake honey. You can determine if there is sugar in honey using silver nitrate. Dilute honey with hot distilled water, add a few drops of silver nitrate, if the liquid becomes cloudy, then there is definitely sugar in the honey.
• The presence of various impurities in honey can be determined quite simply - dilute honey in warm water, natural honey will dissolve completely, all impurities will float or settle to the bottom. Now you can determine what kind of impurities are harmful or possibly useful, for example, such as bee pollen, which may be in honey.
All the methods given by us do not guarantee the determination of fake honey or the determination of its quality. The best way, in our opinion, is a trial and error method, choose a permanent supplier of a sweet and healthy product, which is natural honey. Buy honey for a sample, if you liked everything, this will be a 100% guarantee of the quality of honey.
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