How do I know the original honey
To achieve the maximum benefit of honey must be verified first and before buying it as pure and original honey, and to achieve this can be some tests, while at the same time can be a simple way to verify that the original honey by reading the sticker on the honey jar before buying, Materials added to the product honey, and if the product is proven to be unreliable later, the competent government authorities can be reviewed.
Components of the original honey
- Group of sugars: Glucose, Fructose, Dextrase, Raffinose.
- Group of vitamins: Vitamin B, riboflavin B 2, pantothenic B3, nicotycin B4, niacin B5, B6, B8, B9, vitamin K.
- Group of enzymes: Anthrax, amylase, catalase, phosphates, glucosides, and glucose.
- Mineral salts group: Iron, copper, phosphorus, magnesium, sodium, calcium, sulfur and iodine.
- Group of acids: Citric, Celtic, Acetic, and Formic.
- Group of proteins: Peptone, peptin, globulin, and niceloprotein.
The benefits of the original honey
- Eliminate cough.
- Wound treatment is rich in antibacterial, antifungal, and antioxidant.
- Weight gain for those wishing to increase their weight.
- Mixing pure honey with warm water helps to get rid of scalp inflammation, get rid of crust and itching.
- Reduce the symptoms of allergies caused by pollen in the atmosphere, by activating the immune system.
Methods of testing honey original
Thumb Test
By placing a small drop of honey on your thumb, check whether the honey is genuine or not. If the honey melts along the finger, it is not pure. Pure honey does not change easily.
Test the water and honey
You can verify that the honey is genuine through water, by filling a bottle with water, adding a tablespoon of honey in the bottle, the filthy or artificial honey dissolves in water, and pure honey, will settle at the bottom of the bottle of water.
Flame Test
The most important characteristic of the original honey is its flammability. Therefore, this test is considered the most accurate. For this test, a dry matchstick is taken and after it is washed it is immersed in the honey. If the honey is pure, it will ignite with the flame of the oud, but if the honey is not original and pure, It burns because the non-native honey carries a percentage of moisture.
Vinegar Test
You can also check the original honey by adding drops of vinegar to honey, and mixing well, if this led to the emergence of foam, it means that honey is fraudulent.
Paper towel test
The paper towel can not absorb the original honey, and the mixed honey mixed with water will absorb the drying paper as the water absorbs the body.