3 Tests to Check if Your Honey is Pure or Fake
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- čas přidán 7. 02. 2017
- We all know that honey has a lot of health benefits, which is mainly due to the large number of vitamins and minerals that it contains. However, this is only true in pure honey and a lot of what you find at the supermarket is not pure honey.
A lot of times, honey is mixed with glucose solutions or other honey with a high amount of water. This process is called being adulterated and it takes away from the health benefits that you receive from home. So, how can you tell if your honey is pure? Today we will discuss just that.
1. Solidification of the Honey
Take a look at the bottle and see what the honey inside of it looks like. Overtime, all honey will crystallize into something looking like granulated sugar. If it is crystallized in the store, this is pure honey. If it is liquid, you could wait to see if it solidifies. Putting it in the refrigerator will speed up that process. If your honey never turns into crystals, then it is likely that you do not have pure honey on your hands.
2. Read the Label
Before you purchase any products, you should always learn to read labels. Make sure that the ingredient list of the honey does not contain high-fructose corn syrup or glucose. These are two substances that are usually added to honey that keep it from solidifying. Companies also add this to the honey so that they get more honey out of their batch.
3. Test It
There are other ways to test to see if your honey is pure:
Mix some honey with water, then add four or five drops of vinegar. If the liquid turns foamy, that is not pure honey. It may have a substance called gypsum added to it.
Mix a tablespoon of honey with water. If the honey dissolves easily, it is not pure, as pure honey should remain intact when dipped into water.
Use a match to try and burn the honey, as pure honey will light up and burn due to the sugar content. Other low-quality honey usually contains water that will prevent it from lighting and burning.
Put some honey onto a spoon and hold it up. If the honey falls quickly, then this is not pure honey. Good quality, pure honey, will stay on the spoon or fall ever so slowly.
Use a small piece of old, stale bread and put it in honey. Leave it in for ten minutes and then pull it out of the honey. If the bread is still hard, then you have pure honey. If the honey has added water, the bread will be soggy.
You can also use iodine to identify impure honey. Just mix honey, water and a few drops of iodine. If the mixture turns blue, then the honey has some sort of added flour or starch in it.
Testing your honey will ensure that you have pure, unadulterated honey that will provide you with the health benefits of honey that you know of and care about. Do you buy honey often? Did you know that honey can be tampered with by manufacturer’s to better meet their bottom line, rather than your health? Sound off in our comment section to continue this discussion.
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In India all big companies are failed in pure honey test.
Well, there goes a bottle of “honey” in the trash.
why throw it out?? You should still sweeten your coffee or tea with it .. Honey loses most of its health benefits when mixed with a hot liquid anyway.
This is the reason why i have to buy my honey only from the local farmers .
zaki301 same
Nothing else like it
so smart all big box store honey is 76% fake! google it!
@@notme8099 Even a higher % than that.
Excellent video, Thanks for posting.
I only buy if the label says raw honey, unpasteurized and unfiltered...
I just got some Sapimiel sunflower honey that is amazing. It looks like spun gold. Very thick and tastes so different than the clover honey I have been using. I love it when honey crystallizes, it makes it so much easier to spread on toast.
nothing is sacred anymore
Not even the Pope? ;)
@All News-Network poop or pop just killed me hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Excellent video. Very Helpful to a lot of people on this planet.
Husband: Honey! come sit on this stale bread to see of ur pure or not..
Wife: WTF is wrong with you...
the end 😂
RancisGamer 😂🤔🤣
Lol
How many nights did you have that husband sleeping on the floor? 😜😜
😆 I was thinking the same lol
Very informative! Thank you. 😁👍👍
Thanks for the information
Thank you for the adivce. also, what about people with food allergies? additives can trigger allergies
thanks a lot for sharing this important information 😊
Thanks. I’m from Ireland. I have tonnes of flowers in my garden and love watching the honey and bumblebees buzzing around all day. I bought a Portuguese honey, got the regular one first, liked it, then I got the bitter one by accident. It’s not a nice taste, so have left it lying around for ages and it’s almost completely solid now though.
Did you ever find out what kind of Flora entries are nearby to make that honey bitter tasting it could have a powerful healer in it ... or there could be something wrong with it is there any way you could find out ... personally I would like to know what that is .
What a marvelous video, thanks a lot.
Very informative thank u. I always have honey in the home will definitely do these tests
In reading some of the other comments after I submitted mine, One of the things you want to do is get your honey as local as you can, at least from your state, that way the bees are collecting local pollen and it has more benefits for you also rather than getting honey from out of the state or country…jc
Thank you for the knowledge shared
my thumbs up to you.this is what I was looking for.
love the Voice and the advice of course, thanks a million!
I liked her voice
Does it becomes!emlike dalda(ghee)in fridge. Like non removal from container
Thanks for the idea
Really useful thx
Many thanks!
Awesome! Thank you.
Great information thank you
Thanks for sharing this info
At least I get a better understanding of what you post and also an understanding through the USDA Honey Grading system and from what Sue Bee Honey had responded to an inquiry of their manufacturing process and other details...
USDA Honey Grading
The USDA publishes a grading system for extracted honey that provides general standards for two types of honey;
1. Filtered Honey: all or most of the fine particles, pollen grains, air bubbles, or other materials normally found in suspension, have been removed.
2. Strained Honey: strained to the extent that most of the particles, including comb, propolis, or other defects normally found in honey, have been removed. Grains of pollen, small air bubbles, and very fine particles would not normally be removed.
Characteristics covered by the USDA grading system for Honey: Moisture content, absence of defects, flavor & aroma and clarity (for filtered honey). Color is defined but not part of the calculation of grade. For imported honey that bears USDA grading information, the country of origin must be declared.
Characteristics Not covered by the USDA honey grading system:
It is important to note that this is a voluntary system. No enforcement or checking is performed. For that reason and because of the grading system is lacking in several key areas, this grading system should never be the only deciding factor in selecting honey, there are many important honey characteristics not covered by the USDA grading system. Two honeys could be legally graded as Grade A honey and be identically labeled as, “100% Organic Clover Honey from Arizona - USDA Grade A” yet be entirely different honeys. They could be a blend of honeys from all over the world, some heated to 180 degrees to make it easy to filter, contain antibiotics, chemicals and corn syrup, not made from Clover at all nor actually be from plants in Arizona!
Also note that from the USDA Rules and Regulations, “…honey does not require official inspection in order to carry official USDA grade marks and since there are no existing programs that require the official inspection and certification of honey,…”
Not covered: Purity or added ingredients (sugar or syrups), heating, contaminants, authenticity of labeling (natural, organic, raw, unheated), biological source (floral, honeydew), botanical source (Arcacia, Clover etc.), or regional source. Many of these factors are defined and followed for honeys from other countries (Europe, Australia, New Zealand) and supported via honey standards and labeling, but are not part of a grading system per se. For honey from the United States, the best policy for determining the level of quality is to purchase honey directly from the honey farmer or a trusted distributor or supplier who can vouch for the honey source and processing methods. It is important to note that some states are now considering enforcing standards for honey produced in their state. Florida is the first state to actually create and enforce a honey identity standard. Other states with honey standards: California - scroll to Division 13. Bee Management and Honey Production. Wisconsin and North Carolina are close to adopting a standard.
USDA Honey Grading Standard
- U.S. Grade A is the quality of extracted honey that meets the applicable requirements of Table A and has a minimum total score of 90 points.
- U.S. Grade B is the quality of extracted honey that meets the applicable requirements of Table A and has a minimum total score of 80 points.
- U.S. Grade C is the quality of extracted honey that meets the applicable requirements of Table A and has a minimum total score of 70 points.
Table A: Rating Factors By Type of Honey** †
Rating Factor Filtered Filtered Points Strained Strained Points
Moisture Content Y Grade A - 18.6% max
Grade B - 18.6% max
Grade C - 20% max Y Grade A - 18.6% max
Grade B - 18.6% max
Grade C - 20% max
Absence of Defects Y A - 37 to 40 pts
B* - 34 to 36 pts
C* - 31 to 33 pts
Y A - 37 to 40 pts
B* - 34 to 36 pts
C* - 31 to 33 pts
Flavor & Aroma Y A - 45 to 50 pts
B* - 40 to 44 pts
C* - 35 to 39 pts
Y A - 45 to 50 pts
B* - 40 to 44 pts
C* - 35 to 39 pts
Clarity Y A - 8 to 10 pts
B - 6 to 7 pts
C* - 4 to 5 pts
N N/A
Color (see designations below) N N/A N N/A
Total Grade A - Min 90 pts
Grade B - Min 80 pts
Grade C - Min 70 pts
Divide total by .9 then apply below
Grade A - Min 90 pts
Grade B - Min 80 pts
Grade C - Min 70 pts
*Limiting rule - sample units with score points that fall in this range shall not be graded above the respective grade regardless of the total score.
**Substandard grades not shown
† How to Interpret Table A:
Moisture Content: Percentage of water. Percentage of soluble solids =100% - moisture content%
Grade A - Maximum Moisture Content: 18.6%; or Minimum Percent Soluble Solids: 81.4%
Grade B - Maximum Moisture Content: 18.6%; or Minimum Percent Soluble Solids: 81.4%
Grade C - Maximum Moisture Content: 20%; or Minimum Percent Soluble Solids: 80%
Absence of Defects: Means the degree of freedom from particles of comb, propolis, or other defects which may be in suspension or deposited as sediment in the honey.
Grade A - 37 to 40 points; Practically free - practically none that affect appearance or edibility
Grade B - 34 to 36 points; Reasonably free - do not materially affect the appearance or edibility
Grade C - 31 to 33 points; Fairly free - do not seriously affect the appearance or edibility
Flavor & Aroma: The degree of taste excellence and aroma for the predominant floral source
Grade A - 45 to 50 points; Good - free from caramelization, smoke, fermentation, chemicals, and other causes.
Grade B - 40 to 44 points; Reasonably good - practically free from caramelization; free from smoke, fermentation,chemicals, and other causes.
Grade C - 35 to 39 points; Fairly good - reasonably free from caramelization; free from smoke, fermentation, chemicals, and other causes.
Clarity: With respect to filtered style only, the apparent transparency or clearness of honey to the eye and to the degree of freedom from air bubbles, pollen grains, or other fine particles of any material suspended in the product
Grade A - 8 to 10 points: Clear - may contain air bubbles that do not materially affect the appearance; may contain a trace of pollen grains or other finely divided particles in suspension that do not affect appearance.
Grade B - 6 to 7 points: Reasonably clear - may contain air bubbles, pollen grains, or other finely divided particles in suspension that do not materially affect the appearance.
Grade C - 4 to 5 points: Fairly clear - may contain air bubbles, pollen grains, or other finely divided particles in suspension that do not seriously the affect the appearance.
Color designations (not used for grading): Typically the color indicates the strength of the flavor of the honey. Darker honey tends to be stronger than light. There are some exceptions. Linden or Basswood honey is light in color but has a strong flavor, while Tulip Tree honey is dark but has a milder flavor.
Water White: Honey that is Water White or lighter in color; Pfund Scale: 8 or less; Optical Density: 0.0945
Extra White: Honey that is darker than Water White; but not darker than Extra White in color.Pfund Scale: Over 8 to and including 17;Optical Density: 189
White: Honey that is darker than Extra White, but not darker than White in color; Pfund Scale: Over 17 to and including 34; Optical Density: .378
Extra Light Amber: Honey that is darker than White, but not darker than Extra light Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 34 to and including 50; Optical Density: 595
Light Amber: Honey that is darker than Extra Light Amber, but not darker than light Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 50 to and including 85; Optical Density: 1.389
Amber: Honey that is darker than light Amber, but not darker than Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 85 to and including 114; Optical Density: 3.008
Dark Amber: Honey that is darker than Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 114
Is there a tldr version for this?
Very useful info Thank you
There are several ways of playing trick. Adding sugar or syrup are not the only ones. Experienced bee keepres put sugar solutions near bee hives and let bee suck up sugar and prepare honey that contains zero pollens. That is also called pure honey, technically speaking. However, it does not contain any pollen at all and also do not have any health benefits. These tests are good for testing if there are additives after harvesting honey. Sugar feeding can not be determined by these methods. You need to check the pollen content.
If you add sucrose (Table sugar) to honey or honey bees be fed with white sugar , honey produced in process could crystallize as well, you may consider other ways to detect for .honey purity.
Truedat!
Most beekeepers will only feed sucrose to their bees when there is not a honey flow. We'll feed the bees sucrose over winter to help them, but when they can get nectar otherwise, we don't feed. It costs money to feed, so we don't feed unless we have to. This ensures that the Honey we Extract is what the bees gathered outside of the Hive.
Thank you!
Thank you very much
Thank you for the upload honey
I am a healthy diabetic for last 28 years and consume honey one table spoon daily. If glucose level goes up then I stop that brand.
Honey is pure sugar. It's an inevitability that your blood sugars raise after consuming honey. Stop spreading false information and do some research first.
If glucose level goes up, the honey may contain added sugar right?
garvald, do you know the difference with simple sugars and complex sugars?? maybe you need to research your comment
Opik, not necessarily true... simple sugars are already mostly processed by the bees, and allow them to be handled easier by the body.. like people allergic carry epi pens, diabetics carry GLUCOSE..it is something that needs to be gone over with your dr
Salem Bashwar
Good knowledge
Oh my god I love your channel so much!
Hi
At what temperature we have to keep honet in our home?
Good, useful information.
thanks you for nice information
WE have a local farm that sells pure unfiltered honey. Unfiltered is the best type as it still contains the pollens and has not been pasteurized killing or weakening the good parts of honey. Also you might look at your honey for an expiration date. Real, unfiltered, unadulterated, unpasteurized honey will last forever. Honey has been found in the Egyptian tombs of pharaohs that was over 3000 years old and still good in their sealed containers.
thank you wonderful channel
thank for the tips.....
Thx for the info.
thank you for the info
So I need advise , was told honey doesn’t go bad , I was the one who Opened the package ( small pail of “Mighty Peace Honey “ and it was very dark , and I don’t really know if the flavour is right , I don’t eat honey often - was a gift from family , not crystallized and not open , it should be fine right ? The colour is so dark I’m a little sceptical
Thanks for the info. I didn't know that honey could become less than pure.
I add pollen granules to tea and cereal along with store bought "raw honey". This improves the taste, and boosts my vital energy and stamina.
Thx girl, good info.
like this one
wonderful info thank you
@natural Cures: His it suppose to look stringy when the honey his pull back out of the water?
thank you
Thank you for that valuable information. I read in one of Helga Clark's books on healing all diseases that her lab tests of most vitamins prove them to be chemically tampered with or poisoned. The drug companies do not want us looking to nutrition for our health needs.
Let me add that you can TEST foods, drugs, medications or any other thing by MUSCLE TESTING it to see how good it is for you. When I test foods, i can also test it for how good it tastes. I teach it to people to give them control over their own health, but have been amazed at how few take advantage or even want to take the time to learn. There is a scientific name for muscle testing if i can spell it right. biokineseology.
Always go to the local farmers market and buy the local stuff, it actually cures your hayfever too; because it's made from local pollins and nectars -- which is what's making you sneeze ... so always get the local.
Crystallization of honey means it's pure...but mine has to dig in as to scoop half a spoon...is this okay?
Thank you I had no idea!
Thanks. I didn't realize some of this. Just trusted the labels. If you have any other ways of testing the purity of other products.. Please share it. Again.. Thanks.
yea I had no idea either
there is two ways to check real honey in 5 minutes,
Take qtip dip it in the honey and set it on fire if it's burns it pure if it don't u know
Not true,honey can be adulterated with combustibles.
Robert Cole
Iam a pharmacist
And have done experiment on purity of honey
chemical analysis is the the best way to analyse the purity of honey like reducing sugar test because honey contain sucrose that can be examined by Fehling solution and there ate other laboratory test
Remember there is no sure of purity by seeing it or putting it in water or burnig it because all sigars burns
Iam a pharmacist
Why is some honey totally opaque and cannot be poured? I bought honey like that in Italy and it tastes good, but I did not know why it had that solid consistency. Also, is manuka honey the best you can get?
IM SO HAPPY I HAVE MY OWN BEES AND THE HONEY THEY MAKE IS THE BEST HONEY IVE EVER TASTED.
IT LOOKS DARK AND ITS THICK AND ALSO HAS A SMOKEY FLAVOUR
Stavros Ioulianou hey I bought honey the other day and it’s turning my tea dark like dirty water, despite the honey looks clean and it’s pure, what do u think could be?
Does it sort of taste like wine?
Thank God. I was about to throw away a bottle of honey thinking it's fake. Just now went through this video to check if its real. It passed all the tests I did.
great info
Good presentation of the tricks of the trade honey (pun intended) ! !
Ai look fr honey from those who are bee farmers. There I know they have pure Hun. I have asked in the PST to observe the process that they have to make sure it's ready for consumption. It's an amazing process and there's no water or my additives. Plus the high price indicates this as well these farmers have all kinds in information available. It's smells and tastes so different from nothing you buy the stores. Bee farmers are very proud of the products that the can get from there bees and can answer any question you have for them. You can see the pride in their faces as they speak.
Questions my honey separated into two layers passed the water test didn’t catch on fire didn’t foam with vinegar??????
If i hear the word "honey" one more time
Ima overdose on hon.....AAAAAHHH
I buy my honey from farmers market. This guy has a local bee farm. My co worker advised me honey heals all things but don't buy from grocery store it is not the same
Thank you I did not know this.
Thank you now my science fair prodject is based on this
because i live in madagascar n when i buy honey from south east region.it stays liquide where as from south west region its gets cristalized n from north east region it doesnt . can u explain to me why ??? thx
I bought honey labelled 'pure' and the only ingredient listed was 'honey,' but it was not pure and failed the tests! The company who bottled it was not honest!
WOW GREAT HELPS
I am using Boyne Valley Raw honey. Is that pure honey ?
That iodine test was great
My friend told me never use a metal spoon for Manuka honey, it will destroy it’s natural properties, is it true?
Testing pure honey;
Mix Water+few drops honey+iodine, It turns honey color into blue that well explained, but if instead of iodine, can it would be replaced iodine-solt for this test?
Please responded if you do that to be appreciated
I love honey and glad to have seen your video. Thanks.
I just bought a jar of honey full of crystals almost to the top. If i find crystalized honey in supermarket i allways buy it
That's why I only buy local honey. It may cost a bit more but I know where it comes from!!
even local honey they'll mix it with sugar and water.... always test your honey to see if its pure...
@71Nellie
I would trust the honey i can buy in the supermarket much more, because in my country the honey is tested and has strict controls.
A local bee-keeper, especially if he is not a member of a honey association and sells his honey privately isn't controlled at all.
Your conditions in your country might differ, but how can you make sure, that he won't betray you?
Too true brother always buy expensive food it pays off to really look after your diet
@@dunhillsupramk3 I agree. No more the local farmers market sell authentic stuff, they too add
Not mine I bought mine in a Chinese supermarket that made in local and mine does turn solid after a few weeks if I not finish or forgot I have honey. I don’t by those that usually have bee on their label because I know those are fake plus mine cost $7 for a great deal. Remember sometimes all honey does stick to everything like real but if it crystallized is a bonus deal means real honey
How to identify pute honey with that of honey mixed with molasses?
at first everything was okay, as if its pure honey. but i noticed at the end of my bottle seems like someone pours it with water what can u say about this? plzzz help me
I tested a honey from a company called "Casablanca Classics" and its pure, highly recommended!!
How would you make eye drops for dry eyes?
Thank you
In Australia: Capilano: Producer accused of selling fake honey in supermarkets...
Apparently most of the honey we buy in grocery stores is not pure honey. It is ridiculous now that bees are dying at such an alarming rate now that they cannot keep up supply and demand. It has gotten to the point where the makers of the honey have to put additives in it to make more volume and put profit over consumers ignorance.
wrong. supply and demand ratio has nothing to do with that. youre only right about consumer(note the word) ignorance. we need more customers not consumers. consumers are just like the pigs in an industrial farm.
Not ignorance consumer wise in your thinking unless your selling the doctored honey. It is trust in fellow man to do the right thing that seems to be driven by the monetary system in place not to for profit, unless laws are in place with a threat of incarceration.It is taken so far as to contaminate the air land and water for ones own selfish profit not to better the future generation for anyone. Including the ones doing the doctoring deed.Now that is foolish ignorance long term.The convenience factor for today is destroying tomorrow. How many signs are needed to change for the good and the chain finally broken in the history of humanity?Reason we cannot find intelligent life elsewhere is we have to be there ourselves to find it. So far we haven't. Is that not another clue to the clueless?
Hey,here in the philippines when the honey in the jar turned into crystalized form it is not pure,it is how we identify if it is pure or not,so i strongly disagree wih this video.
thanks!
Q is do I have time n chance to test the Honey in store where I'm buying it to find out which ones is pure honey.
My favorite honey, that I've tried so far, is sage honey & sourwood honey.
This is so helpful. I've four bottles of so called pure forest honey, and it turns out with the burning test and falling test, I have 4 bottles of fake honey. How can they do this? What if you are allergic or something?
XD
- Bery bery easy, especially if you are in the 'ole USA - they have a poop load of crappy stuff in our country that is not allowed in other countries!
The best way to ensure you are getting pure honey, is to buy from a local beekeeper.
I always buy honey from rural area where they harvested but when i tested it always falls quickly but when i try to fire on stick it fires, and also the ants is my problem when i leave outside refrege. I consumed honey more than 5years and buy different seller of wildhoney like color, texture, taste. I think only in the lab that we can prove it is pure or not.
If the honey is not 100% pure can we still apply it on face??
These are good tips for checking honey. I think honey sold in the brand name Langnese Honey is impure.....please tell me if this is the case?
I tried honey with vinegar but there was no foam formation, so according to you this is pure honey. But the same honey did not light up when heated. However it dissolved in water, so what’s your conclusion. Also there are no crystals at the bottom of the bottle. There is an instruction on the label not to keep honey in the fridge as it will crystalline. So what’s the conclusion .
The foam formation is not a conclusive test for impure honey, it only signifies that there's a substance called "Gypsum" in it (which apparently isn't added to adulterate honey all the time).
In Western Australia we have a rare highly bioactive honey called Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) that does not crystallise. Our other iconic mono-floral honey, Marri (Corymbia calophylla) does crystallise. Thanks for your video!
Please send me a sample lol 😂
crystallization depends mostly on the fructose-to-glucose ratio and potential particles in the honey. It (or the opposite) is not an indicator for adulteration at all.
I have this jarrah honey it’s ok not sure if it’s fake on Amazon
thanks
thanks for that information i baught. some hony in south America & some in florida it was store the same way the one from florida is still runing. while the south america honey become very hard crystal
Just bought langnese acasia honey. Is it pure?
I know mine is pure, I get it from my hives, but this is a good video.
Did you test your honey as shown in the video?
Practical info and technical. It sets all claims true on its:
1. Crystallisation at higher temperatures.
2. Takes about just a few seconds in microwave to be normal honey and just a few more seconds and you see its boiling already.10 secs is a long time.
3. On top of the frozen/crystallised honey there would be a layer of liquid honey also.
4. If by mistake you added a tbs or two in a glass of cold water you are going to be needing air con for rest of the day strictly and still may sweat a little.
All this is based and verified on honey from my own farm, my own tree, my people, doing it right infront of me from getting on the tree as high as 50 60 feet while im in my car parked just under the same tree to watch as well as enjoy the whole process.
Thanks
I did the some tests and seems like my honey is pure. i Buy a brand called Krasdale Honey Clover. Do you know if this brand is trustworthy?