How to distinguish real honey from fake honey

According to Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Duy Thinh, former lecturer at Hanoi University of Science and Technology, wild honey is very good for health and has antibiotic properties that help treat a number of diseases. However, finding wild honey is quite difficult, most of it is farmed honey of good quality. Recently, there has been a situation of fake honey, causing concern among consumers.

In terms of health, fake honey is not too harmful because it is mostly made from sugar. If you use too much fake honey, it can lead to digestive imbalance or the risk of obesity. Especially for people with diabetes, using a lot of fake honey will be harmful to their health.

Honey is good for health and has antibiotic properties that help treat a number of diseases. (Photo: N.Loan)

You can use the following method to distinguish real honey from fake honey. Prepare a cup of filtered water, dip a straw into the honey you want to test. Then, slowly drop 1 drop of honey into the cup of water. If the honey is real, it will slowly sink to the bottom without dissolving, while fake honey will gradually dissolve and disappear.

Note, to be accurate during the testing process, you should prepare a long glass cup for easy observation. When using a straw to get honey, you should take small drops because large drops do not have time to dissolve.

Glass containers are considered the safest for storing honey. They are sturdy, colorless, odorless, and most importantly, they do not change the properties of honey no matter how long you store it. In addition, tightly capping honey containers helps minimize contact between honey and air, preserving flavor and color for longer.

To choose quality honey, consumers first need to choose to buy from reputable, trustworthy places. In addition, to be sure of the quality of honey, buyers can check the taste of the product. Real honey has a very fragrant and very thick taste, a lot of acrid taste, these characteristics are difficult to notice in impure honey.

Nhu Loan

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