Honey is a supersaturated solution of sugar, and it will crystallize at low temperature. Glucose will form crystals, and fructose will not form crystals. The higher the fructose content, the less moisture, and the better the quality of the honey.
Nutritional value of honey.
Honey is not only a food, but also a tonic and a natural medicine. Honey contains a lot of glucose and fructose, which are easily digested and absorbed by the human body, suitable for all ages.
Honey is rich in nutrients, can increase appetite, calm sleep, improve immunity, and promote the growth and development of infants and young children.
Honey can dilate coronary arteries, nourish the heart muscle, improve myocardial function, purify blood, regulate blood pressure, prevent coronary atherosclerosis, and prevent cardiovascular disease.
Honey is effective in relieving skin wrinkles, removing dark spots, firming and beautifying the skin.
It has a good therapeutic effect on lung dryness cough, intestinal dryness constipation, epigastric pain, mouth, nose and mouth sores, and soup fire burns.
How to store honey.
1. Store in an airtight container.
Without any effective containment measures, air and bacteria can easily enter.
Therefore, when choosing honey, you can choose small cans that can be eaten in a few days, or buy small bags and eat one bag at a time.
If too much is okay, buy a roll of plastic wrap, put the lid on after each meal, and wrap the bottle in plastic wrap.
2. Heat to prevent fermentation.
In hot summer, honey ferments easily at room temperature.
If this happens, the honey should be placed in a glass container and heated to 63°C~65°C in a pot for 30 minutes to prevent fermentation.
3. Use ginger slices to prevent spoilage.
In order to keep honey for a long time without deterioration and staleness, you can add an appropriate amount of ginger slices to the honey.
Choose pure and impurity-free honey, put it in a clean glass bottle or ceramic jar, then add a small piece of ginger to every 500 grams of honey, seal it and store it in a cool place, which can be stored for a long time without deterioration.
How to buy honey?
Look at the color.
In general, dark honeys are richer in minerals than light honeys. If you want to supplement trace elements, you can choose dark honey, such as jujube nectar.
High-quality honey has a fine texture and bright color; low-quality honey is usually cloudy and has poor gloss.
Smell.
Impure honey smells like fruit candy or artificial flavors, spice-blended honey has an unusual scent, and pure honey has a natural scent with a hint of florals.
Taste.
Pure honey has a mellow taste, sweet aroma, long aftertaste and easy crystallization.
Impure honey has a single sweetness and no aroma. The crystals melt in the mouth, with astringency and a bit of stickiness.
Sweet honey, eat in your mouth, melt in your heart.
