Did you know that there is real honey and fake honey? Honey by nature can not only sweeten your life but it is also abundant in minerals, nutrients and living enzymes. I if you want to enjoy the benefits of using honey, you must consider its purity before buying. It is easy to cheat you as commercial honey can often be mixed with glucose solution, high fructose corn syrup and other ingredients you may not even know about. Here’s a guide what is pure honey and how to test the purity of honey.
A lot of the differences between pure and adulterated honey can also be identified just with the naked eye by examining its physical properties. Pure honey is dense and trickles only into a stream. It has a soft texture, will never separate into layers and offers a distinct sweet aroma. Raw honey, which is honey in its purest form, often leaves a slight tingling feeling or a mild burning sensation in your throat when consumed.
1. Water Test
Pure Honey doesn't get dissolved in water immediately and lumps and the bottom. Take a teaspoon of honey and pour into a glass of water. Fake Honey gets dissolved very fast when added to water because of additives
2. Cloth Test
Put few drops of honey on blotting paper, if it is pure, it does not get absorbed. Pure honey when poured on piece of white cloth, it won't leave stains. Fake honey gets absorbed in blotting paper and leaves stain on white cloth.
3. Matchstick test
Honey in inflammable. Take a dry matchstick and dip into honey. Matchstick will light easily if honey is pure. If adulteration in honey and may contain moisture the matchstick will not light easily.
4. Finger test
Pure honey is thick, but not sticky. If honey drop on your thump is not spreading around like other liquid, it is pure. Rub the drop with your finger, pure honey will not be sticky. Adultered honey will be sticky due to the added sweeteners and additives.
5. Heating Test
Upon heating pure honey caramelize quickly without making foam. Fake honey forms foam and became bubbly due to added sugar and moisture.
6. Egg yolk test
Egg yolk appears like cooked if honey mixed with yolk alone in clean container. Add yolk and honey, mix it with stirring - if no effect on yolk, it is fake honey.
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