How to verify the authenticity of honey

Many supermarkets sell honey, and there are different types of honey and different prices. When customers buy honey, they will find that some honey is very expensive and some is very cheap. There will be a big gap between the two. Customers will think that the cheap honey must not be genuine and there will be a lot of fake things mixed in it. So how do you verify the authenticity of honey?

5 ways to distinguish real honey from fake honey:

1. Smell the smell. Real wild honey or real honey will definitely have a floral scent, even if it is very light, and will definitely not have sour, industrial, fishy, ​​etc. If you can't tell what kind of floral scent it is, you can use the comparison method, smell two bottles of different honey, one bottle of real honey, and the other bottle of processed honey or fake honey. A comparison will have a very obvious effect.

2. Look at the bubbles. If the honey is unprocessed, bubbles will be produced if you shake it vigorously. There will be bubbles between the upper layer and the honey, which are relatively uniform and lasting. This is because of the active enzymes. After processing, there will be only a small amount of bubbles or no bubbles in the upper layer, and it is best if the honey has uniform bubbles floating on the surface.

3. Look at the color. Real honey is not that pure and it does not look that transparent. Fake honey is bright in color, very transparent, and usually light yellow or dark yellow.

4. Look at the viscosity. You must pay attention to this. Don't believe that the thicker the honey + the honey that can be drawn into threads, the better the honey. NO, it is not like that. Honey has a degree of Baume. Some businesses deliberately dehydrate and concentrate it in order to intentionally increase the degree of Baume. With less water, the concentration naturally goes up, and it is very easy to draw into threads. Real honey is semi-viscous, especially in summer, it is a bit thin. This is normal. Generally, this kind of raw honey needs to be refrigerated indoors in summer to keep fresh.

5. Taste the honey. The tongue is a relatively sensitive part of the human body. You can use it to distinguish real honey from fake honey. The flavor of real honey is stronger and purer, and the sugar content is moderate. It is not too sweet, and has a slightly sour and slightly tingling aftertaste. Fake honey contains more sugar and has a lighter honey flavor. It tastes sweet but not honey.