It’s sweet, delicious, and full of good stuff, but choosing the right one can be confusing!
Honey is a delicious natural sweetener with proteins, enzymes, phytonutrients, antioxidants, and antibacterial & antifungal properties. It can help to heal a multitude of ailments from acne to gut health.
But when choosing honey, all the options out there can leave your head spinning! Here are a few tips for the next time you are on your honey search. (FYI – I'm not even gonna touch Manuka in this post, cause that's a whole other topic, but you can think of it as honey with superpowers!)
How to choose your honey
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Even if the front of the label says “pure honey", you want to read the back of the label and make sure the only ingredient is honey
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Go for honey in glass jars. Honey is fragile and not as stable in plastic (same as your cooking oils & fats)
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Go Raw or go home! Many of the honey options we see in the store are clear and easy to squeeze from a container. This type of honey is usually pasteurized to create a quick-flowing syrup. While this may be convenient, it damages the honey. Pasteurization uses high temperatures which destroy enzymes and vitamins found naturally in honey (just like milk!).
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Low water content – If you turn your jar upside down and see fast-rising air-bubbles, the water content is probably higher than it should. The more water in your honey, the more susceptible it is to yeast and fermentation.
I hope you guys found this helpful! Always remember, even amazing natural sweeteners like honey are a form of sugar so enjoy in moderation!
