Raw natural honey

lynn_glenmont

Cahgetsfit wrote: »

lynn_glenmont wrote: »

Cahgetsfit wrote: »

NovusDies wrote: »

Is there some importance regarding the distance to your house? What happens if you get honey harvested in a 20 mile radius? I also do not understand that 'natural' adjective. I was unaware there was a non-bee fabricated honey on the market. I really do not keep up with these things. Is my bear of honey in my cabinet somehow inferior? It never gets touched except when someone is ill. I use no sweeteners and she uses Splenda.

the bear honey in your cupboard most likely "adulterated" honey. As in - doesn't have actual pollen from bees in it.

Now, this COULD all be bulldust, but the way I tell real honey from fake honey is that real honey crystallizes in winter, the honey bear in the cupboard never crystallizes. Fake honey has other stuff like syrup stuff added to it.

If a product has something removed, it isn't "adulterated." It's refined or purified. You have to add something that isn't normally there to "adulterate" it.

rice syrup is added to honey - therefore "adulterated"

But you said it was adulterated because it didn't have actual pollen in it. You're moving the goal posts.

wilson10102018

I found a bee guy and get a 16 oz mason jar of raw honey from him. It cost $22 but is very good. Drizzle it on berries fruit and salmon (to caramelize when sauteing). 20 Cal per tsp.

Diatonic12

Did you know that many local beekeepers have to feed their colonies to keep them from starving. Guess what they feed them. Sugar water. During the winter months there is no fresh nectar and it's given to exhausted bees to revive them. So the quality of honey and its nutritional value can vary even if it's natural. It may be naturally inferior. A local beekeeper feeds his bees crushed candy canes to keep them going. Sugar is sugar is sugar.

quemalosuerte

On Chopped they were saying that honey is like 6x (I don’t remember the number) sweeter tasting than sugar, so you don’t have to use as much. I am not sure if that is helpful, I just remember it was a vegan episode and a huge controversy because honey isn’t vegan.

earlnabby

quemalosuerte wrote: »

On Chopped they were saying that honey is like 6x (I don’t remember the number) sweeter tasting than sugar, so you don’t have to use as much. I am not sure if that is helpful, I just remember it was a vegan episode and a huge controversy because honey isn’t vegan.

A teaspoon of table sugar (4 grams) is 4 g sugar. A teaspoon of honey (7 grams) is 6 grams of sugar. 4 grams of honey (the same weight as a teaspoon of sugar) is actually 3 grams of sugar.

Doesn't actually address your comment but is interesting information. Another reason to weigh instead of measure.

BarbaraHelen2013

BecomingBane wrote: »

I've actually found honey flavored products in place of honey in some stores where I'm at. Honey flavored agave syrup mixed with stevia. Packaged in a bear and marketed as Honey "flavored"

What is the world coming to?

Two possibilities on this...one cynical and one less so.

1. Profit! This may not stand up because I don’t know the relative price of agave. 🤷‍♀️

2. Honey is not suitable for vegans, but if you’re vegan and like the flavour of honey this would be your go to replacement I guess!

kshama2001

quemalosuerte wrote: »

On Chopped they were saying that honey is like 6x (I don’t remember the number) sweeter tasting than sugar, so you don’t have to use as much. I am not sure if that is helpful, I just remember it was a vegan episode and a huge controversy because honey isn’t vegan.

Did they mention that regular sugar that comes from sugar cane isn't vegan either, as it is processed with bone char?

https://ordinaryvegan.net/vegansugar/