Honey is the nectar that bees extract from the flowers of flowering plants in their hives. Pure honey has a mellow taste, sweet aroma, long aftertaste, and easy crystallization. The fraction that does not crystallize is mainly fructose.
The higher the fructose content, the less moisture, and the better the quality of the honey.
The color of honey varies depending on the type of nectar source plant. Both single-flowered and mixed nectars have a certain color, and often lighter-colored nectars taste and smell better.
Therefore, the color of honey can not only be used as the basis for honey classification, but also as one of the indicators to measure the quality of honey. There are differences in color between honey and are divided into 7 grades: water white, extra white, white, extra light amber, light amber, amber, and dark amber.
Several ways to consume honey.
1. Tea and honey.
You can drink some honey in your tea. The tea contains sugar, pectin, amino acids, and other ingredients, which can be combined with saliva to achieve the effect of reducing fever and promoting body fluids.
In addition to glucose and fructose, honey also contains many vitamins, as well as trace minerals such as calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
Honey can promote digestion and absorption, increase appetite, calm and sleep, and improve body resistance.
Therefore, when drinking tea, you might as well add some honey, which has many benefits.
2. Honey banana porridge.
Practice: Take 50~100 grams of rice, cook it according to the normal porridge method, add banana slices and a little honey when it is almost cooked, and eat it when the porridge is thick.
Bananas are rich in dietary fiber, plus honey, which can promote gastrointestinal motility and prevent constipation.
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 taste, 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.
Remind everyone that it is normal for honey to crystallize. But if the honey is sour and there is a dense layer of bubbles floating on the surface, it means that the honey has deteriorated and can no longer be eaten.
