Basic Information about Honey

Honey is a 100% natural product obtained from the nectar of the flowers, which is carried by bees inverting the sugars. Beekeepers collect it when the period of flowering is finished.

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Frequently asked questions

•  Does Honey gets you fat?
•  Does honey goes out of date?
•  I bought honwy and after some time, it went hard. Should I through it?  
• What should I do to convert crystallized honey into liquid?
• How should I keep honey?

•  What is crystallized honey?
•  Can babies take honey?
•   and diabetics, can they take it?
•  What is the meaning of Honey Milflores?

The honey gets fat?

No, the honey by itself does not get fat. The honey has much less caloric value than the sugar, pies or chocolate. (300 cal. for 100 gr. has the honey, 400 cal. percent gr. has the sugar, 4,000 cal. percent gr. has the pies). If it is consumed with moderation and within a balanced diet, the honey does not get fat more than any other food.

The honey expires?

The honey conserved in a hermetic container, conserves always its properties, single ages losing freshness with the passage of time. It is advisable that follows the instructions of the labelled as far as consuming preferably

I bought honey and after some time it went hard. Do I need to throw it?

If the honey has been conserved suitably, and is within the date to consume preferredly, there is no need to throw it, the honey is crystallized as a result of its own nature presenting a more or less hard consistency.

What should i do to make honey liquid once crystallized?

If the honey has crystallized and prefers to take it liquid, you can heat the jar with some boiling water or introduce it into the microwaves to low power. You should warm up only the amount of honey that is going to be used in a short time, so you will avoid it from returning to be crystallized again. It is not advisable to reheat the honey for the second time, since it can lose his nutritious properties.

What is crystallized honey?

The honey by its own nature (its excess of glucose in dissolution), tends to crystallize taking a hard consistency. The crystallization is not bad, on the opposite, is a natural phenomenon, is a guarantee of which the honey has not been warmed up in excess and conserves all its aroma and flavour.

Can babies take honey?

For babies smaller than 1 year, it is advisable to ask the paediatrician.

And what about diabetic people, can they take it?

Diabetic people can not take it without asking previously to his/her doctor.

honey milflores what means?

One says that the honey is of milflores, when it comes from the nectar of more than a floral species. Its characteristic colour is orange amber. If the honey comes solely from a floral species, it is said that it is monofloral, presenting/displaying each type colour characteristics, flavour, aroma, viscosity...

How should I conserve the honey?

The honey will be stored in a dry and fresh place, closed hermetically and avoid direct heat sources, strong light or scents.

Nutritional Information

100 grams of eatable substance