Most honey users will ask the question “Which flower honey is the best?” every time they choose to buy honey. So what are you waiting for without finding the answer right in the article below.
Honey is the product obtained by honey bees sucking liquids from flower pistils, ripe fruits, and young leaves. The type of fruit that bees suck nectar from has a corresponding type of honey. Each type of honey from each type of flower will have different characteristics and effects. Let's learn about the types of honey from the following types of flowers.
1. Benefits of honey
Honey has many uses in manufacturing and food. In food, honey is used as a natural sweetener. In manufacturing, honey is used as a flavoring and moisturizer in soaps and cosmetics. Some common uses of honey include:
- Reduce the risk of heart disease
- Helps reduce blood pressure
- Improve cholesterol
- Treatment of burns and wounds
- Cough relief in children
- Fade dark spots
- Moisturizes and whitens skin
Honey has a delicious taste and we have many ways to use this food in life - Photo: Internet
2. The best types of honey today
Types of wild honey
Forest honey - Photo: Internet
First of all, we have to mention natural forest honey, but this type is very rare on the market. Forest honey is mainly taken from trees in the forest, without human intervention, so it is very popular. However, some types of honey are being introduced as forest honey but are mainly honey raised in the forest, not natural forest honey.
Types of Manuka Honey
Manuka honey is made by bees that pollinate the Leptospermum scoparium flower (also known as the Manuka bush). This honey originates from New Zealand.
Manuka honey - Photo: Internet
Peppermint and poppy honey
Peppermint honey - Photo: Internet
This type of flower honey is mainly found in the northern provinces of our country. This honey is quite expensive because the amount of honey collected each year is not much, it is scarce and only a few northern provinces have honey.
Peppermint honey has a light green color, looks quite strange. On the market, peppermint honey is more expensive than common honey.
Longan and lychee honey
Longan flower - Photo: Internet
Longan and lychee honey is highly appreciated by many users because of its good quality, pleasant aroma, sweet taste, beautiful bright yellow color, affordable price and widely available so it is easy to buy.
Coffee, rubber, cocoa flower honey
Coffee flowers - Photo: Internet
At first glance, this type of honey is similar to longan honey, however, coffee, rubber and cocoa flower nectar contains a higher sugar content. In Vietnam, these types of honey account for a higher proportion of exports because they are easy to exploit and have a large output.
Melaleuca honey
Melaleuca flower - Photo: Internet
Melaleuca honey is harvested after the flowers bloom around the fourth lunar month, which is also the best time to collect honey because there is no rain. In addition, Melaleuca trees are rarely sprayed with pesticides, so they are very safe for health and have good effects on the respiratory tract.
The honey has a very characteristic scent of melaleuca flowers, a light sweet taste that is not harsh. However, you should use it within 2-3 months because if left for a long time, the honey will have a pungent smell and will turn dark yellow.
Honey from orange and tangerine flowers
Orange blossom - Photo: Internet
This type of honey is very good for the nervous system and is considered an excellent sedative.
Honey from cosmos flowers
Honey from the flower of the daisy is also called honey of the Kim grass. The honey has a light aroma, light yellow color, and is transparent. Honey from the flower of the daisy contains many nutrients and vitamins that are very good for the body, helping to improve health and increase resistance.
Daisy flower - Photo: Internet
3. How to choose pure honey
There are many ways to choose pure honey:
- Use with a glass of water: Drop 1 drop of honey into a glass of water. If the honey is pure, it will settle to the bottom of the glass, and if the honey is mixed, it will dissolve.
- Using a tissue: Mixed honey will soak into the tissue and leave a watery stain, while pure honey will not soak into the tissue.
- Test the bread: When you spread honey on bread, pure honey will make the bread hard and crispy in a few minutes, while fake honey will not.
Pure honey does not penetrate paper - Photo: internet
Hopefully after this article, you can choose the right honey for yourself and your family. Wish you good health from the wonderful uses that honey brings.