1, the crystal of honey is white, fine-grained and oily;

2. The crystal of sucrose is big and hard.

3, the best identification of pure winter honey is brewed with hot water, not sour, keep the original flavor, is a good honey.

4. It is generally not recommended to store concentrated honey for more than one year. Only naturally mature winter honey can be preserved for 2 years.

5. Gooseberry honey is the best winter honey. This kind of honey is top grade, and sometimes it can be completely crystallized into oil. Honey source is in the mountains.

The winter honey comes from the nectar of the Chinese traditional medicine Phyllanthus altissima, a unique winter honey variety in Lingnan. So it is commonly known as "winter honey". Light amber color, easy crystallization, excellent texture, sweet and slightly bitter taste.

In addition to clearing away heat, invigorating the middle energizer, detoxifying and moistening dryness, honey also has the effects of sweating, relieving exterior syndrome, expelling wind and removing dampness, and has a good auxiliary effect on colds, fever, sore throat and rheumatic joint pain. It is a honey variety with Chinese medicine characteristics.

Real honey

Color: transparent or translucent color

Smell: A special scent.

Taste: sweet and delicious, with sticky taste.

Shape: viscous liquid, stretched and viscous, continuous flowing, crystallizable at low temperature (below 10℃).

Specific gravity: 65438+ 0.5 times of water, 1000 ml is about 1.5 kg.

Combustion: complete combustion, less residual powder.

Exposure: thinning after sun exposure

Chewing: Crystalline granular teeth bite like crisp and melt with it.

Fake honey

Color: cloudy, bright, light yellow or dark yellow.

Smell: no aromatic smell or pungent smell.

Taste: light or sweet, salty or astringent, odorless.

Shape: suspended matter or sediment, low viscosity, easy to cut off, dripping with a spoon.

Specific gravity: slightly heavier than water, 1000ml is about 1.3kg.

Combustion: There are more ashes and cinders.

Exposure: No obvious change or thickening.

Chewing: The crystal block chews like sugar, and its sound is crisp and loud.

I suggest you take a patient look at this. This is the CCTV 2 program "The Road to Health", and the program "Honey for Health" on Wednesday, March 24th, 2009. This program specifically explains the benefits of honey to the human body and the various methods of honey to health. Guests in this issue are: Professor Zhao Lin from the Nutrition Department of PLA General Hospital, and a researcher at the Honey Research Institute of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences. I hope it helps you. /video/vide 12378649 14733888