Real honey is transparent or translucent in color. Real honey contains protein, biological enzymes, minerals, pollen and other ingredients, so it looks not very clear, and it is white, light yellow or amber, and light color is preferred. Fake honey is bright in color, usually light yellow or dark yellow, because it is boiled with white sugar or impersonated with syrup. Look at the shape: true honey is a viscous liquid, which stirs up visible flexible filaments and flows continuously. False honey has suspended matter or precipitation, and its viscosity is small. When it is stirred, it falls drop by drop and then is cut off. After exposure, real honey becomes thinner, while fake honey remains unchanged or thickens. If honey is extremely thin and easy to flow, it may be mixed with water; Look at the label: there are some ingredients in the ingredient list of honey products, such as sucrose, white sugar and fructose syrup, but these substances are not allowed to be added to pure honey products.

Try it yourself.

True honey is sweet and delicious, with sticky taste, slightly sour taste and long aftertaste. When you taste the crystal block, your teeth will be brittle and it will melt immediately. If you taste the fake honey carefully, it has a bitter taste or a strange smell of chemicals, but it has no aromatic fragrance. The crystal block chews like sugar, and its voice is crisp and loud.

Hot water dissolution

Put a spoonful of honey into a cup, add four to five times of hot water to dissolve it, and let it stand for three to four hours. If there is no precipitation, it is pure honey, good honey.

For honey mixed with water or other impurities sold in the market, the following methods can be used to identify honey: distinguish honey mixed with water and sucrose: drop honey on white paper or toilet paper, if the honey on the paper gradually oozes out, it means that it is mixed with sucrose and water; The difference between honey and starch: put a small amount of honey into a cup, add a proper amount of water, boil, cool and drop a few drops of iodine. If the solution turns blue, it means that starch is mixed; Distinguish honey mixed with impurities: insert red-hot iron wire into honey. If there is a sticky substance on the wire, it means that it is mixed with impurities; If the line is still smooth, there is no impurity.