Thursday, November 17, 2011

Honey Honey

For those of you who enjoy honey and hope to get all of the nutritional benefits it can offer, I suggest reading this over at Eat Drink Better.  The article they are using as a source is found here if you tend to like to read things from the original source.

In short, honey is being ultra-filtered to remove the pollen so that the source is hidden, but this process removes the health benefits of the honey.  It also technically makes the product no longer "honey" as defined by the FDA.  Unfortunately, not much is being done to test and regulate this, so it's up to the consumer!  You might want to buy honey from a co-op, farmers' market, or natural foods store as these honeys tested well for having the appropriate amount of pollen.

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