how to test honey quality

Many people think that honey is better not to freeze when stored in the refrigerator, as a sign not given the added sugar (sucrose and fructose). Apparently it is not always guaranteed due to bad quality of honey can also stand in the refrigerator.

Many people also believe that the original honey ants are not interested. After all, would taste sweet, the ants will like it. Quite often people associate the original with the explosive power of honey if the bottle cap is opened. In fact, precisely indicate the existence of gas has a moisture content of honey is so excessive fermentation occurs.

In essence, pure honey produced from bees without heating and chemical process whatsoever, and no extra anything. Here is some good advice choosing honey, honey producers obtained from a garden located in the mountains of Chiang May, Thailand, and various sources.

1. Pour 1 tablespoon of honey to the plate, then add water. This is the easiest way to test the authenticity of honey. Poor quality honey that will soon be mixed with water, while honey is good will not budge. He is only going to form a texture or a pattern such as a house bee.
2. Without the foam, You open the bottle cap, and check if the honey contains a lot of froth. A good quality honey does not contain foam. The emergence of the froth indicates fermentation has occurred due to high water content.
3. It did not feel acid, Honey which has marked a sour taste has undergone fermentation. Could be due to too much water content. In addition, the possibility of honey is not firmly closed during storage so that absorbs water from its surroundings. Therefore, honey should be tightly closed.
4. Low sucrose content, high-quality honey in accordance with standards of Indonesian National Standard (SNI) should not exceed 10 percent.