How to detect if the HONEY you buy is fake or pure.
Use these simple tricks and avoid being fooled
Honey is a sweet and viscous substance produced by bees from the nectar of flowers or from secretions of living parts of plants.
Next, in this article we will show you 6 useful homemade tricks that will help you to know if the honey you buy is pure in an easy and fast way.
What you should do to check if the honey you consume is pure
1.- Read the label of the honey you are going to buy
If the label says that corn syrup, commercial glucose or fructose was used for its preparation, do not buy it.
2.- Honey crystallizes when you put it in the refrigerator or fridge
If you notice that the honey you have does not go through this process, it means that it is not pure.
3.- Place 1 tablespoon of the honey you have in 1 glass of water and add 4 drops of iodine
If you notice that it acquires a blue color, it means that it is mixed with corn starch.
4.- Take 1 tablespoon of the honey you have and carefully approach a lighted match
Pure honey is flammable, so if nothing happens you will know the answer.
5.- Empty 1 tablespoon of the honey you have into 1 glass of water
If you notice that it is diluted, then it is not pure.
6.- In 1 glass of water, place 5 drops of white vinegar and 1 tablespoon of the honey you have
If you see foam, this means that it is mixed with plaster.
Although honey is produced by bees, it is the honey producers who are in charge of removing the liquid from the honeycombs and cleaning all the impurities it has. However, it is common for other chemical processes to be carried out on honey, affecting its quality.
