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... that you should know about honey

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So delicious and so healthy. And absolutely no fattening.

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  1. stone age
  2. Honey is not the same honey
  3. consistency
  4. ingredients
  5. virtue
  6. environmental toxins
  7. fling
  8. Hangover?
  9. dental care
  10. storage
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stone age

Man has known the honey-sweet "diligence product" of bees since the Stone Age. And doubly enjoy it, since the honey production is operated professionally: 1.3 kilos, the Germans per capita and year. Since domestic beekeepers produce only about 20 percent of the required amount, the majority comes from South and Central America, Eastern Europe, India and Vietnam.

Honey is not the same honey

Blossom honey produce the bees by adding endogenous, enzyme-containing secretions from flower nectar. Forest Honey, however, from honeydew, the sugar-rich excretions of aphids. If honey is predominantly of a single plant species (orange blossom, fir, chestnut, acacia or rapeseed), it is referred to as a variety honey. Blossom honey tastes mostly mild and sweet, the forest honey rather strong and tart.

consistency

Whether honey is liquid, creamy or firm, depends on the glucose content. The more in it, the faster the honey crystallizes. Crystallized honey can be liquefied in a water bath. Do not heat above 40 degrees: otherwise you will destroy valuable ingredients.

ingredients

Honey consists of 80 percent sugar and therefore contains plenty of calories (325 kcal per 100 g). Half of its sugar is fructose, which is why honey does not allow blood sugar levels to rise as fast as table sugar. Caution is still appropriate: honey sweetens less than sugar. If you want the same sweetness, you need more honey, and in the end, you're getting as many or more calories.

virtue

The healing power of honey was already recognized by Hippocrates, who prescribed him for fever and injuries. The ancient Olympians drank honey water to regain their strength. New studies show that honey has an antibiotic effect, inhibits inflammation. Researchers at the University of Illinois discovered that honey protects against cancer like fruit, vegetables or red wine. And in insect bites honey helps as well as brittle lips in winter. In addition, dark honey slows down the oxidation of bad LDL cholesterol. The darker the honey, the greater the effect.

environmental toxins

The Federal Office of Public Health emphasizes that only small amounts of pollutants are found in honey. This is because plants absorb them only partially and the bees themselves are extremely sensitive to environmental toxins. If you want to be sure, go for unencumbered organic honey.

fling

Make sure that the honey is "thrown cold". This process hurls the honey out of the honeycomb without heat, which protects healthy ingredients such as vitamins and enzymes. Particularly high quality: honey controlled by the German beekeeper's association (green band).

Hangover?

The night before a glass of wine caught too much? Honey can help here: the fructose inhibits the release of the enzyme alcohol dehydrase, which occurs during alcohol-induced dehydration in the body and is responsible for headache. Drink tea and sweeten each cup with 1 teaspoon of honey.

dental care

Who wants to protect his teeth, should resort to honey. Its enzymes and the hydrogen peroxide that breaks down in dextrose stops plaque and acid formation on the teeth, according to New Zealand researchers. However, brushing your teeth is not necessary as the sugar in the honey favors caries!

storage

Especially convenient: the storage. The low water and high sugar content makes honey almost indefinitely stable - if it is well sealed. Otherwise it draws water from the air or accepts flavors of the environment (eg of soap, cheese, potatoes). Read more: Food of the Week - Honey Read more: Honey - power from the hive Read at Cosmpolitan Online: Good mood you can eat

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