"Even though it is usually easy to get a bottle of honey, it doesn't always mean that it is good for you. Many larger stores pasteurize their honey, destroying much of their nutritional value and filling it with artificial enhancers to make up the lack of flavor, she said. The stores microfilter out the pollen, removing much of the natural taste while trying to make it look pretty on the shelf.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Grading Standards of Extracted Honey, filtered honey is honey that has had most or all of its fine particles, pollen grains, air bubbles or other materials normally found in suspension removed.
"People think, 'Oh, honey is honey' until they try natural, raw honey. Then they say, 'Oh my goodness, there is a difference,'" Marion said.
According to the USDA affiliated National Honey Board website, there are more than 300 different types of honey, and each has its own taste and coloring. While pollen is naturally kept inside the honey, many consumers prefer clear, liquid honey that stays in a liquid form for long periods of time. This kind of filtered honey is what is usually sold in stores.
"'Most [local] farms don't pasteurize their honey, which keeps the vitamins and other benefits in the honey,' certified clinical nutritionist and registered dietitian Rukhsana Shanbhag said. 'At the same time, you are supporting local farms.'"
Geneva beekeeping couple runs sweet business
By Anna-Michelle Lavandier
You can find real honey here.
According to the United States Department of Agriculture's Grading Standards of Extracted Honey, filtered honey is honey that has had most or all of its fine particles, pollen grains, air bubbles or other materials normally found in suspension removed.
"People think, 'Oh, honey is honey' until they try natural, raw honey. Then they say, 'Oh my goodness, there is a difference,'" Marion said.
According to the USDA affiliated National Honey Board website, there are more than 300 different types of honey, and each has its own taste and coloring. While pollen is naturally kept inside the honey, many consumers prefer clear, liquid honey that stays in a liquid form for long periods of time. This kind of filtered honey is what is usually sold in stores.
"'Most [local] farms don't pasteurize their honey, which keeps the vitamins and other benefits in the honey,' certified clinical nutritionist and registered dietitian Rukhsana Shanbhag said. 'At the same time, you are supporting local farms.'"
Geneva beekeeping couple runs sweet business
By Anna-Michelle Lavandier
You can find real honey here.
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