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Frequently Asked Questions About Honey

Here are seven questions which are frequently asked by people who are exploring honey use. Question 1: Can diabetics use honey? I have been told that diabetics can use honey. Is that true? Ans: This kind of honey information is important for diabetic patients who try to take care of their diet.

Commercially honey is sometimes adulterated by glucose, starch, cane sugar, and even malt. Hence it is better to be avoided by the diabetics. And whether raw honey is is okay for diabetics, this is better to be advised by the doctor personally attending to the patient. Question 2: Both honey and table sugar contain fructose and glucose.

So, chemically they have the same basic sugar units. Is it correct? Ans: It is true that both honey and table sugar have the same basic sugar units. However table sugar, or sucrose, has glucose and fructose hooked or amalgamated together, whereas if you look at honey properties, fructose and glucose remain in individual units.

Question 3: Invert sugar is sucrose broken down into glucose and fructose. So, honey is an invert sugar. Is it correct? Ans: This statement is correct. Chemically, honey is invert sugar. It has a mishmash of both glucose and fructose.

The only difference is that honey is honey bee-processed, whereas invert sugar (e.g candies) is man-made! Question 4: Honey contains more calories than table sugar. Does it imply that it is therefore less healthy to eat honey? Ans: We all know that any excessive intake of calories in any form is not good.


So does this mean honey is less healthy? Ans: Yes, honey contains more fructose, but precisely because it is sweeter, you need less of it. Question 6: If spores are harmful to babies, why aren't they removed in the pasteurisation process of making commercial honey? Ans: All new mothers, please take note of this honey information. Pasteurisation cannot remove spores as they are very resistant to killing by physical and chemical agents. To kill spores which are harmful to babies, processors must heat the honey to at least 250 degrees Fahrenheit, under pressure for at least three minutes, but this cannot be done as honey burns under this high temperature, its flavor changes and some health beneficial honey properties are also destroyed. This explains why for so many honey FAQs concerning whether it is okay to feed infant honey, the answer is also a "NO". Question 7: I was told that honey does not spoil.


Copyright (c) 2008 Ruth Tan.

Ruth Tan runs the popular website Benefits of Honey at which is an immensely rich resource packed with quality information on honey and a plethora of health and nutrition issues.

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