Honey – There’s More to It Than You Think

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While honey has the reputation of being a healthy food to consume,
nevertheless, some people choose not to eat it because they consider it
to be only a source of sugars that give no special health benefits. 

Researchers in the Agriculture and Life Sciences Division at Lincoln
University have recently completed the first study of the health
promoting compounds of a range of honeys and honeydew produced in New
Zealand. They discovered that some honeys contain health promoting
compounds such as antioxidants and that the colour of the darker honeys
may be an indication that they also contain high levels of minerals…

The honey studied all came from single varieties of flowers
(mono-floral) and included: manuka, clover, rata, vipers bugloss,
kamahi, nodding thistle, honeydew, rewarewa, tawari and thyme provided
by Airborne Honey Limited of Canterbury…

Honeydew and thyme honey contained the highest levels of phenol compared
to the other honeys, while thyme and rewarewa had the highest
antioxidant activity of the ten honeys giving them the potential to
play an important role in providing antioxidants to humans in a
pleasant from…

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