Appearance characteristics: Sophora japonica honey is water white, transparent, light in color and clear in color.

Smell: It tastes sweet and has the unique fragrance of Sophora japonica. It tastes delicious, sweet and refreshing, sweet but not greasy, and is deeply loved by people all over the world. Sophora japonica honey is not easy to crystallize and has a high proportion of fructose. Fructose is easily absorbed and utilized by the human body, and its ability to convert into fat is less than that of glucose. Suitable for teenagers and middle-aged and elderly people, it is the first-class honey. ?

Honey source plants: Sophora japonica honey, also known as locust honey, Sophora japonica honey, Sophora japonica, Sophora japonica. Deciduous trees, 1-25m high; The bark is brown with longitudinal cracks. The pinnate compound leaves have 7-25 leaflets, alternate, ovoid or ovoid, 2-5.5 cm long and 1-2 cm wide, with a rounded or slightly concave tip and a rounded base. These flowers are white with red stripes on the calyx tube. The flowering and fruiting period is from April to June. It is widely distributed in the north of the Yangtze River in China, with the middle and lower reaches of the Yellow River as the largest. Robinia pseudoacacia is an important timber tree species in the north of the Yangtze River. Its wood is hard and waterproof. Seeds contain oil and can be used as raw materials for making soap and paint; Aromatic oil can be extracted from flower fragrance; Stem bark, roots and leaves are used as medicine, which has diuretic and hemostatic effects; It is also an important nectar source plant.

Nutritional components: Robinia pseudoacacia honey contains Robinia pseudoacacia and volatile oil, which can resist bacteria, prevent corrosion and relieve cough; Cool and refreshing, it has the functions of relaxing blood vessels, improving blood circulation, preventing arteriosclerosis and lowering blood pressure. Taking acacia honey before going to bed can play a hypnotic role, and taking this product often can improve people's mood and achieve the effect of calming the heart and calming the nerves.

2.？ Jujube nectar:

Appearance characteristics: amber, dark, because of different varieties, honey juice is transparent or slightly turbid and shiny. The texture is sticky and difficult to crystallize, and sometimes a small amount of coarse crystals can be seen at the bottom.

Smell: The smell is turbid and fragrant, with a particularly strong smell (jujube flower fragrance). The taste is sweet and greasy, with great sweetness, slightly spicy throat and heavy aftertaste. Sweet and delicious, especially suitable for ladies.

Nutrition: rich in glucose, fructose and various vitamins and minerals. Mainly: sugar: fructose content is extremely high; Vitamins: the content of vitamin C is particularly high; Minerals: contains more iron and copper. It is mild in nature and warm in nature, and has the functions of tonifying the middle energizer, nourishing blood, calming the nerves, protecting the spleen and nourishing the stomach.

Honey source plant: jujube. It is a deciduous tree or shrub of Rhamnaceae, native to China. There are 100 species in the world and 13 species in China, all of which are nectar plants. The nectary of jujube is located on the disk of stamens and locules, and the disk is developed and specialized into thick nectary tissue. There are two types of jujube flowers: daytime flowering and evening flowering. The former blooms at 10-14, while the latter blooms at 22 -3 or 5. The honey secretion of jujube flowers is positively correlated with the number of dates hanging on jujube rootstock and leaves. Generally, there are more than 3 jujube racks on the jujube rootstock, and 1 jujube rack has more than 7 leaves, with more flowers and more honey. Jujube flowers secrete rich honey, and the nectar accumulates on the disk drop by drop, crystal clear as pearls. Each group can collect 20-40 kilograms of honey all year round, and more than 50 kilograms in good years, with more honey and less powder. Jujube trees are most cultivated in North China and Northwest China. Shandong, Hebei and Henan provinces account for more than 50% of the total area of jujube trees in China, followed by Shaanxi, Shanxi, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Gansu, Ningxia and Beijing. The flowering period of jujube varies with varieties, propagation methods and distribution. Jujube blooms the earliest, followed by jujube, and long jujube is the latest, with a difference of about 7 days among varieties in turn. Grafting propagation blooms early and germinates late. The main producing areas in southern North China began to bloom in mid-May, and in early June in the north, the flowering period was 25-30 days.

3. Tilia honey

The main producing areas are Changbai Mountain, Wandashan Mountain and Daxinganling Mountain in Northeast China, which were produced in July.

Appearance: linden honey is extremely light amber, which is very easy to crystallize. After crystallization, it is delicate, white and oily, and it is also known as "Jilin White Honey". Its quality is better than ordinary honey, and it is a rare forest honey.

Smell and taste: It has strong mint or almond fragrance, sweet and moist taste, no irritation, high nutritional value and easy to be absorbed by the stomach.

Efficacy: It has the effects of nourishing stomach, nourishing blood, moistening lung, relieving cough and thirst, clearing liver, improving eyesight, strengthening body, improving mood, reducing excitability of central nervous system, calming nerves, promoting cell regeneration, stimulating appetite, relieving pain, etc. It is a good medicine for patients with hypertension, heart disease, bronchitis, constipation and insomnia.

4. The abbreviation of Vitex negundo L., also called Vitex negundo L., is one of the four famous honeys (Vitex negundo L., Jujube Honey, Sophora japonica Honey and Litchi Honey), and it is also one of the most stable honey sources in China every year, and it is the first-class honey clearly pointed out in the Bee Industry Regulations.

Appearance characteristics: Vitex negundo honey is light amber and transparent.

Smell: fragrant smell, sweet and moist taste, slightly acidic, easy to crystallize, delicate and milky white after crystallization, and aggravated luster after long-term storage.

Efficacy: Beauty care, body building, moistening dryness, expelling wind and toxic materials, relaxing bowels, promoting digestion and absorption, stimulating appetite, invigorating spleen, regulating stomach and intestines, invigorating qi, nourishing middle warmer, sweating, dispelling cold and improving eyesight. Suitable for people with deficiency of qi and blood, common cold, headache, red eyes and insomnia.

Honey source plants: Vitex negundo is the honey source, Vitex negundo is a shrub. Vitex negundo is also called Vitex negundo, Vitex negundo and Vitex negundo. Deciduous shrub of Verbenaceae, with palmately compound leaves and serrated edges of leaflets; Panicle, basket purple, drupe. Widely distributed, it is the main honey source in North China and Southeast China. Generally, it grows in gullies, valleys, roadsides and wasteland on both sides of rivers below 1000 meters above sea level. Drought-tolerant and barren, but it grows better in places with deep soil, fertile soil, sufficient water and more honey flow. In the flowering period of Vitex negundo, each colony of bees can produce Vitex negundo honey 15 ~ 50 kg. Among them, the yield of Vitex negundo honey in the roof of Taihang Mountain in Jinzhong, Shanxi, Chaoyang in Liaoning and Yanshan in Beijing is large and the quality is high.

Extended data:

Distinguish between true and false acacia honey: acacia honey is one of the best honey in color and taste. In recent years, most of acacia honey has been exported, and a small amount of pure acacia honey is sold in supermarkets, but the price is very high. A few dollars a catty of honey does exist, but it is rare, and even if it is true, it is still of high price and poor quality, especially if the honey degree can reach 38 degrees, and the degree of finished bottled honey is generally not less than 4 1 degree. Honey with low degree is not easy to preserve and is easy to ferment and deteriorate. This honey is adulterated, with a small amount of acacia honey in it, and the rest is sweetener.

At present, the counterfeiting technology is very high. A sweetener called preserved fruit syrup (called by different places) is only about one yuan per catty. It is liquid, exactly the same as the sensory Sophora japonica honey, amber and almost transparent. Using this sweetener, adding a small amount of acacia honey, the cost per catty is also three or four yuan, which absolutely makes you unable to distinguish between true and false, and some even sell you this sweetener, also called acacia honey.

You can also use boiled water to see the truth. No matter what kind of honey it is, as long as it is light-colored (amber, white and other translucent honey, acacia honey is light-colored honey), you can use this method: take two spoonfuls, put them in a transparent glass, pour them into boiling water, stir them, and after a while, the honey and water will fully blend to form a uniform milky white suspension, which is true honey. The sweetener mentioned above is also useful, and it is still transparent without any change after being stirred in boiling water. Pure Sophora japonica honey has the special sweetness of honey and the fragrance of Sophora japonica. If you taste it carefully, you will know whether it is true or not.

Popular science about Vitex negundo: Vitex negundo contains more glucose, so it is easy to crystallize. Glucose is the most consumed nutrient in brain cells, so Vitex negundo is very suitable for mental workers, students and office workers. Vitex negundo honey can promote physical recovery, and it is also very suitable for people who are easily sleepy, physically exhausted and nervous after meals. Glucose is the food of beneficial bacteria in the intestine, and eating Vitex negundo honey with high glucose content is beneficial to intestinal health.

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Jujube juice

Tilia amurensis honey

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