1. Honey contains a lot of sugar, mainly glucose and fructose. Different from ordinary white sugar, glucose and fructose in honey can be directly absorbed and utilized by human intestinal wall cells without being digested by human body, so it will not increase the burden on the stomach, which is particularly important for children, the elderly and the recovered.
2. Honey contains a variety of vitamins, especially B vitamins. Every 100g of honey contains 300-400 micrograms of B vitamins. B vitamins are indispensable and important elements in human life metabolism. Once lacking, there will be various skin inflammations. So eating honey to supplement B vitamins can promote health.
3. The mineral content in honey is not high, but there are many kinds, such as potassium beneficial to body and mind, calcium for strengthening muscles and bones, phosphorus for strengthening brain, magnesium for calming, iron and copper for enriching blood, etc.
4. Honey contains many kinds of acids, and the organic acids mainly include gluconic acid, citric acid, lactic acid, acetic acid, butyric acid, formic acid and malic acid. Inorganic acids mainly include phosphoric acid and hydrochloric acid. Some participate in the life process of human metabolism, some are intermediate products of metabolism, and some have significant biological activities, which can prevent and treat diseases.
Honey is rich in enzymes, such as invertase, amylase, glucose oxidase, protease, catalase, reductase and lipase. Enzymes are a series of substances that promote substances and help human digestion, absorption, metabolism and chemical changes.