Honey is an indispensable natural health product in daily life. Most of us buy it in supermarkets! In fact, there is a difference between raw honey and mature honey! So what is the difference between raw honey and mature honey? How can you tell the difference between raw honey and mature honey? Today Ye Xiaomi will share with you a few methods for your reference

The difference between raw honey and mature honey

Raw honey is relative to mature honey. Raw honey refers to Honey that has just been collected by bees and has not been fully brewed. Due to the short brewing time, the moisture content in honey is high, the high molecular sugar is not completely decomposed, the bee enzyme content is low, and the honey is thin.

Since the bees did not cover the honey for storage at this time, it was easier for beekeepers to collect the honey. This honey was purchased by honey processing plants and then concentrated and packaged for sale. Its characteristic is that it does not crystallize after being stored for a long time. Or there are only a few crystals precipitating at the bottom.

So what kind of honey is mature honey?

Mature honey is honey that has been fully brewed by bees. After the bees brew the honey, they store it in the hive and seal it with beeswax. To get the honey, you must use a honey cutter to cut off the honey cap, which is very labor-intensive and time-consuming.

This kind of honey will crystallize after being stored for a long time (the overall condensation of the honey). Honey such as wild mountain honey does not need to undergo any processing and can be stored for a long time without deterioration. It is labor-intensive and time-consuming for beekeepers to collect mature honey, and it also has a great impact on honey production. Therefore, most beekeepers do not wait until the honey is mature before taking it out. Moreover, the vast majority of honey on the market today is artificially concentrated raw honey.