Honey is a food we eat daily. It not only tastes sweet, but also has high nutritional value. Honey contains a large amount of amino acids and vitamins, which are of great benefit to the human body. Drinking a glass of honey water in the morning can accelerate intestinal detoxification and has a beautifying effect. Honey can be soaked in water, mixed with bread, and used when making juice. It has many uses. So, how long is the shelf life of honey?

1. Does honey have a shelf life?

Honey has a shelf life. Honey sold in the form of commodities through regular channels is marked with a shelf life. Local honey is also a general food and also has a shelf life.

2. How long is the shelf life of honey?

The shelf life of canned honey produced in the factory is generally 2-3 years. Although native honey does not have a clearly defined shelf life, since native honey has not been sterilized, its shelf life is relatively shorter. Store at room temperature for up to half a year.

3. Honey storage method

Save in a cool and dark place

Honey needs to be sealed and covered to avoid contact with moist air to avoid fermentation and deterioration. And place it in a cool, dark, clean, dry and ventilated environment.

4. Refrigerator storage

Honey stored in the refrigerator will have better shelf life. Because the activity of microorganisms in honey decreases in low temperature environments, the bacterial reproduction rate slows down, and it can be stored for a long time without deterioration in hot summers.

5. Warm Tips

Honey is a weakly acidic substance. It is best to use glass containers to store honey. Do not use iron, copper and other metal containers to avoid free metal contamination of the honey. .

6. Tips for purchasing honey

1. Look at the appearance and color. As the saying goes, "good honey shines like oil." The color of honey is soft, bright and transparent. When the honey bottle is shaken, the vibration will be very small. When the shaking is stopped, the honey hanging on the bottle will flow down slowly. This is good honey. On the contrary, the color is poor, dull and turbid, the viscosity is poor, and the aroma is not strong. The quality of the honey is not good. Good honey should be tough and should not be too sticky. If you pick it up with chopsticks, it will be stringy. If it retracts automatically and is in the shape of a ball, it is the best product. Mix honey and water at a ratio of 1:5 and leave it for 24 hours. If there is no precipitation, it is the best product.

2. Look at the price. The price difference of various honeys is determined by the production of honey, consumer preferences and market factors. If the price is too low, you must be wary of quality problems. The cost of honey is lower than the cost of honey, which is even more unreasonable. Now the pure honey market The price is 60-80 yuan. Most of the honey in supermarkets is not pure honey, but is produced in batches with other substances added, making it relatively cheap.

3. Judging the shape of honey. The main forms of honey are divided into liquid and crystalline. This is used to determine the authenticity of the product. This is because some honey contains high fructose and is not easy to crystallize. If it does not crystallize or the crystallization is irregular after being stored for a period of time, it will be visible. This is an abnormal phenomenon, or the concentration is too low, the water content is too high, or a large amount of foreign matter is mixed with it.

4. Use chopsticks to pick up the honey to judge. The water content of honey is not high. If you pick it up with chopsticks, golden threads will appear downward or it will be sticky. After the honey silk ends, the upper silk will rebound and retract. Generally, this phenomenon only occurs with pure natural good honey. The above identification methods are for reference only. We hope that everyone can purchase honey through regular channels.