The most important part in the consumption of honey is to choose a quality honey. Basically all the honey is genuine, but to determine the quality of honey, should be carried out in laboratory research.
Most people are misguided by myths that circulate in the community about how to choose honey. For example about the ants do not like honey. This myth is false, because there is no sugar ants. Ants will not like the honey when the honey has become sour or fermented.
Here are some tips that right in choosing honey:
1. Thick, not bubbly, and sweet taste.
Viscosity of honey depends on the level of water content in honey. According to FAO (United Nations food organizations), water content in honey is a good maximum of 20%. If the honey is bubbling, it means the honey is too long left in open containers and undergo fermentation. And often it seems to be slightly acidic.
2. No see-through when it spilled onto newsprint
A good honey has high viscosity and water content slightly. So honey will not penetrate the newspaper. But the heated palm sugar also has a consistency like honey.
3. Bubble when heated
Just compare the heated sugar and honey. Sugar solution will froth much like boiling water when heated. While honey produces air bubbles that expand and explode when heated.
4. Honey does not dry out if dried
Apply a little honey on hand, and then drying in the sun. The original honey does not mix the sugar solution will not become dry. While the honey mixture will form a crust layer of sugar that stick in hand
