article marketing
Cerca:

Home | English Articles | Food And Drink


Some Fascinating facts About Honey

By: Gillian Stell

Anything that is made by a bunch of mindless insects probably isn't all that fascinating, right? Well although honey is made by millions of swarming insects using a very "low tech" process, it remains one of the most amazing foods on our palette. In fact, scientists are still trying to determine even more uses for this wonder food to this very day.

Ancient civilizations also recognized honey as a truly marvelous food with many excellent qualities. At one point in time during the Roman Empire the Romans paid honey as taxes. This reflects the importance of this wonder food in their lives, even if it was not for the entire thousand years of their rule.

However, human civilization and honey existed much before the Roman Empire. Archeologists have found paintings dating back over 9,000 years in caves that have honey depicted in them. Human beings cherished honey since it was the only means of sweetening the food until refined sugar and molasses were discovered.

You can choose from nearly 300 different varieties of honey. It is also available in a wide assortment of colors and flavors. By the color and taste of honey you can know what flowers the bees collected the nectar from to make the honey.

In terms of chemical analysis, honey is essentially a form of naturally refined sugar. It is basically 38 percent fructose, 31 percent glucose, 1 percent sucrose, and 9 percent other sugars, though there can be some variations in the ratios. The remaining 21 percent of honey is made up of vitamins, minerals, water, and various amino acids. Scientists have shown a keen interest in these vitamins, minerals, and amino acids because of their potential medical benefits.

You would be surprised to know that the honey found beside the mummies had not spoilt and was absolutely safe to eat. The reason this honey did not spoil is because honey is known to have a bioactive agent in it that inhibits the action of germs and bacteria on it. This also makes honey a very good topical treatment in case of burns and other wounds. It can prevent the wound or burn from becoming infected. However a thing to be remembered here is that the bioactive agent of honey breaks down in heat and light. So honey should always be preserved in a cool, dark place if you wish to retain its ability to repel bacteria.

Most commonly found variety of honey is liquid honey though there are several other varieties also available. Liquid honey is removed from the comb using centrifugal, gravity or straining methods. Then you can get it filtered to remove the impurities, air bubbles and other small particles. You can even get it strained to remove the above-mentioned undesirables but in this case some of the small particles and air bubbles are left behind.

Honey remains the only naturally refined sugar available and it has been part of human history since before recorded time. Able to repel bacteria and still be edible after centuries of being buried with mummies, honey truly is a remarkable food. The benefits and secrets of honey are still being revealed by scientists today and there may still be some medical miracles waiting to be discovered in honey that could really benefit all of humanity. Even if not, honey is still one of the sweetest substances on earth that is just a treat to eat.

Italian Article Marketing Directory: http://www.articolando.com

Gillian Stell is the webmaster for F honey, the #1 source on the internet for information about honey. For more articles on honey why not visit: www.flahoney.com/articles
Get a unique version of this article from our honey article directory




social bookmarking

Vota l'articolo

 

Not yet Rated

Clicca sulla icona XML per ricevere Food and Drink Via RSS!
Altri articoli - Home | English Articles | Food And Drink





dove pubblicare un articolo
Registrati per scrivere articoli
Scrivi Articolo
Articoli più popolari
Guida per inserimento articolo
Notifica E-zine
Articoli RSS Feeds

dove scrivere articoli
Contattaci
Directory
Ultime Notizie
Video Anni 80
Video Sigle Cartoni Animati
Video Musicali
Idee regalo di Natale

realizzazione siti cagliari| creazione siti sardegna

Powered by Article Dashboard