Rape honey refers to "white honey", because after pumping it has a creamy white color, and after crystallization - even lighter. There was a twofold opinion about rape honey. On the one hand, it contains a unique amount and combination of useful substances. On the other hand, rapeseed (honey plant) in the west is grown from GMO seeds.
Scientists conducted an experiment: they took samples of this sort of honey from different parts of the world, including honey taken from GMO pollen. According to the results of various tests, it turned out that honey contains up to 0.4% of pollen. Therefore, scientists believe that honey can not be attributed to GMO products. The benefits and harms of this type of honey when used for medicinal purposes can be found below.
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The taste and color of rape honey
Rapeseed honey is similar in color to sweet clover. After pumping, it acquires a light amber color, almost white. After crystallization similar to whipped cream or ice cream with a pink or yellow tinge. Aroma nice, a little sharp. The taste is pronounced. He is sweet, even cloying. Slightly bitter. The finish is long. It dissolves in water badly, so tea with honey is possible “out of place”, and not in a diluted form.
Crystallizes very quickly - 3-4 weeks after pumping.
After saccharification its structure is coarse-grained, the color becomes almost white.
Rape honey is easily confused with donikov. In color, they are similar, but different in taste. Rape honey has no vanilla aroma.
Ingredients: vitamins and minerals
Rape honey is one of the few that contains as much glucose as fructose. therefore patients with diabetes better to use other varieties of honeywhere the fructose content is higher. But the composition and proportion of elements varies depending on weather and climatic conditions. Another distinctive feature of this variety is that it has a high water content - Up to 20%, so it quickly turns sour under the wrong storage conditions.
The composition is as follows:
| Composition | % |
|---|---|
| Fructose | 39 |
| Glucose | 38 |
| Water, polysaccharides, sucrose, ash, organic acids other substances | 23 |
The composition of this honey, there are about three hundred minerals and trace elements, including boron, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, fluorine, iodine, chromium, potassium and others.
The presence of essential amino acids give this variety more value. It contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C), vitamins of group B, vitamin K and E, and others.
Calorie honey. 100 g of the product contains 320 kilocalories.
Beneficial features
Rape honey is recommended for the treatment of blood diseases.and in cardiovascular diseases.
Like all types of honey, it helps with colds and viral infections, other respiratory diseases.To prevent it, take two tablespoons per day - on an empty stomach in the morning and also in the evening before bedtime.
Honey is useful to use during physical and mental stress., because its caloric content helps in the shortest possible time to restore power. It helps against overwork and surprises with its antiseptic and antibacterial properties. This kind of honey heals the wounds faster than the special preparations prescribed by doctors. It restores, normalizes the intestinal microflora, successfully helps to fight against gum disease.
This kind of honey capable of removing heavy metal salts.
Contraindications and harm
Due to the fact that rapeseed high-calorie honey with a specific taste and aroma, its overeating can cause nausea, and persistent overeating is allergic. Therefore, it is better to limit its use for an adult to 100 g per day, for a teenager to 40 g. Contraindications: do not recommend taking bee products for allergies. But allergies to this type of honey are very rare. Patients with diabetes mellitus, as mentioned above, it is better to refuse to use it or to consult with your doctor beforehand.
It can not be given to children up to three years. After consuming rapeseed honey, a feeling of fullness comes quickly, so it is used in dietology. In addition, it is used in cosmetology, medicine, less often - in cooking.
About honey plant - a herbaceous rape plant
Honey for this type of honey is rape - a herbaceous plant. In our country it is not common, because it dries up the soil. In the west, it is grown in large quantities. To collect nectar, one beehive per 1 hectare of sowing is sufficient.
Flowering period - May June. On time - up to 30 days. Medoproduktivnost low: up to 80 kg of honey is obtained from 1 ha of land.
What is good about this honey plant is that it gives the bees an opportunity to work early, when most other honey plants do not bloom yet.
Storage conditions
Rape honey is one of the few varieties that may quickly turn sour due to improper storage conditions. This is due to the presence of a large water content in its composition.
This kind of honey is candied quickly, but the beneficial properties do not disappear. Better than him store at positive temperatures from 4 to 7 degreesat a humidity of 60%.These are the optimal conditions. In this state, the beneficial properties of honey will last for a long time. Above 40 with a plus sign and below 35 with a minus sign, they are lost. You can store on the balcony, in the basement, another room, subject to the temperature regime.
Glassware for long-term storage is preferable to food grade plastic or plastic.
What are the main diseases treats?
Rape Honey promotes the regeneration of tissues of the human body. All this is due to the presence of boron in its composition. With all pulmonary, acute respiratory diseases, it also helps.
Honey is useful to those who suffer from diseases of the kidneys, heart, liver. Due to its antibacterial properties, it has a beneficial effect on the work of the intestines, restoring microflora.
People suffering from neurosisThis kind of honey is useful for the reception in the morning and at night. Natural stimulants and enzymes that are part of the bee product, contribute to the restoration of human energy potential.
It can also be used in the form of lotions and compresses for cuts, rheumatism. It perfectly cleans the skin and nourishes it. Therefore, in cosmetology is used in the composition of some ointments and creams.Honey does not dry the skin and cleans acne, boils. With high and low blood pressure it is also useful to take orally.
People who are overweight will help to normalize the metabolism.
Rape honey, despite an ambiguous assessment, is striking in its beneficial properties and requires close attention of chemical scientists, since its potential has not yet been fully studied.
I love honey and constantly try to try new varieties by buying them at honey fairs. Rape honey really left a double impression - one of the most sugary kinds of honey. Very very sweet. But at the same time, for example, adding it to warm milk produces a delicious drink, which especially liked young children. And I also really liked. Therefore, we spent the whole jar of rape honey exactly on “honey with milk”.
Very double impression. As stated above - very sweet, but honey, he is honey!
I really liked rapeseed honey, despite the fact that I'm completely indifferent to honey.But when I tried this sort of honey, I really could not stop, ate and ate. ;)) So I ordered rapeseed honey from a beekeeper’s friend twice, it tastes very unusual and is so wonderful!