What is honey when honey color is black, and what is the reason for honey black?

Black honey refers to the black bee (as opposed to the Italian bee and the Chinese bee), and in China, it is divided into two types: Northeast black bee and Xinjiang black bee. Xinjiang Yili black bee belongs to the Russian black bee in the European black bee lineage, the black bee is large, the snout is long, the nectar collection ability is strong, the disease resistance, the disaster resistance is strong, and the poison resistance is stronger than that of any other species of bees.

It can safely overwinter in the cold winter below -30 degrees Celsius, and can also go to the wild to collect honey in temperatures of 8 degrees Celsius. The flight altitude is large, the honey collection radius is large, and the pine nectar can be collected at an altitude of 1800 meters --- 2500 meters, and it is fierce and not easy to domesticate, so its honey and other products are particularly precious.

Divided according to the color of the honey.

Different species of honey have different colors. Usually the color of honey can be roughly divided into white, yellow, yellow-brown, brown-red and other categories, such as a rough division, it can be divided into dark honey (honey is darker, yellow-brown or brownish-red, such as jujube flowers, wattles, wild chrysanthemum nectar, etc.) and light-colored honey (honey is lighter, usually water-white, white or light yellow, such as acacia, milk vetch honey, etc.).

In the international **, a special instrument is usually used - Font colorimeter to measure the transmittance of honey (due to the different shades of honey color, its light transmittance is also different), according to which honey can be divided into 7 grades: water white, extra white, white, extra light amber, light amber, amber and dark amber. For example, acacia and milk vetch honey are water-white to white, and some darker ones are extra-light amber; Wild herb and wild osmanthus nectar are light amber; Jujube flowers and vitex honey are amber; Buckwheat, eucalyptus, chestnut honey are dark amber.

The reason why the color of honey turns black.

1. The influence of flower-derived plants. Some honey from nectar plants is inherently darker, such as buckwheat honey. Buckwheat honey is dark amber in color and looks a little black.

There is also the fact that some honeys are brewed by bees that collect more nectar from other species. Miscellaneous nectar affects the color of the honey, resulting in a dark color of the honey.

2. Leaving it for too long. Some honey is not eaten often, and if it is left for too long, it will produce a lot of insect enzyme metabolites in the honey, making the honey darker or darker. Such honey should not be consumed any longer, and it may have a tendency to spoil.

3. It may be that the honey is contaminated. For example, some honey manufacturers do not pay attention to the filling conditions, some production and processing equipment is not regularly maintained, and the metal surface of the production equipment is corroded. Honey itself is acidic, and contact with metals produces oxidation, which contaminates the honey.

If honey is kept in a metal container, it will also react with the metal for a long time.

Causes honey to spoil.

Notes:

Natural honey containing active enzymes cannot be heated to 60 degrees Celsius.

Otherwise, the active enzyme will be denatured and inactivated at high temperatures, destroying the nutrients in it. Honey has a sweet taste when brewed in warm or cold water, and a sour taste when brewed at higher temperatures.

Generally, honey is stored for between 18 months and 2 years, during which there is no problem with the color of honey or the formation of sugar. In summer, store it in the refrigerator and usually put it in a cool place. If you deposit improperly, it may deteriorate.

Nutritionists believe that the reason why honey is so dark is related to the amount of sugar it accumulates. In addition, the color of honey is also related to the nectar source plant, pollen color and mineral content. Some of the nectar is darker because it contains a variety of nectar, and different pollen also deepens the color of the honey.

Is black honey better or regular honey? The color does not mean the quality of the honey, the quality of the honey has little to do with the color, and the dark color does not mean that the quality of the honey is good. Buckwheat honey is classified as an extraneous honey in the honey class.

In fact, as long as it is highly active mature honey, whether it is dark honey or light honey, there is no difference in quality, it is all good honey, but the taste and effect on the body are different.

The reason for the darkening of the honey can be caused by the container or it may be related to the impurities in the honey.

Honey is a natural sweet substance that bees collect from the flowers of flowering plants and brew in the hive, honey is a supersaturated solution of sugar, which will crystallize at low temperatures, and it is glucose that produces crystals, and the part that does not produce crystals is mainly fructose.

The reasons for the black color of honey are as follows.

1. There are white bubbles on the surface of soil honey, because the antibacterial substance hydrogen peroxide produced by glucose in honey under the action of oxidases is easy to decompose oxygen, so that the surface of honey has a very delicate white bubble.

2. The honey that has been concentrated and processed will not be foamed due to the destruction of the active enzymes, and the natural honey will see the foam on the surface of the honey, if we skim off the foam on the surface of the honey, it will soon appear again, shake the honey bottle vigorously, and the foam will increase.

3. The soil honey is lusterly transparent, there is a small amount of pollen residue suspended in it, and there are no other excessive impurities, the color of the honey is different due to the nectar source, the different plants, the color is different, but the honey in the same bottle should be uniform in color.

4. The aroma of soil honey is pleasant, and the taste will feel the fragrance is rich, slightly sweet and slightly sour, the taste is delicate, the throat is slightly spicy, and the aftertaste is long. After adulteration, the above sensation becomes lighter, and it has a sugar water taste, a strong sour or salty taste, etc.

5. After the soil honey is shaken or stirred, there will be a large number of uniform fine bubbles in the honey, this is because after the collection bee returns to the nest, the nectar is handed over to the internal bee, and the internal bee spits the nectar on the beak end of the mouth to form a small bubble, and waves its wings to fan the wind, so that the water in the small bubble continues to evaporate.

Stirring or shaking will restore the small bubbles in the honey to their original shape.

Honey stratification can be divided into two types.

The first. The lower layer is crystalline, the upper layer is liquid, and this situation will occur in the honey that has been stored for a long time, and some people think that the quality of the honey is not good, but it is not. Honey crystallization is a physical property of honey, not due to its quality, nor is it due to the addition of sugar.

The second. The honey is not crystallized, it is all liquid, but there are two obvious layers of liquid, and the color is not very different. If this is the case, it is a sign that other substances have been added to the honey.

For example, white sugar, fructose, etc., at the beginning of adulteration, there will be no stratification in the mixture, but once it is left for a period of time, there will be obvious stratification, which indicates that the honey is adulterated.

The specific gravity of honey and additives cannot be exactly the same, so there will be such a thing, please look carefully when buying honey, and if you find this situation, do not buy it, so as not to be deceived.

The honey is black on the top and yellow on the bottom, which may indicate that the quality of this honey may not be very good.

Normally, honey should be pale yellow or amber in color, and it should not have any black substance. If the upper layer of honey is black, it may be due to too many impurities or contaminants in the honey, or due to the poor storage conditions of the honey, which has caused the honey to deteriorate.

Therefore, I recommend that you check the quality and storage conditions of this honey before consuming it to ensure that it is safe and healthy. If you are unsure about the quality of your honey, it is best to seek professional advice.

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