Five Types Of Honey Hunted During The COVID-19 Pandemic

JAKARTA - Since the pandemic, many people are increasingly concerned about their health and are actively consuming a variety of vitamins or supplements to increase their immune system.

Products such as honey are one of the most sought after because of the various benefits it has, including boosting immunity and reducing and curing various diseases.

The original Indonesian beekeeping product producer that has been established since 1998, Kembang Joyo, said there were four bee products that were being hunted a lot during the pandemic. These products are Honey, Bee Pollen, Propolis, and Royal Jelly. Among the four products, honey ranks at the top.

"In addition to the demand, the sale of our beekeeping products has also been helped by various marketing strategies," said the owner and commissioner of Kembang Joyo Group, Dewi Masyithoh in an official broadcast reported by Antara, Wednesday, August 11.

Dewi added that online sales and delivery services made it easier for them to sell products in the midst of a pandemic.

Based on Kembang Joyo's internal data, here are the five most sought after types of honey during the pandemic. Comb honey

Honeycomb is honey that is served with the beehive. The presentation of honey in the hive is to pamper consumers who like the aesthetic value of beekeeping products and enjoy the sensation of taking honey directly from the hive. Honeycomb is made by honey bees from the nocturnal glands under their stomachs and is coated with propolis which protects the honey to maintain its quality. The benefits of chewing a honeycomb-coated nest of propolis is to increase the body's immunity, provide extra energy, relieve nasal congestion, colds and flu, sinusitis and inflammation of the lining of the nose.

Bees produce multiflora honey by collecting nectar from various plants. Honey comes from a sweet liquid secreted by plants, this liquid is called nectar. Plant nectar contains the main bioactive molecules, namely flavonoids and polyphenols.

This bioactive molecule is the main factor responsible for honey as an antioxidant. Each plant produces nectar containing bioactive molecules that have their own uniqueness. Multiflora honey comes from the nectar of many types of plants so that it contains various kinds of flavonoids and polyphenols that provide better antioxidant benefits for the body.

Calliandra honey is produced by honey bees by collecting a sweet liquid (nectar) from the red calliandra flower (Calliandra calothyrsus). Calliandra plants thrive in remote mountainous areas, far from agricultural areas, resulting in organic honey that is free from pesticides.

Calliandra honey is known for its high antioxidant properties. The levels of phenolic compounds in calliandra honey were higher than randu honey and rubber honey. Phenolic compounds and flavonoids function as antioxidants that can counteract free radicals.

Super honey contains all the essential substances that the body needs from carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, vitamins and even enzymes and hormones contained in super honey. Super honey is produced by mixing pure honey with Bee Pollen and Royal Jelly. These two products are the two gems of the beehive.

Bee Pollen provides all the nutrients the body needs, it is very rich in essential amino acids. Bee Pollen has been shown to be useful as an antifungal, antimicrobial, antiviral, anti-inflammatory, boosting immunity and accelerating wound healing.

While Royal jelly is very good in maintaining the health condition of the human body. This is inseparable from the synergy between various substances that are harmoniously bound to each other and strengthen their effects. Some of the other benefits of Royal Jelly are fighting infections and boosting the immune system, recovering from fatigue, inhibiting the aging process, to improving arterial health.

International Standard Honey is harvested from honeycombs that are completely ripe, resulting in honey that meets the quality requirements for international trade. Quality honey must of course meet quality requirements and provide health benefits, for example its ability to produce digestive enzymes.

In addition, the important thing contained in International Standard honey is the high content of the Diastase Enzyme. This enzyme is only found in freshly harvested honey or pure honey without processing, so the presence of the diastase enzyme can be used as an indicator to see the purity of honey.

With the high content of the diastase enzyme and several other enzymes such as invertase and glucose oxidase, there is no doubt that international standard honey provides more benefits for the health of the human body.