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YOGYAKARTA - Since the time of our ancestors, Honey has been known for its myriad of benefits that are very useful for health. But along with the times there are some people who sell fake honey or mixed honey, m Wow! So, what are the characteristics of real honey?

You also don't get easily fooled by fake materials in the market, which can be financially detrimental and can be health because of their authentic honey content.

So that you can get pure honey with the best quality, recognize the following characteristics of original honey.

The method of distinguishing native and fake honey

Here are some of the procedures that you can go through to test the authenticity of honey.

Combining honey with vinegar

The method of distinguishing real and fake honey can be tried by mixed with vinegar and water.

First of all, put some honey drops in a combination of vinegar and water.

If foam appears in this combination, this can be a sign that the honey you bought has been contaminated and is not pure.

Burn honey with fire

According to the website of the Indonesian Ministry of Health (Kemenkes), pure pure honey is considered easy to burn when exposed to fire.

Therefore, you can dip a matchstick into honey. After that, try to turn it on.

If it turns on, maybe the honey you buy is genuine or pure.

Put honey into the water

Comparison of real and fake honey can also be seen by putting it in water.

This method of recognizing real honey can be tried by taking a teaspoon of honey, then pouring it into a glass filled with water.

Fake honey will dissolve when mixed with water, on the other hand, native honey whose denser texture will settle under the glass.

Laying honey on a tissue

Next, you can use a tissue to identify the identity of real and fake honey.

You just need to pour a little honey on the tissue. If the honey is genuine and doesn't have any combination, until honey won't be tissued.

However, if the honey you buy is not pure or has been mixed with water, so the honey will be absorbed and make the tissue wet.

Applying honey to the thumb

The method of checking real honey that can be tried next is applying it to the thumb or thumb.

This simple procedure can be tried by directly pouring one drop of honey on the surface of your thumb.

If the honey spills, it can be characteristic of fake honey. However, if the honey doesn't spill and spreads to other zones, maybe the honey you buy is pure.

Put honey in the refrigerator

Putting honey in a refrigerator or freezer is a method of distinguishing real and fake honey which is quite easy to try.

First of all, you need to put it in the refrigerator and wait for some time.

The characteristics of the original honey in the refrigerator are not hardening when put into the freezer. In contrast, the fake honey will harden if you put it in the same place.

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