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6 Ways to Check if Your Honey is Pure or Adulterated

When we say that honey has been “adulterated”, it implies that dextrose, sugar syrup, glucose, corn syrup, invert sugar, starch, flour, or any akin product, other than the natural floral nectar processed and stored by the honey bees has been added.


Every country has its own standards requirements for foods, honey quality included. Tests for honey adulteration differ among countries. However, this may not always meet the desire of every customer.

Would you like a situation whereby you can tell weather honey is pure or fake? Okay, am going to give you six methods that can help you (just hold on).

To start with, there is however very basic method that can help you chose the right honey.  At the shop level, make sure labels like ‘natural’, ‘organic’, ‘raw’ or ‘forest honey’ are present. Natural honey does not come from factories but bees.

Here are some 6 easy tricks that you can use at home to test if your honey is pure or adulterated.

1.      Water Test

Pour a teaspoon of your honey into a glass of water. Adulterated honey dissolves in the water immediately while pure honey, which has density texture, flows to the bottom of the glass.

2.      Thumb Test

Mostly pure honey is high in viscosity and thickly. When you place it on your thumb, it should not flow like other liquids, it should be sticky.

3.      Pop Sound Test

This is one method that you should be very keen to notice as it can slip away without noticing. When you open the honey jar, listen attentively for a pop sound which could mean that fermentation has taken place due to adulteration.

4.      Flame Test

Many people haven’t yet known this, but pure honey is combustible. However, I advise you to take a caution on this test as involves fire which is a hazard.  Dip your dry match stick in your honey and strike it against the matchbox.  If it lights, then your honey is pure. If it doesn’t, it means your honey may contain some amount of moisture, hence contamination.


5. Heat Test

Pure honey when heated should caramelize and become bubbly. If you are wondering what’s to caramelize, it’s the browning of sugar.


6. Vinegar Test

 A mixture of water, a tablespoon of honey and few drops of vinegar are mixed together. If there is formation of foam, there is a high probability that the honey is not pure. Some adulteration may have taken place.

Differentiating between pure and adulterated can also be done using sensual method.

Here are some of the distinct characteristics of pure honey:
 


Now, I believe with the above info you can be able to differentiate between pure and adulterated honey just at home. 

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