3 Tests to Check if Your Honey is Pure or Fake 

In India all big companies are failed in pure honey test.

Well, there goes a bottle of “honey” in the trash.

There are several ways of playing trick. Adding sugar or syrup are not the only ones. Experienced bee keepres put sugar solutions near bee hives and let bee suck up sugar and prepare honey that contains zero pollens. That is also called pure honey, technically speaking. However, it does not contain any pollen at all and also do not have any health benefits. These tests are good for testing if there are additives after harvesting honey. Sugar feeding can not be determined by these methods. You need to check the pollen content.

This is the reason why i have to buy my honey only from the local farmers .

I just got some Sapimiel sunflower honey that is amazing. It looks like spun gold. Very thick and tastes so different than the clover honey I have been using. I love it when honey crystallizes, it makes it so much easier to spread on toast.

Thanks. I’m from Ireland. I have tonnes of flowers in my garden and love watching the honey and bumblebees buzzing around all day. I bought a Portuguese honey, got the regular one first, liked it, then I got the bitter one by accident. It’s not a nice taste, so have left it lying around for ages and it’s almost completely solid now though.

At least I get a better understanding of what you post and also an understanding through the USDA Honey Grading system and from what Sue Bee Honey had responded to an inquiry of their manufacturing process and other details... USDA Honey Grading The USDA publishes a grading system for extracted honey that provides general standards for two types of honey; 1. Filtered Honey: all or most of the fine particles, pollen grains, air bubbles, or other materials normally found in suspension, have been removed. 2. Strained Honey: strained to the extent that most of the particles, including comb, propolis, or other defects normally found in honey, have been removed. Grains of pollen, small air bubbles, and very fine particles would not normally be removed. Characteristics covered by the USDA grading system for Honey: Moisture content, absence of defects, flavor & aroma and clarity (for filtered honey). Color is defined but not part of the calculation of grade. For imported honey that bears USDA grading information, the country of origin must be declared. Characteristics Not covered by the USDA honey grading system: It is important to note that this is a voluntary system. No enforcement or checking is performed. For that reason and because of the grading system is lacking in several key areas, this grading system should never be the only deciding factor in selecting honey, there are many important honey characteristics not covered by the USDA grading system. Two honeys could be legally graded as Grade A honey and be identically labeled as, “100% Organic Clover Honey from Arizona - USDA Grade A” yet be entirely different honeys. They could be a blend of honeys from all over the world, some heated to 180 degrees to make it easy to filter, contain antibiotics, chemicals and corn syrup, not made from Clover at all nor actually be from plants in Arizona! Also note that from the USDA Rules and Regulations, “…honey does not require official inspection in order to carry official USDA grade marks and since there are no existing programs that require the official inspection and certification of honey,…” Not covered: Purity or added ingredients (sugar or syrups), heating, contaminants, authenticity of labeling (natural, organic, raw, unheated), biological source (floral, honeydew), botanical source (Arcacia, Clover etc.), or regional source. Many of these factors are defined and followed for honeys from other countries (Europe, Australia, New Zealand) and supported via honey standards and labeling, but are not part of a grading system per se. For honey from the United States, the best policy for determining the level of quality is to purchase honey directly from the honey farmer or a trusted distributor or supplier who can vouch for the honey source and processing methods. It is important to note that some states are now considering enforcing standards for honey produced in their state. Florida is the first state to actually create and enforce a honey identity standard. Other states with honey standards: California - scroll to Division 13. Bee Management and Honey Production. Wisconsin and North Carolina are close to adopting a standard. USDA Honey Grading Standard - U.S. Grade A is the quality of extracted honey that meets the applicable requirements of Table A and has a minimum total score of 90 points. - U.S. Grade B is the quality of extracted honey that meets the applicable requirements of Table A and has a minimum total score of 80 points. - U.S. Grade C is the quality of extracted honey that meets the applicable requirements of Table A and has a minimum total score of 70 points. Table A: Rating Factors By Type of Honey** † Rating Factor Filtered Filtered Points Strained Strained Points Moisture Content Y Grade A - 18.6% max Grade B - 18.6% max Grade C - 20% max Y Grade A - 18.6% max Grade B - 18.6% max Grade C - 20% max Absence of Defects Y A - 37 to 40 pts B* - 34 to 36 pts C* - 31 to 33 pts Y A - 37 to 40 pts B* - 34 to 36 pts C* - 31 to 33 pts Flavor & Aroma Y A - 45 to 50 pts B* - 40 to 44 pts C* - 35 to 39 pts Y A - 45 to 50 pts B* - 40 to 44 pts C* - 35 to 39 pts Clarity Y A - 8 to 10 pts B - 6 to 7 pts C* - 4 to 5 pts N N/A Color (see designations below) N N/A N N/A Total Grade A - Min 90 pts Grade B - Min 80 pts Grade C - Min 70 pts Divide total by .9 then apply below Grade A - Min 90 pts Grade B - Min 80 pts Grade C - Min 70 pts *Limiting rule - sample units with score points that fall in this range shall not be graded above the respective grade regardless of the total score. **Substandard grades not shown † How to Interpret Table A: Moisture Content: Percentage of water. Percentage of soluble solids =100% - moisture content% Grade A - Maximum Moisture Content: 18.6%; or Minimum Percent Soluble Solids: 81.4% Grade B - Maximum Moisture Content: 18.6%; or Minimum Percent Soluble Solids: 81.4% Grade C - Maximum Moisture Content: 20%; or Minimum Percent Soluble Solids: 80% Absence of Defects: Means the degree of freedom from particles of comb, propolis, or other defects which may be in suspension or deposited as sediment in the honey. Grade A - 37 to 40 points; Practically free - practically none that affect appearance or edibility Grade B - 34 to 36 points; Reasonably free - do not materially affect the appearance or edibility Grade C - 31 to 33 points; Fairly free - do not seriously affect the appearance or edibility Flavor & Aroma: The degree of taste excellence and aroma for the predominant floral source Grade A - 45 to 50 points; Good - free from caramelization, smoke, fermentation, chemicals, and other causes. Grade B - 40 to 44 points; Reasonably good - practically free from caramelization; free from smoke, fermentation,chemicals, and other causes. Grade C - 35 to 39 points; Fairly good - reasonably free from caramelization; free from smoke, fermentation, chemicals, and other causes. Clarity: With respect to filtered style only, the apparent transparency or clearness of honey to the eye and to the degree of freedom from air bubbles, pollen grains, or other fine particles of any material suspended in the product Grade A - 8 to 10 points: Clear - may contain air bubbles that do not materially affect the appearance; may contain a trace of pollen grains or other finely divided particles in suspension that do not affect appearance. Grade B - 6 to 7 points: Reasonably clear - may contain air bubbles, pollen grains, or other finely divided particles in suspension that do not materially affect the appearance. Grade C - 4 to 5 points: Fairly clear - may contain air bubbles, pollen grains, or other finely divided particles in suspension that do not seriously the affect the appearance. Color designations (not used for grading): Typically the color indicates the strength of the flavor of the honey. Darker honey tends to be stronger than light. There are some exceptions. Linden or Basswood honey is light in color but has a strong flavor, while Tulip Tree honey is dark but has a milder flavor. Water White: Honey that is Water White or lighter in color; Pfund Scale: 8 or less; Optical Density: 0.0945 Extra White: Honey that is darker than Water White; but not darker than Extra White in color.Pfund Scale: Over 8 to and including 17;Optical Density: 189 White: Honey that is darker than Extra White, but not darker than White in color; Pfund Scale: Over 17 to and including 34; Optical Density: .378 Extra Light Amber: Honey that is darker than White, but not darker than Extra light Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 34 to and including 50; Optical Density: 595 Light Amber: Honey that is darker than Extra Light Amber, but not darker than light Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 50 to and including 85; Optical Density: 1.389 Amber: Honey that is darker than light Amber, but not darker than Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 85 to and including 114; Optical Density: 3.008 Dark Amber: Honey that is darker than Amber in color; Pfund Scale: Over 114

If you add sucrose (Table sugar) to honey or honey bees be fed with white sugar , honey produced in process could crystallize as well, you may consider other ways to detect for .honey purity.

In reading some of the other comments after I submitted mine, One of the things you want to do is get your honey as local as you can, at least from your state, that way the bees are collecting local pollen and it has more benefits for you also rather than getting honey from out of the state or country…jc

Husband: Honey! come sit on this stale bread to see of ur pure or not.. Wife: WTF is wrong with you... the end 😂

I only buy if the label says raw honey, unpasteurized and unfiltered...

nothing is sacred anymore

I am a healthy diabetic for last 28 years and consume honey one table spoon daily. If glucose level goes up then I stop that brand.

Thank you for the adivce. also, what about people with food allergies? additives can trigger allergies

Excellent video, Thanks for posting.

Excellent video. Very Helpful to a lot of people on this planet.

WE have a local farm that sells pure unfiltered honey. Unfiltered is the best type as it still contains the pollens and has not been pasteurized killing or weakening the good parts of honey. Also you might look at your honey for an expiration date. Real, unfiltered, unadulterated, unpasteurized honey will last forever. Honey has been found in the Egyptian tombs of pharaohs that was over 3000 years old and still good in their sealed containers.

Thanks. I didn't realize some of this. Just trusted the labels. If you have any other ways of testing the purity of other products.. Please share it. Again.. Thanks.

This is so helpful. I've four bottles of so called pure forest honey, and it turns out with the burning test and falling test, I have 4 bottles of fake honey. How can they do this? What if you are allergic or something?

I raise Bees and I never thought Honey should burn if contacted fire. Sugar should, Not honey. Some info on this video is questionable. The Honey should form very small Bubbles at best while on fire. Unlike sugar, it will Burn and smoke.

Ai look fr honey from those who are bee farmers. There I know they have pure Hun. I have asked in the PST to observe the process that they have to make sure it's ready for consumption. It's an amazing process and there's no water or my additives. Plus the high price indicates this as well these farmers have all kinds in information available. It's smells and tastes so different from nothing you buy the stores. Bee farmers are very proud of the products that the can get from there bees and can answer any question you have for them. You can see the pride in their faces as they speak.

Always go to the local farmers market and buy the local stuff, it actually cures your hayfever too; because it's made from local pollins and nectars -- which is what's making you sneeze ... so always get the local.

Thanks for the information

I bought honey labelled 'pure' and the only ingredient listed was 'honey,' but it was not pure and failed the tests! The company who bottled it was not honest!

I buy my honey from farmers market. This guy has a local bee farm. My co worker advised me honey heals all things but don't buy from grocery store it is not the same

Very informative thank u. I always have honey in the home will definitely do these tests

IM SO HAPPY I HAVE MY OWN BEES AND THE HONEY THEY MAKE IS THE BEST HONEY IVE EVER TASTED. IT LOOKS DARK AND ITS THICK AND ALSO HAS A SMOKEY FLAVOUR

In Western Australia we have a rare highly bioactive honey called Jarrah (Eucalyptus marginata) that does not crystallise. Our other iconic mono-floral honey, Marri (Corymbia calophylla) does crystallise. Thanks for your video!

Thank you for that valuable information. I read in one of Helga Clark's books on healing all diseases that her lab tests of most vitamins prove them to be chemically tampered with or poisoned. The drug companies do not want us looking to nutrition for our health needs.

That's why I only buy local honey. It may cost a bit more but I know where it comes from!!

Apparently most of the honey we buy in grocery stores is not pure honey. It is ridiculous now that bees are dying at such an alarming rate now that they cannot keep up supply and demand. It has gotten to the point where the makers of the honey have to put additives in it to make more volume and put profit over consumers ignorance.

I know mine is pure, I get it from my hives, but this is a good video.

Thank God. I was about to throw away a bottle of honey thinking it's fake. Just now went through this video to check if its real. It passed all the tests I did.

I bought some raw honey from Walmart about 3 weeks ago. I bought the same honey about 3 times. I just so happen to look up the ingredients and it has added sugar. Man I was so upset. I'm never buying honey from Walmart. All lies. It said 100 percent honey on the label. That's not honest. I stay away from added sugar products. Anyway I went to whole foods today and bought some multi floral manuka honey and its bright yellow and thick and is sweet. I put it on a spoon and held it upside down and it stays on the spoon. It cost $20 for 8.8 oz. but it's worth it. Hopefully this is my new honey. I would like to buy from a farmer or something but I don't know nobody. Anyway. Thanks for the video

I Keep Honey bees just 4 Hives (The Kenya Top Bar Hive) and i harvest for own consumption and sell the rest. I did not know this as i do not buy honey but this is important information

If i hear the word "honey" one more time Ima overdose on hon.....AAAAAHHH

If the honey is not 100% pure can we still apply it on face??

I just bought a jar of honey full of crystals almost to the top. If i find crystalized honey in supermarket i allways buy it

I add pollen granules to tea and cereal along with store bought "raw honey". This improves the taste, and boosts my vital energy and stamina.

love the Voice and the advice of course, thanks a million!

Practical info and technical. It sets all claims true on its: 1. Crystallisation at higher temperatures. 2. Takes about just a few seconds in microwave to be normal honey and just a few more seconds and you see its boiling already.10 secs is a long time. 3. On top of the frozen/crystallised honey there would be a layer of liquid honey also. 4. If by mistake you added a tbs or two in a glass of cold water you are going to be needing air con for rest of the day strictly and still may sweat a little. All this is based and verified on honey from my own farm, my own tree, my people, doing it right infront of me from getting on the tree as high as 50 60 feet while im in my car parked just under the same tree to watch as well as enjoy the whole process. Thanks

Very informative! Thank you. 😁👍👍

There is difference between Raw and pure. Also honey take a long time to crystallize..only in fridge it does faster.

I used to buy honey at the supermarkets but i stoped it when i found out its not pure. Now for the last 6 years i buy it from my local farmers. 3 liters cost 35 dollars. Never buy it from supermarket

I tested a honey from a company called "Casablanca Classics" and its pure, highly recommended!!

No one can identify pure and fake honey until lab test.

Thank you for the upload honey

My favorite honey, that I've tried so far, is sage honey & sourwood honey.

thanks a lot for sharing this important information 😊

Does it becomes!emlike dalda(ghee)in fridge. Like non removal from container

Put a half spoon with honey in a glass put some water above and circle it, after half a minute you see something like chambers on the bottom, this is a sign for real honey

Some of this is from people with no knowledge of honey. They think that a darker honey is somehow purer than a lighter honey. The difference is food source. If you have a small amount of particulate in your honey it's most likely wax, which isn't a bad thing. Air bubbles? What is bad about air? If the jar isn't filled to over flowing it'll have air in it. Ya, some companies water the stuff down but other things are natural and have nothing to do with quality of of the product.

Great value Pure Honey at Walmart is fake......Thanks

I sell Raw honey direct from the Apiaries...and my honey has stood all of the above tests .

my thumbs up to you.this is what I was looking for.

Thanks for the info. I didn't know that honey could become less than pure.

+Natural Cures Have you ever run into this situation? You try to squeeze a little honey into your tea, and you discover it won't come out of the jar? I'm one of those girlies who absolutely loves honey! Since I'm blind, I usually buy my honey in those little honeybears. One day, about two or three months after I bought a jar of honey, I went to put some honey in my Maltomeal hot wheat cereal, and my first reaction was, "Oh my stars! The honey's spoiled!". Did it actually spoil? I'm confused on this one, because it was completely solid! The other day, my mom and I made a honey frosting, and we used the same honey. However, she made a mistake. She put it in the microwave, and even though it was only for 10 seconds, the microwave suddenly started to smell like something burning. Even though the jar is plastic, Mom didn't realize that there's a piece of metal foil on the label. I think that's what may have caused the burning smoky smell in the microwave. That night, I was so afraid to make my dinner in the microwave, as I was worried it would blow up! So mom literally had to disinfect the whole inside of the microwave the next day! I wonder, what would you recommend to preserve honey? Is there a specific kind of jar you would recommend for me to store it in? I would want one that wouldn't shatter if accidentally knocked over. That would certainly be a sticky mess in the cupboard!

keep the honey in freezer for 12 hours in a bottle, if the honey still in liquefied form then it is pure....

Hi At what temperature we have to keep honet in our home?

In Australia: Capilano: Producer accused of selling fake honey in supermarkets...

That iodine test was great

Very true. This is the best way to check honey purity. Always choose pure honey. I ordered this honey called Trueney from Nature’s Box site. It is really nice, pure and NMR certified honey. What is interesting is they have an amazing and never before heard variety from turmeric to saffron, carom, tulsi and ginger.

Contact "bees" to deliver "pure honey 🍯" at ur door steps.. That's the only way to get pure honey

Crystallization of honey means it's pure...but mine has to dig in as to scoop half a spoon...is this okay?

wow thanks for sharing I thought when it turned to sugar it's fake honey

I tried honey with vinegar but there was no foam formation, so according to you this is pure honey. But the same honey did not light up when heated. However it dissolved in water, so what’s your conclusion. Also there are no crystals at the bottom of the bottle. There is an instruction on the label not to keep honey in the fridge as it will crystalline. So what’s the conclusion .

Honey made from fir (in Greece) never crystallize, because it contains 50% less sugars and is the best of all honeys and ideal for diabetics.

Thanks cause I buy in cheap stores, I'm happy to know the brand I'm using is good for the value

I love honey and glad to have seen your video. Thanks.

Thank you for the tips. I think i have used this 'adultrated' honey most of the time, with no positive results ofcourse

Thank you so much this video was very helpful. Me and my dad used the tricks to figure out if the honey was pure. We had done a fun experiment and now we now to not buy the brand of honey we bought because its not pure.

I use to buy honey in supermarkets but i couldn't easily identified if i'm purchasing a pure honey which makes me think that in our nearest supermarkets they don't have pure honey at all after i watch this. Sadly, we don't have any local honey farmers yet our local market is selling a honey with sugarcane glucose in it which I don't like. 😒😒 Now, I'm using a honey flavored syrup which i need to stop. Thanks for this video.

Different natural honey's have different viscosity properties . One can fall quickly then another

Experts says burning a honey is not the way to know if it is real or fake. They say that only CHEMICAL ANALYSIS can determine it’s purity. So, don’t try to burn it.

Well honey should not solidify even if stored in freezer..

Good presentation of the tricks of the trade honey (pun intended) ! !

I stopped eating anything with processed sugar inside. Cause i can't seem to lose fat even though i'm very active in my daily life. I don't eat chocolates,creams and other sweets. Only natural sweets like fruits,honey and nuts. Glad videos like these exist. I heard corn syrup is very dangerous, is sad that people will eat honey with that thing in it and think they eat healthy. And i am amazed with how many products have sugar inside. Is almost like you can't avoid it no matter what.

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Capillano honey is adulterated honey

Thank you for the knowledge shared

I always buy honey from rural area where they harvested but when i tested it always falls quickly but when i try to fire on stick it fires, and also the ants is my problem when i leave outside refrege. I consumed honey more than 5years and buy different seller of wildhoney like color, texture, taste. I think only in the lab that we can prove it is pure or not.

My honey turned into bee

I don't want my honey to contain gypsies

i prefer 100% fake honey so that bees can live in peace with their honey

I bought langnese 100% natural pure bee honey . I stored it in the fridge for a long time. It crystalized. I thought it was fake . Now I am sorry I had that judgment for this brand 😔.

Never say there isn't a creator above us all. There is honey finger print that will tell if your honey is pure, put a couple of drops of honey in plate or a ball and add twice as much water and you give it a good shake for a minute or so then you will see the honey comb shape will appear like hexagon if you didn't see then that's not pure!!!

The sad part is that the Chinese figured out a way to make a rice syrup that they can add to increase volume and doesn't add extra water or any contaminants that come up on the iodine test. It is so sophisticated that pollination tests done in a lab can't even detect it. This allows them to sell their honey much cheaper and have more of it. It also make business difficult for American bee keepers. The US tried putting tariffs on the Chinese honey in the early 2000s but they just sent it to other countries who then sent it here. After that it got alot more complicated. Best thing you can do is avoid buying honey made outside the US. Yes you will pay a bit more but at least you know you are getting a pure product.

0:08 Although honey contains 4 of 13 vitamins (riboflavin, niacin, folate and B6), the vitamin content (compared to recommended daily intake) is minimal.

Even a bottle of golden syrup (cooked sugar) can crystallise.

Is there something we can do to test olive oil? Thanks guys.

What a marvelous video, thanks a lot.

I did the iodine test with Nature Nate’s 100% pure raw & unfiltered honey. It did NOT turn blue. So their label is true.

Thank you now my science fair prodject is based on this

I was looking forward to reading the comments on this, but none are showing. It says 22 comments, but as usual on many videos none are showing.

This is one reason to buy comb honey.

Great information thank you

Thanks for the idea

Another tidbit: China ships some of their honey to countries like India or Pakistan, and then the label says it's from those countries, not China. And if course, the pollen has been zapped away, so tracking where it came from is no longer possible.

I also watch what name they put on honey, four instance KFC has a little packets of honey, it used to be real honey but now they call it honey sauce…jc

Interesting and yeah I do buy honey pretty often. I usually get organic from Whole Foods or similar store.