Honey – it is a unique product, produced by bees from the nectar of flowering plants. Since ancient times people knew and appreciated its useful properties. Honey has been used not only as a food product. He has a lot of medicinal qualities, used for the treatment and prevention of certain diseases. When the scientists examined what is in the honey, they found that its composition is similar to the human blood plasma. This, plus the presence of more than three hundred biologically active compounds cause the high value of this product for a person.
Few people know what is honey. And this product has a very rich chemical composition – more than three hundred minerals. But only a third of them constant, others depend on many factors. First of all, from the plants the nectar which the bees used. Different varieties of honey have not only different taste and smell and properties. In addition, the content of chemical elements in this product depends on many other factors:
When people think of what is med, they rarely think about water. But in fact, water in its composition can be from 15 to 25%. Depends on the quality and variety of honey. Some countries have set strict standards and acceptable water content not exceeding 21%. To the top grade include honey with a moisture characteristics to 18%. Because moisture affects the shelf life of this product. At a capacity of over 22%, the honey may ferment quickly. In such circumstances, the sugar contained in it in large numbers, begin to decompose.
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More than 75% this product consists of sugars. And after a honey got a little old, the content may increase to 86%. All sugars are carbohydrates, which are the main energy supplier to human body and is involved in most biochemical processes. It is from these substances depends on the taste of honey and its nutritional value.
Few people think of any carbohydrate is honey. And at more than 40 different types of sugars. Most of fructose and glucose, they are the most useful. These carbohydrates provide the sweetness of honey. They are absorbed much faster than ordinary sugar, not requiring processing of insulin production. Especially useful fructose. More than her, the honey later candy and has a great energy value.
In addition, the composition of any of honey contains sucrose (not more than 10%), and maltose, dextrins, and other sugars. But their number is small. Only low-quality honey, for which bees specially fed syrup, can contain a lot of sugar.
When the researchers investigated what is in the honey, they found that its mineral composition similar to the composition of the blood. More than 40 trace elements, most of which are necessary for normal functioning of the body, contained in this product. They regulate the nervous system, the metabolic processes involved in the absorption of nutrients. In many respects the minerals cause the beneficial properties of honey. Although a percentage of them not so much – from 0.5 to 3.5%. Most of the minerals contained in dark varieties of honey.
Here are some of the substances is honey:
In addition, this product has copper, iodine, cobalt, manganese, silicon, lithium, zinc, gold, molybdenum, bismuth, and many other minerals.
A Lot of this medicinal product and vitamins. They get there from the flower nectar and pollen. Despite the fact that their content is small, they are particularly valuable for its biological significance. Vitamins are involved in metabolic processes, increase immunity, slow aging, accelerate processes of tissue regeneration. Most honey in b vitamins and ascorbic acid. Their number varies depending on the variety. And the vitamins E and A are not present in all varieties.
In the manufacture of honey bees enrich its composition of nitrogen compounds. In spite of a small content (less than 1%), they are very important to the functioning of the body. Proteins in this healthful product like the plant got there from plants and animals – from the body of bees.
In addition, honey is a supplier of many essential amino acids. They attach to the productspecific flavor and medicinal properties. Among the amino acids contained in honey, the most famous and useful are:
The Quality of honey depends on the number of enzymes. It is the protein compounds that are involved in the absorption of nutrients and starts the metabolism. In addition, the enzymes of honey speed up aging. They contribute to changes in color, transparency and density, so when heated the product is dark, cloudy and candy. The main honey enzymes are lipase, catalase, amylase, invertase. They break down sucrose, promote the assimilation of minerals.
Honey is acidic due to the presence of organic and inorganic acids. Most of all it contains lactic, citric and malic. There are also gluconic, succinic, oleic and other acids. Quality products are few of them, so they bring only benefits. But when heated, as well as in fermented honey, increased the amount of acetic acid.
The Therapeutic properties of honey is also due to the presence of specific substances, which in small amounts of healing for the body. It is the alkaloids, nicotine, quinine, caffeine, morphine. They can reduce pain, calm the nervous system, regulate the operation of vessels. In addition, this product contains essential oils, tannins, volatile. It also discovered antimicrobial compounds that can resist even the bacteria anthrax, brucellosis, or dysentery.
Honey contains bioactive compounds that improve the body tone and accelerate regeneration of tissues. It includes also aromatic and coloring substances that provide the color and smell of the nectar.
Of what it is, few people think of buying such an unusual product. Honey usually has a yellowish tint, but the nectar of some plants may be almost transparent. And then he thick white. This honey could be obtained from the nectar of acacia, clover, willowherb, lime, raspberry. A colorless product is considered to be very valuable and useful. You can also make a regular honey white, mixing it with Royal jelly.
But the most popular, especially abroad, artificially prepared white honey. What is this product? Most often, it is whipped in a blender sugared honey. If you whip it for about 30 minutes – it will acquire a white color and a creamy consistency. Its composition remains the same, changing only the color due to the enrichment with oxygen.
But there are varieties of white honey, which are not part of those nutrients, which is famous for natural honey. For example, nectar, formed by bees, fed with sugar syrup.
What does it consist Of? After all, this color is quite unusual for honey. It can be natural. This product is produced when bees collect pollen from flowers, and honeydew – sweet selection of plants. Honeydew honey has a greenish color. Its composition does not differ almost from usual. But it contains more minerals, so it is considered healthier. In addition, green honey may be after mixing with propolis. In this case, increase its antibacterial, wound healing and immunostimulatory properties.
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