Honey

Of lately, the previous posts which I had written were not so good. When I read them again after few days, I realize that I never liked reading them. I was reading a newspaper today which read a certain news & then I realized the purity of the writings on my blog. I thought, 'some of my posts might just be a time pass but at least they are unadulterated.

Everything nowadays available in the market is adulterated. What we think is the most natural & pure thing turns out to be the most impure.

According to the study by the center for science & environment, most honey brands which are marketed contain various types &; amounts of antibiotics. Chronic intake of such Honey causes resistance to antibiotics when taken for treatment of various infections.

Most of the Indian companies as well as 2 foreign companies which produce Honey have their products adulterated by various antibiotics. The companies give various antibiotics to the beehives in order to prevent infections in them. Hence the honey produced from such antibiotic fed beehives contain antibiotics. Chronic use of such honey can produce liver damage & various blood related disorders.

Honey for export quality is subjected to stringent tests including the antibiotic tests. The rejected lot is not destroyed but marketed into the domestic market. Such antibiotic tests are not included in the Indian regulations.

The various types of antibiotics detected are Oxytetracycline, Chloramphenicol, Ampicillin, Enrofloxacin, Ciprofloxacin, Erythromycin.

Honey is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. It gets sweetness from the monosaccharides  fructose & sucrose & has the same relative sweetness as that of sugar. It has attractive chemical properties for baking & has distinctive flavor & hence many people prefer honey over sugar & other sweeteners. Most microorganisms do not grow in honey because of its low water content. But many dormant endospores  of the bacterium Clostridium Botulinum which can be dangerous to infants as endospores can transform into toxin producing bacteria causing hazards in infants.

Properties:-

1. Honey has many good properties also. It has nutraceutical & antioxidant properties. This property has been implicated in reducing the damage in the colon during colitis.
2. Used for the treatment of common cold, coughs & sore throat.
3. It known to boost the immune system in humans.
4. If consumed in the morning with lukewarm  lemon water, is known to reduce weight.

Hence honey is known to have many good properties also. But with such adulterated honey, good properties????????