Studies show that we are bombarded with fake honey. So now, we offer you 10 tricks which will help you to see whether the honey is fake or natural. Usually, you will need to undertake a thorough and detailed analysis in order to confirm whether the honey is natural. However, now we offer your several easy tricks which will be enough for you and will help you see what type of honey you have bought.
1. Read the contents
First of all, you need to read the contents and see which ingredients it contains. You need to make sure that it doesn`t contain additives. The contents and their percentage by a certain amount have to be listed by the producer.
2. Caramelizing
You can also do a simple test. Put a few teaspoons of honey in a bowl and then heat it to a high temperature. If the honey is natural it will get caramelized but if not, it will become foamy.
3. Natural honey is not sticky
Another good test which you can do is to take a little bit of honey and to rub it between the fingers. If the honey is natural, the skin will easily absorb it. If the honey is fake on the other hand, it will remain sticky. It is so due to the sugar it contains as well as the artificial sweeteners.
4. Bee- trick
The trick with bees is also interesting and efficient one. We know that ants do not touch real honey which is produced by bees. So, you can put a little bit of honey in a corner. If ants pass by it, you can be sure that your honey is natural.
5. Paper
You can use the paper in order to see if the honey contains water. Put a little bit of honey on a paper. If the honey is natural, it won`t break the paper after a while. But if it`s fake, it will tear up the paper due to the water that it has in its composition.
6. Egg yolks
If the honey is natural, the yolk will look like cooked when mixed with it. So try it and mix one egg with a little bit of honey.
7. Crystallization
Natural honey crystallizes with time. The fake one, even after a lot of time keeps its composition and it looks like syrup.
8. Water with honey
This trick is maybe the easiest one which helps us indicate whether the honey is natural or fake. When put in water, the natural honey falls to the bottom while the fake one melts.
9. Honey on bread
Try this trick and put some honey on a piece of bread. If the honey is natural, the bread will remain hard. If it`s fake, it will only dampen the surface of the bread due to the large amount of water which it contains.
10. Tingling in the mouth
The natural honey causes tingling in the mouth while the fake one has no effect at all.
