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Offline lancelot

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Honey
« on: June 18, 2010, 01:02:41 AM »
Hi, i am confuse about honey that sell in market or on the street, whether it 100% pure or already mix with other ingredient (normally sugar & water). is there anybody can tell me how to make sure or check on this.

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Re: Honey
« Reply #1 on: June 18, 2010, 06:47:54 AM »
You could contact the manufacturer?

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Re: Honey
« Reply #2 on: June 22, 2010, 11:19:32 PM »
can but this honey i bought from my friend and he also sell in market. he told me that 100% pure but i want to make sure is it true. and if u know how to confirm it.

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Re: Honey
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2010, 03:24:16 AM »
I doubt there is a way. I have heard many years ago people selling honey cheated and added water and starch to honey to increase the volume and not lose the thickness. That can be checked adding some iodine and boiling water to honey sample. But that would not help you detect cane sugar, if present. Google for detection of sucrose in honey, perhaps there are some sources in the vastness of the web.
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Re: Honey
« Reply #4 on: November 29, 2010, 08:10:04 AM »
Hi, Im a honey chemist. Its impossible to test  a honey quality out of laboratory. You must determine a diastase or a sucrose content of honey. Honey is very cheap nowadays and its not rational to falsify it.

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