Acacia honey: useful properties and contraindications

Beekeepers move apiaries to groves where white acacia grows with the onset of warm days. In June, clusters will form on this plant from the genus Robinia, which, thanks to the bees, turn into a source of acacia honey, incredible in its useful properties and aroma.

Why is this rare product popular? What is its chemical composition? How is it useful?

Appearance

White acacia honey has a different appearance from others: it is lighter in color. It remains in the liquid state longer without sugaring for two years. Many people appreciate it for its slow crystallization, as it contributes to the rapid absorption of the body.

Attention! There is no specific bitterness on the palate. It is characterized by softness, enveloping taste, tenderness and subtlety of aroma.

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How to choose the right one?

Acacia honey is a valuable and healthy product. Beekeepers fake it more often in order to increase sales revenue. In order not to buy a useless product, consider the following:

1. A high-quality product does not stick, flows evenly and quickly, if it is lowered into it, and then a spoon is taken out.
2. There are no additives in high-quality acacia honey. This is easy to verify. A conscientious beekeeper will permit a test, which will require a teaspoon of honey. Having transferred it to a transparent dish, add 1 tsp. ethyl alcohol, and after shaking, analyze the precipitate. If it is, then starch, flour or chalk was added to the product, which is unacceptable, and if it is absent, then it is of high quality.

Where and for about how much is it for sale?

The price of acacia honey varies by region. In Moscow, a 160-gram jar with it costs 130 rubles, and a kilogram - 650. In St. Petersburg, a kilogram costs a little cheaper - an average of 600 rubles. 260 rubles are paid for a 400-gram jar of honey.

How to store?

The shelf life of ordinary honey is up to 1 year, and that of acacia honey is two years. It depends on how responsibly approached the creation of conditions for storage. It retains useful properties if the temperature in the storage place where direct sunlight does not fall is from -5 to +20 degrees Celsius. Otherwise, the crystallization process is uneven.

Tip. Do not overheat this honey. If it is heated to a temperature of more than + 40⁰С, it will lose part of vitamins and enzymes, turning into a sweet treat, and not into a medicinal product.

White acacia honey is stored in a tightly closed glass container or in a willow barrel. No one transfers it to unprocessed clay (due to moisture absorption) or plastic (due to instability to the aggressive composition of the product) dishes to prevent fermentation and spoilage.

Composition and elements

Acacia honey is a high glucose and fructose product - 36% and 41%, respectively. In other honey, fructose does not prevail over glucose. People with type 2 diabetes can eat it in moderation.

In addition to fructose and glucose, it contains vitamins A, C, PP, group B. It contains 435 trace elements useful for human health. Along with potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron and manganese, it contains organic acids (malic, citric, aldonic). Therefore, it is an ideal dessert for lovers of sweets with high acidity of the stomach, which other types of honey are contraindicated.

Another name is "baby honey." He is a hypoallergenic treat, as the pollen content is minimal. This honey rarely causes an allergic reaction in children..

In 100 grams - 288 kcal.

Beneficial features

Due to the high content of vitamin A and other biologically active substances, a natural dessert has healing properties.

• Eating it in moderation, people of all ages can make up for the deficiency of vitamins in the body in the autumn-spring period.
• Adding one teaspoon of honey in 0.1 l of water can cure enuresis in children. The resulting liquid is drunk before bedtime.
• To raise the tone of the body and help with a nervous breakdown, eat 50 grams of product per day. Eating it for a month, you can increase hemoglobin and normalize the composition of the blood.
• Promoting the rapid healing of damaged mucous membranes.
• Lowering blood pressure in people with hypertension.
• Antiseptic and wound healing properties.
• Rejuvenation of the body.
• Increased immune responses in the body.
• Strengthening the heart muscle and blood vessels.
• Improvement in diseases of the kidneys, liver.

Contraindications

Acacia honey is contraindicated in large quantities to pregnant women. It is undesirable to eat it for infants, since they have developing organs and the immune system.

Important! It is advised to introduce it into the diet of children older than three years.

It is strictly contraindicated in the following cases:

1. if a person is prone to allergies or has an increased sensitivity to this type of honey;
2. if he is completely intolerant of honey.

Daily dosage

• Children over 3 years old - 2 tsp.
• Adults - 2 tbsp. l

Application

Acacia honey has been widely used in folk medicine, cosmetology and cooking. It has an unobtrusive taste and fragrant aroma. By adding it to pastries or desserts, emphasize the taste of other ingredients. Why use it in traditional medicine and cosmetology?

In folk medicine

• Gastrointestinal tract.
  1. With complaints of frequent abdominal pain, warm water is poured into a glass and 1 tbsp is added. l acacia honey. The resulting drink is drunk twice a day: in the morning on an empty stomach and in the evening before bedtime.
  2. With gastritis and an ulcer, a medicine made from 100 grams of aloe and the same amount of acacia honey helps (take it an hour before meals in a tablespoon).
• Visual apparatus.
  1. To improve vision, dilute a tablespoon of the product in a glass of warm water. Frequency and method of application: a few drops in each eye twice a day in the morning and at night.
  2. With cataract, one teaspoon of honey is dissolved in 100 ml of water, and the eyes are buried with the resulting solution.
• The cardiovascular system.
  1. To improve the work of the heart, 200 grams of dried apricots, raisins, prunes are ground in a meat grinder. After grinding, add 200 g. honey. The medicine is taken in 1 tbsp. l thrice a day.
  2. To increase the elasticity of blood vessels, grind 2-3 cloves of garlic and a pound of lemons in a meat grinder. After that, add 250 grams of bee nectar. The drug is taken orally in a tablespoon twice a day.
• Liver. To normalize the liver, mix honey with olive oil in a ratio of 1: 1, and then add another 2 tsp. lemon juice. Dosage: 1 tsp thrice a day thirty minutes before a meal.

In cosmetology

Since white acacia honey does not thicken for 2 years, use it when carrying out cosmetic procedures (wraps, honey massage sessions). Regular use helps rejuvenate dry skin.if you prepare a mask by mixing one to one honey with olive oil.

When preparing another effective mask, take:

1. 1 tbsp. l honey.
2. 1 tsp sour cream and as much vegetable oil.
3. Mixing thoroughly, apply it to the skin of the face.
4. After 10 minutes, wash with warm water.

An egg white honey mask helps girls with oily skin. 20 minutes after application to the skin, wash it off the face with warm water.

When can it hurt?

White acacia honey should be dissolved in warm water before use. They eat it in three doses (40 at lunch, and 30% before breakfast and at night). So that the product does not lose its benefits, do not dilute it with water heated above 45⁰.

• Do not give the product to newborns and children under three years of age.
• It is contraindicated in people with complete intolerance to honey or prone to allergies.
• You can not eat it with type I diabetes.
• In no case do not eat it without measure (more than 100 grams per day) pregnant women, nursing mothers, type II diabetics. Otherwise, allergies may develop. Other unpleasant consequences: palpitations, diarrhea, destruction of tooth enamel.

Conclusion

Acacia honey is good for your health. It has many vitamins, micro and macro elements that contribute to the normal functioning of the body. Like other varieties of honey, it is contraindicated in large quantities.

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