Honey has been well-known for thousands of years for its health benefits, being used as a natural remedy in the Ancient Egypt. It is the most powerful natural energizer, as it contains carbohydrates, fructose and glucose and due to its composition, it can successfully replace sugar.
Another advantage of honey consumption is the antibacterial effect that it has on both internal and external problems of the human body. Honey helps to heal gastritis and to strengthen the immune system, protecting the body against seasonal allergies. When it comes to external use, honey is a great ingredient that hydrates the skin and also heals wounds.
Honey can be polyphloral, made of several types of flowers or single-flower, made of one type of flower, the taste being different depending on this. Also, the color of the honey may vary from white to dark brown. One important thing to know is that natural honey crystallizes, the only exception being the acacia honey. To check the honey’s quality, insert a spoon into the jar and then rinse it. If the honey flows uninterruptedly from the spoon, it means that you have chosen a honey of superior quality.
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The benefits of honey are multiple, so it’s time to start using as much of this product as you can, whether for its internal or external . Attention, it’s essential that honey to be natural! Most of the time, honey that can be found in every supermarket is subjected to several filtration processes that remove nutrients, so it has a clear consistency. Natural honey is non-infiltrated, with a milky consistency. Also, you may find on the bottom of the jar some small pollen residues.
If you want to buy natural honey and you don’t know where from, we recommend you a few small producers of honey that you will find in the Transylvanian region:
- Colțul Românesc – www.coltulromanesc.ro
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The price of a 280g honey jar starts from 15 lei, and may vary depending on the type of honey. In addition to classical assortments, you can also enjoy their specialties: honey with coffee, aniseed honey or ginger honey. All these types of honey are produces on the Barcăului Valley.
- Prisaca Transilvania - www.prisacatransilvania.ro
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This honey is produced in Cluj, and the price of a jar containing 250g starts from 11,99 lei. Here you can find one of the most distinct Romanian honey specialties, such as raspberry honey, mint honey and also many other local dishes.
- Stupina Avram – www.dapis.ro
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At Stupina Avram, you can enjoy a unique honey assortment, sunflower honey, which is extremely important for the human body, because it contains lecithin in its pure form. The price of a jar of 250g of this honey is 8 lei.
For a healthy body, it is recommended that we eat at least two teaspoons of honey each morning, but be careful not to pour it into a hot beverage, because it may lose its nutrients.
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