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The Quality of Natural Honey

HONEY
*About & History
*Useful properties
HONEY COLOR & FLOWERS
HONEY QUALITY
BULK HONEY
PACKED HONEY
*Packing
*Marking
Ukrainian natural wildflower polyflora honey generally corresponds to the below:
Reducing sugars, % - min 65
Apparent sucrose content, % - Max 6
Humidity, % - Max 21
Hidroxymethylfurfural HMF, mg/kg - Max 20
Diastase activity (Ghote units) - Min 7
Acidity - Max 40
Difference between C13 and C13 Protein - Less than -1
C-4, % - less 5

- No antibiotics (like Penicillin, Tetracycline, Streptomycin, Biomycin, Nirofuran, Chloramphenicol).
- No pesticides (like Chlorophos, Metaphos, Carbophos).
- No signs of yeast.
- Toxic in norm.
- No mechanical admixtures.
- Radioactivity in norm, no heavy metals.

Data from laboratory's quality certificates could be provided upon request.
The technology allows to improve some of the above parameters and make them according to buyer's requirements generally acceptable.
When the destinaton is European Union (EU), the honey passes special test procedure according to EU monitoring directives.