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How to Identify Fake Honey: Honey is beneficial for health, but fake honey is also available in the market. Know the easy ways to identify pure honey and avoid adulterated honey.

How to Identify Fake Honey: Honey is considered a treasure of health. From Ayurveda to modern nutrition , honey is said to be very beneficial for increasing immunity , reducing weight and preventing diseases. But nowadays, the quality of all honey available in the market is not real. Fake honey can cause harm to the body instead of benefit.

Health expert Dr. Bimal Chhajed says that people think that they are taking pure honey, but often sugar syrup or chemicals are mixed in it . It is important to identify this, so that health remains safe. So let us know the easy ways to identify fake and real honey.

Identify with water test

• Add a teaspoon of honey to a glass of water
• Real honey will settle down and dissolve slowly
• Fake honey will dissolve immediately in water because it is mixed with sugar or syrup

Test with a matchstick

• Put some honey on a cotton bud or matchstick and light it
• Pure honey will burn easily because it contains less moisture
• Adulterated honey will not burn because it contains water or syrup

Pay attention to the texture and taste

• Real honey is thick, smooth and stays the same for a long time
• Fake honey is usually thin and crystallises or breaks into different layers when stored for a long time
• Real honey always smells of natural flowers in taste while fake honey tastes like sweet syrup

Check the label and brand

• While buying, make sure to look for FSSAI mark and purity certificate on the pack
• Always buy honey from trusted and well-known brands
• Honey that is very cheap and on offer may often be adulterated
• Harmful effects of fake honey

Sudden increase in blood sugar level

• Can increase the risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease
• Can cause digestive problems and weakened  immunity

As much as honey is beneficial for health, it is equally important that it is pure . Fake honey can harm the body . Therefore, always learn to identify real honey and buy it only from the right brand .