Tests recently conducted for Food Safety News found that approximately 75% of honey sold in the U.S. has no pollen content, and therefore is not REAL honey, this according to FindLaw.com.
Honey can have many medicinal properties, but ONLY if there is pollen content. These medicinal properties include antioxidants as well as anti-allergenic aspects, esp if you get honey produced in the region in which you live. However, with these new findings it appears that honey without this nurturing pollen is simply a sweetener, nothing more. Honey without pollen can even be harmful to you, as the pollen in honey is a major tool for identifying the geographic location of production. Recently, according to this article in FindLaw.com, India and China dumped contaminated honey into the North American and European markets, but because there was no pollen in the honey, it was impossible to identify the exact geographical location from whence the honey came until it was too late.
So where do you find honey with pollen in order to ensure you and your family's safety as well as health? Well most natural food stores will carry honey with pollen content, including places like Trader Joe's and Whole Foods, but also your local farmer's market will have LOCAL honey which is best for you anyway, and you will also be supporting you local small businesses if you buy at a farmer's market.
Here is another great article about this issue that I found on Care2: http://www.care2.com/causes/what-passes-for-honey-on-u-s-shelves.html?page=1
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