FLOWER - CONIFERS HONEY GREEK SELECTED

FLOWER - CONIFERS HONEY GREEK SELECTED 970gr.

Greek honey of unsurpassed value!
Strictly selected Greek product
Producer: Mr. Amaxas Antonios, Nea Manolada, Ilia,

Honey is considered a treasure of health and strength .
Its value has been appreciated since antiquity.
Honey is an organic product. It comes from nectar.
which bees collect from the calyxes of various
flowers or from the secretions of honey-bearing trees or insects.
By the influence of gastric juices and enzymes, as well as
various processes of the insect is completely denatured and
ultimately turns into this valuable product, honey.
This property of the bee is characterized as unique.
and it justifiably arouses admiration.

Honey is a nutritious, beneficial, and readily digestible
food . It contains, in addition to sugars, enzymes, amino acids,
mineral salts, vitamins, colorings and flavorings
substances, formic acid which is an active antiseptic.
It keeps for a long time under proper storage conditions.

If we now add the deliciousness and the exquisiteness
aroma , we can argue that honey is
element of a proper diet and contributes to
maintaining good human health.
It can be considered as food and medicine ,
since it has been known since ancient times that it has
antimicrobial and therapeutic properties .

Types of honey:

• Thyme: Crystallizes in 6-18 months.
• Orange: It crystallizes in 1-2 months and turns whitish.
• Sunflower: Crystallizes in 1-2 months and turns yellowish.
• Heather (sousourisio): Crystallizes in 1-2 months and becomes reddish.
• Chestnut: Mixture of honeydew and nectar. Slightly bitter, has a strong aroma. Crystallizes in 1.5-2 years.
• Cotton: It crystallizes quickly in 1-2 months and turns whitish.
• Polycomb: Dark in color. Its taste is not pleasant. It is suitable for mixing with other honeys.
• Acacia: Crystallizes slowly, after about a year.
• Pine honey: 65% of the total production in Greece. It is not particularly sweet, which is why it is liked (it has a low sugar concentration). It does not crystallize and has fewer calories.
• Fir: One of the best honeys. It remains liquid.

(Information from melissokomia.com,vita.gr)