Description
Nelson Honey’s Honeydew is dark in colour, with a similar taste to golden syrup or treacle. This runny honey does not crystallise in cooler temperatures and is delicious with plain yogurt, cereal, on toast, pancakes, or in drinks (smoothies). Easy to use, great for kids!
In contrast to most other honeys, Honeydew Honey is not a floral honey. Instead it is the product of two insect types working to create a delicious and unique honey. Honeydew is only sourced in certain areas of New Zealand and if you’ve been out tramping around the South Island you will have picked up on the sweet honey smell around some Beech forests and the sound of bees, wasps and Tuis that are all drawn to the drops of Honeydew sticking out from the bark of Beech trees.
Nelson Honey mainly collect their Honeydew Honey from the pristine Nelson Lakes area inland from Nelson City where the environment is clean and natural and unaffected by pollution.
Honeydew Honey contains complex sugars called Oligosaccharides, it also contains higher levels of antioxidants compared to other floral honeys.
Ingredients
We pride ourselves on using natural ingredients in all our products so you can take advantage of all the natural goodness. Our Honeydew Honey range only contains pure New Zealand Honey sourced from the Nelson Lakes area in the top of the South Island.
Size: 500g
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Science of Honey
Honey has been used since ancient times for its special properties. Good quality honey can be high in beneficial plant compounds including antioxidants. It contains a number of nutrients (see below) and has high levels of glucose and fructose which offers a healthier alternative to refined sugar making it a great source of energy. However, the composition of a honey batch depends on the floral source(s) available to the bees that produced the honey.
Nelson Honey operates a team of beekeepers and has hives are located throughout the beautiful regions at top of the South Island of New Zealand. Hives enjoy spectacular and remote locations including Maori Bay in the Marlborough Sounds and Rainbow Station in St Arnaud.
Here at Nelson Honey we can trace our honey back to the hives they came from and our team of beekeepers maintain the health and happiness of all our bees.
Manuka Honey
There has been much research done on the components of manuka honey, leading to worldwide acclaim of this wonderful honey.
Manuka Honey is unique to New Zealand and its special benefits have been a traditional part of folklore throughout New Zealand’s settled history.
At Nelson Honey, we test all our Manuka Honey for MGO (Methylglyoxal) activity along with other chemical markers to ensure that it is authentic manuka honey. Methylglyoxal is expressed as a minimum number of mg/kg and scientific evidence has confirmed it as being a key compound that occurs naturally in Manuka honey.
Honeydew Honey
While Manuka Honey is extremely well-known for its special properties, our Honeydew Honey may also offer some excellent health benefits. It contains much higher levels of complex sugars called Oligosaccharides than nectar (or floral) honey.
Research shows Oligosaccharides are important to maintaining a healthy digestive system and work as a prebiotics support the growth of good bacteria in the gut.
Honeydew Honey also contains higher levels of antioxidants and minerals compared to other floral honeys.
Further reading
The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) offers a great source of published research about honey. Below are links to several interesting articles.
Identification and Quantitation of 2-Acetyl-1-pyrroline in Manuka Honey (Leptospermum scoparium). http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26365614
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Average Nutritional Value per 100 g
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| Energy |
1,340 kJ (320 kcal) |
| Carbohydrates |
79.6 g |
| Fats |
0 g |
| Protein |
0.4 g |
| Water |
17.10 g |
| Riboflavin (vit. B2) |
0.038 mg |
| Niacin (vit. B3) |
0.121 mg |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) |
0.068 mg |
| Vitamin B6 |
0.024 mg |
| Folate (Vit. B9) |
2 μg |
| Vitamin C |
0.5 mg |
| Calcium |
6 mg |
| Iron |
0.42 mg |
| Magnesium |
2 mg |
| Phosphorus |
4 mg |
| Potassium |
52 mg |
| Sodium |
12 mg |
| Zinc |
0.22 mg |
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Olga Oosthuizen –
The kids love it. Easy to use bottle so they are eating more honey.