Dilution with glucose-fructose syrup: This increases volume and reduces production costs.
Premature harvest: Removing honey from the hive too early speeds up production, but results in higher water content and lower quality.
In both cases, what ends up on store shelves doesn’t meet the standards of natural honey.
Can you spot fake honey at home?
We searched the internet to discover the most popular honey authenticity tests. Here are our results and their reliability:
🧻 1. The Napkin Test
Claim: Real honey stays put; fake honey spreads and forms a wet ring.
Reality: Sometimes reliable. It checks water content, but liquid honeys like acacia honey can spread even when they’re real. Don’t rely solely on this test.
