Useful properties and contraindications of kandyk honey

Honey from the Siberian plant kandyk is found on store shelves and markets less and less. The thing is that the honey plant is gradually disappearing.

This honey, unfortunately, belongs to the rarest varieties.... And he helped to restore their health for sure for many.

This variety is interesting in taste and composition, and the kandyk itself is a medicinal plant. The product belongs to "white" honey, because after crystallization it acquires this color.

Taste and color of kandyk honey

Fresh pumped honey from kandyk dark. After crystallization it changes color - it becomes white, like baked milk.

The aroma is delicate, the taste is sweet, pleasant, without bitterness. Like any flower honey this variety in terms of taste and aroma is beyond praisel. Children eat it with pleasure as a delicacy. At the same time, beneficial properties perform a positive function for the body.

A long period leaves a pleasant aftertaste. After sugaring easy to scoop up with a spoon.

Ingredients: vitamins and minerals

Kandyk honey is rich in easily digestible carbohydrates. It contains a lot of fructose, glucose (75% of the total composition).

Fatty acids are absent... Iron, calcium, manganese, zinc, copper, iodine - mainly these trace elements and minerals are found in it.

It contains vitamins C, E, K, and other B vitamins.

Beneficial features

Kandyk honey is especially useful in the off-season when there is a lack of nutrients in the products.

This variety helps to restore strength after overworkand also soothes the nervous system. Therefore, it would be good to eat a teaspoon of this treat before bed.

Honey has a rejuvenating effect... It helps the liver, kidneys, heart, pancreas. It also nourishes the skin with beneficial substances, preventing its premature aging.

Besides, honey is used in cosmetology... Masks, which include this variety, make the skin of the face fresh, and the hair - strong. The product has well-pronounced anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties that help to heal wounds.

Its restorative effect is manifested in the rapid restoration of energy balance, increased immunity.

Contraindications and harm

Kandyk honey is not recommended for allergy sufferers on pollen or beekeeping products, as well as children under three years old.

In small quantities, up to 30 g per day, can be eaten by pregnant women, insulin dependent people, adolescents.

Others can enjoy the product with pleasure, eating up to 100 g per day. It is better to do this in the morning on an empty stomach or before going to bed in the evening.

About honey plant

The melliferous plant of this honey is the kandyk bulb.It grows at the foot of the mountains, in coniferous and mixed forests. Found in the Caucasus, Siberia, Kazakhstan, Altai.

Types of kandyk:

• Siberian (white with a pink tint, blooms for 2 weeks);
• sayan (purple-pink tones);
• Caucasian (blooms for 3 weeks).

As you can see, nectar collection period - within a month... During this time, the bees need to work hard. The flower gives off a lot of nectar. But due to the short period from the beginning to the end of flowering (from April to May), it is still not possible to produce a lot of honey.

Storage conditions

The beneficial properties of kandyk honey are not lost after crystallization. First it stored at above-zero temperature from 14 to 18 degrees. Crystallized loves a mode from +4 to +7.

Low temperatures have a detrimental effect on the structure and availability of vitamins... The storage place can be a balcony, basement, other room. It is not necessary to heat honey after sugaring, since above 40 heat it loses its properties. This product also reacts poorly to subzero temperatures (below 30 degrees) - useful properties are lost.

Relative humidity - 60%, dark place - conditions for long-term storage.

What are the main diseases it treats?

Kandyk honey helps with pancreatitis, epilepsy, tachycardia, hepatitis and cystitis.

He strengthens the body's immune system by saturation with vitamins and minerals. The product is useful for gastritis, ulcers, and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Normalization of metabolism - also a consequence of its regular use.

Kandyk honey with medicines fights against anemia, atherosclerosis.

Growing in ecologically clean places, the honey plant produces nectar from which natural and tasty honey is obtained. This product is rightly appreciated by lovers of healthy food. His flaw (a small amount compared to other types of honey) is compensated by beneficial properties for the human body.