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Useful properties and contraindications of rapeseed honey
Rape honey belongs to "white honey", because after pumping it has a creamy white color, and after crystallization - even lighter... There is a mixed opinion about rapeseed honey. On the one hand, it contains a unique amount and combination of nutrients. On the other hand, rapeseed (honey plant) in the west is grown from GMO seeds.
Scientists conducted an experiment: took samples of this sort of honey from different parts of the world, including honey taken from GMO pollen. According to the results of various tests, it turned out that honey contains up to 0.4% pollen. Therefore, scientists believe that honey cannot be classified as GMO products. The benefits and dangers of this type of honey when used for medicinal purposes can be found below.
Taste and color of rapeseed honey
Rape honey is similar in color to sweet clover... After pumping, it acquires a light amber color, almost white. After crystallization looks like whipped cream or ice cream with a pink or yellow tint. Scent nice, a little harsh. The taste is pronounced. It's sweet, even sugary. Slightly bitter. The aftertaste lasts for a long time. It dissolves poorly in water, so tea with honey can be "bitten" and not diluted.
Crystallizes very quickly - 3-4 weeks after pumping.
After sugaring, its structure is coarse, the color becomes almost white.
It is easy to confuse rapeseed honey with sweet clover honey. They are similar in color, but different in taste. Rapeseed honey has no vanilla aroma.
Ingredients: vitamins and minerals
Rape honey is one of the few that contains as much glucose as fructose in its composition. therefore diabetic patients are better off using other types of honeywhere the fructose content is higher. But the composition and proportion of elements changes depending on weather and climatic conditions. Another distinctive feature of this variety is that it contains a high water content - up to 20%, so it quickly turns sour under improper storage conditions.
The composition is as follows:
| Compound | % |
|---|---|
| Fructose | 39 |
| Glucose | 38 |
| Water, polysaccharides, sucrose, ash, organic acids, other substances | 23 |
This honey contains about three hundred minerals and trace elements., including boron, manganese, copper, iron, zinc, fluorine, iodine, chromium, potassium and others.
The presence of essential amino acids give this variety more value. It contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C), B vitamins, vitamin K and E, and others.
High-calorie honey. 100 g of the product contains 320 calories.
Beneficial features
Rapeseed honey is recommended for the treatment of blood diseases, and for cardiovascular diseases.
Like all types of honey, it helps with colds and viral infections, and other respiratory diseases. For prevention, take two tablespoons a day - on an empty stomach in the morning, and also in the evening before bedtime.
Honey is useful for physical and mental stress, since its calorie content helps to restore strength in the shortest possible time. It helps against fatigue and surprises with its antiseptic and antibacterial properties. This type of honey heals wounds faster than special medications prescribed by doctors. It restores, normalizes the intestinal microflora, successfully helps to fight against gum disease.
This type of honey able to remove salts of heavy metals.
Contraindications and harm
Due to the fact that rapeseed honey is high in calories with a specific taste and aroma, it overeating can cause nausea, and persistent overeating can cause allergies... Therefore, it is better to limit its use for an adult to 100 g per day, for a teenager - up to 40 g. Contraindications: his do not recommend taking bee products for allergy sufferers... But allergies to this type of honey are very rare. Patients with diabetes mellitus, as mentioned above, it is better to stop using it or consult a doctor first.
You can not give it to children under three years old. After consuming rapeseed honey, a feeling of fullness quickly sets in, therefore it is used in dietetics. In addition, it is used in cosmetology, medicine, and less often in cooking.
About melliferous plant - rapeseed herb
The honey plant for this type of honey is rape, a herbaceous plant. It is not widespread in our country, since it dries up the soil. In the west, it is grown in large quantities. To collect nectar, one beehive is enough for 1 hectare of sowing.
Flowering period - May June. By timing - up to 30 days. Honey productivity low: from 1 hectare of area, up to 80 kg of honey is obtained.
What is good about this honey plant is that it gives the bees the opportunity to work early, when most other honey plants are not yet blooming.
Storage conditions
Rapeseed honey is one of the few varieties that can quickly turn sour due to improper storage conditions... This is due to the presence of a high water content in its composition.
This type of honey is candied quickly, but its beneficial properties do not disappear. Better than him store at above-zero temperatures from 4 to 7 degrees, at a humidity of 60%. These are optimal conditions. In this state, the beneficial properties of honey will last for a long time. Above 40 with a plus sign and below 35 with a minus sign, they are lost. You can store it on the balcony, in the basement, in another room, subject to the temperature regime.
Glassware is preferred over food grade plastic or plastic for long term storage.
What are the main diseases it treats?
Rapeseed honey promotes the regeneration of tissues of the human body... All this is due to the presence of boron in its composition. For all pulmonary, acute respiratory diseases, it also helps.
Honey is useful for those who suffer from kidney, heart and liver diseases. Due to its antibacterial properties, it has a beneficial effect on the intestines, restoring the microflora.
People suffering from neuroses, this type of honey is useful for taking in the morning and at night. Natural stimulants and enzymes that make up the bee product help to restore the energy potential of a person.
It can be used also in the form of lotions and compresses for cuts, rheumatism... It perfectly cleanses and nourishes the skin. Therefore, in cosmetology it is used as part of some ointments and creams. Honey does not dry out the skin and clears acne and boils. With high and low blood pressure, it is also useful to take it orally.
For overweight people, he will help normalize metabolism.
Rape honey, despite the ambiguous assessment, is striking in its useful properties and requires close attention of chemical scientists, since its potential has not yet been fully explored.
