2024 STOCK JUST IN. Filled fresh from the drum last week and on sale now. This is the final batch of this honey, once it is gone we will be discontinuing it.
Equal to 10+ TA MGO 263 manuka honey.
In August 2019 this honey won a Two-Star Great Taste Award from the UK Guild of Fine Food. Known as the "oscars" of the fine food world, thousands of food products enter the annual Great Taste awards but only very few win two-star awards.
Description
227g net weight in a glass jar
- The world's first bioactive orange blossom honey. A tastier and affordable alternative to manuka honey.
- Lab certified antibacterial Total Activity of 10.0 (see certificate).
- Equal to TA 10+ MGO 263 manuka honey which costs up to £40 a jar.
- From bees feeding on organic orange tree plantations in Veracruz, Mexico, which produces some of the world's best oranges.
- A delicious batch from the best orange blossom honey crop in Mexico since 2008.
- Raw (unpasteurised), none of the pollen has been filtered out
- Certified organic GB-ORG-04
- Set with a soft citrus aroma and a rich orange flavour
Judges from the UK Guild of Fine Food who awarded this honey a Two-Star Great Taste Award described it:
"Utterly intoxicating aroma of summer orange blossoms, this honey is a marvel of flavour. The sweetness is rather low level but that is a good thing to allow the deep, long lasting floral flavour to really come through."
Read on for more details about the origin, taste and uses of this honey.
Origin
The first oranges were brought to Mexico by Spanish settlers in the 16th century. Today, the tropical state of Veracruz on the Atlantic coast of Mexico produces over half of all Mexico's oranges.
This honey is produced from bees feeding on the organic orange plantations of Veracruz, Mexico.
The orange tree (scientific name Citrus sinensis) is an evergreen flowering tree which grows to a height of 9-10m. It has oval leaves 4-10cm long.
Orange blossom honey with a pollen count of 40% is considered exceptional. This honey comes from the best orange blossom honey crop in Mexico since 2008. It has a pollen count of an incredible 57%!
Taste
Tasting notes: Citrus, fruity with a rich orange flavour
Texture: Set with fine crystals
Aroma: Aromatic, of soft citrus
Sweetness: light
This honey tastes delicious straight from the spoon, over toast or porridge, or with good quality yoghurt, fresh cream or ice-cream. It can be used in cooking just like orange blossom water, or where a citrus aroma is required.
Uses
In accordance with EU directive 1924/2006 we are unable to make any health claim about any of our honeys. The information given below is either background information about the plants from which our honey comes, or anecdotal based on customer reviews. It should not be inferred from the plant properties that this honey automatically possesses the same qualities or provides the same benefits as the plant.
This honey has a laboratory certified antibacterial Total Activity rating of 10. This means that it is equal to a 10% antibacterial solution.
It can be consumed like any other honey or applied on the skin in small amounts.
A 2011 study by the University of Queretaro, Mexico, studied the antioxidant and antibacterial properties of 14 different Mexican honeys. It found that:
- Orange blossom honey had the highest phenolic (antioxidant) capacity of all 14 honeys.
- When tested against food poisoning bacteria strains Listeria, Straph A and Salmonella, orange blossom honey was found to be the most effective among the 14 honeys tested.
Oranges also contain bergapten, which promotes colour and pigmentation in the skin, to avoid it becoming damaged by sunlight.
This honey can be used like ordinary honey but is best taken as a teaspoon of this honey mixed into a glass of cool or warm (not hot) water and drunk three times a day on an empty stomach.