Honey
Honey is a valuable beekeeping product. At its core, it is the nectar processed in the goiter of honey bees. There are many classifications of honey. So, according to the type of plants from which the nectar is obtained, they distinguish linden, buckwheat, acacia, melilot honey, etc. and others. They differ in color and aroma.
The ratio of BJU in the product
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The consistency of honey is liquid and crystallized. Fresh liquid honey, immediately after pumping out of the honeycomb. It can have different degrees of viscosity, depending on the amount of water in it and the ambient temperature. Crystallized honey is formed naturally from liquid honey, the rate of formation of sugar crystals depends on the type of honey plant.
Up to 80% of honey is made up of carbohydrates - fructose, glucose (monosaccharides) and sucrose. The glucose content is 31 - 37%, it crystallizes the fastest. Most of all in honey is fructose - fruit sugar, its share is 38 - 43%. Sucrose is a disaccharide, in honey its percentage is low - only 2%, since most of this carbohydrate is broken down by the enzyme invertase into monosaccharides. To preserve this composition and properties of honey, it is not recommended to store it for more than 1 year.
The benefits of honey
The useful properties of honey are determined by the vitamins A, C, E, PP, H, group B, a number of trace elements (copper, cobalt, manganese, iron, potassium, etc.), organic and inorganic acids, aromatic substances, phytoncides.
Such a complex composition has a complex effect on the body; its beneficial properties have long been used in traditional medicine recipes. Honey has a positive effect on the functioning of many internal organs, stimulates the body's immune defenses, and has a bactericidal effect. It is known about the property of honey to prevent premature aging and restore strength.
The benefits of honey are in its tonic, tonic effect on the body. It can be used to treat diseases of the kidneys, cardiovascular system, liver and biliary tract, digestive tract, burns and wounds.
For colds, many recipes for traditional medicine are based on the use of antiseptic, antibacterial, immunostimulating and diaphoretic properties of honey.
The rejuvenating properties of honey are used in cosmetology, it is included in masks, skin care creams, and massage is done with honey. Honey effectively removes increased dryness and flaking of the skin, retains fluid in it, smoothes wrinkles.
The high calorie content of honey allows you to quickly recover from serious illness or strenuous sports competitions. Honey helps to sleep with insomnia.
Honey harm
The use of honey causes dental caries just as often as sugar, this is facilitated by the sticky consistency of the product and its saturation with carbohydrates. So, after consuming honey, dentists recommend rinsing your mouth thoroughly, and better to brush your teeth.
The high content of "light" carbohydrates overloads the work of the pancreas, and can become one of the provoking factors in the development of diabetes mellitus.
The harm of honey for people with an allergic predisposition has a justification, because this complex mass with biologically active substances always contains an admixture of enzymes from the pharyngeal glands of bees and pollen grains. In allergy sufferers, honey causes conditions of various severity - from an allergic skin rash to anaphylactic shock.
The calorie content of honey, depending on the variety, ranges from 304 to 415 kcal per 100 g of product, these figures characterize the product as high-calorie. Due to the high calorie content of honey, they are not recommended to be abused by persons with a tendency to be overweight, since in this case the excess of calories will turn into body fat. A day for an adult, 60-100 g of honey is enough, divided into 4-5 doses, for children the permissible amount of the product is half.
Experts recommend not adding honey to hot tea, but eating it from a spoon with a bite. Hot water destroys many of the nutrients in this product. In addition, there is evidence of the dangers of honey in hot tea. According to some reports, in this case, carcinogenic substances are formed from honey.
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