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Can honey and then deteriorate?

Мед – смачний і лікувальний продукт.

It is often used in the preparation of desserts and alcoholic beverages.

Many questions arise about the shelf life.

Can spoil honey?

If before you natural nectar, is not diluted, it can be stored virtually forever.

Virtually unlimited shelf life due to product content in it:

• hydrogen peroxide;
• glucose oxidase;
• gluconic acid.

Thanks to a composition of honey hydrogen peroxide in the bee nectar acidic pH, equal 3.

In this environment, not living bacteria and mold will not start.

That is why honey can be stored for a long time.

So if you think, whether to buy a large amount of product, the answer is clear: So.

After several months of storage honey tsukruyetsya, but this does not affect its medicinal properties.

Note, that unlimited shelf life is only natural product.

1. Why honey does not spoil?
2. Why fermented honey?

Why honey does not spoil?

This is due to the enzymes, producing glands of bees. These enzymes almost all bacteria in honey hybnut.

But sometimes it happens, honey begins to ferment. This product can be used in food, but fermentation is due to the presence of nectar yeast.

Subsequently nectar is converted into zahravshyy mead.

Why fermented honey?

This is due to high moisture content in it. Probably, in honey is exposed to water, in addition, product preferably stored in a sealed container.

Honey itself is hygroscopic and can absorb water from the air.

To avoid this, butyl nylon cover lid.

Natural product never deteriorates. This was proved by excavations.

The work of archaeologists in one of the tombs with the pharaoh was discovered product with amber color and sweet taste.

Studies have shown, it honey, which lay in the crypt for centuries. Moreover, its properties and taste remain the same.

If you want to, in order to purchase honey persisted for a long time, check its quality by simple experiments.

Availability nectar starch, chalk and flour reduces the battery life.