The Correct Way to Store Honey

Honey is honey collected by bees and made of plant nectar after repeated brewing, although due to high osmotic pressure and rich in antibacterial substances and no strict shelf life, but if stored improperly or taken improperly honey is also very easy to deteriorate, and honey once deteriorated can no longer continue to eat, let’s take a look at the correct storage method of honey!

1. Storage containers

Honey is rich in acidic substances such as organic acids. In fact, the pH value of honey is between 3 and 4. Therefore, it cannot be stored in metal containers such as copper and iron for a long time. Otherwise, honey is easy to deteriorate in advance due to oxidation reaction. The best containers for long-term storage of honey are ceramic containers and glass containers. In addition, clean and non-toxic plastic containers are also suitable for storing honey.

2. Storage environment

Honey should be stored in a cool, dry, ventilated environment, and strictly sealed to avoid mixing moisture and microorganisms in the air. In addition, honey should not be stored with garlic and other foods that are easy to smell, otherwise it may affect the taste of honey. It is not allowed to store honey and pesticides and other toxic substances or other unsanitary things together.

3. Correct use

Do not open the honey storage at will, if you must use a dry and sanitary spoon, in life some people will spoon clean after not drying directly take honey, the result is often honey due to mixed moisture and early deterioration, in addition to honey after taking immediately re-sealed, otherwise it is easy to absorb moisture in the air and early deterioration.

4. Precautions

• Honey is acidic (pH between 3 and 4), so honey can not be stored in metal containers, long-term storage of honey is best to use ceramic containers and glass containers.
• honey can be stored for a long time thanks to honey rich in antibacterial substances and internal osmotic pressure is extremely high, if the antibacterial environment of honey is destroyed, it will soon deteriorate.
• honey must avoid mixing with water when taken, once mixed with water honey will soon deteriorate, the reason is mixed with water will destroy the antibacterial environment of honey.