Honey is one of the favorite delicacies obtained naturally from bees. Everyone knows that in addition to taste, it has healing properties. It is widely used in industry, traditional medicine and cooking.
The composition and beneficial properties of honey
Bee honey is a food product that is partially digested in the goiter of a honey insect.
It has the following composition:
- About 20% water.
- 80% carbohydrates (fructose, sucrose, glucose).
- Folic acid.
- A-carotene.
- Vitamins: K, C, E, B1, B2, B6.
The composition tells us about its healing properties. The components of this product make it very useful.
Useful properties that affect the body:
- Antitoxic - positive effect on metabolism and metabolism in the liver. Used in cases of poisoning.
- Anti-inflammatory - the product has antimicrobial activity, and also improves blood flow and nourishes the tissues.
- It has a calming effect, improves a person’s sleep and gives energy.
- Prevention of hypertensive diseases.
- It has a therapeutic effect on the respiratory system.
- Heals ulcers, both external and internal.
How many calories in honey per 100 grams
The calorie content of this product varies from 300 to 450 calories per 100 grams. In the table you can learn about the calorie content of honey, depending on its grade, the number of calories per 100 grams of product.
| Honey variety | Calorie content |
| Bee | 329 |
| Lime | 415 |
| Dandelion | 400 |
| Walnut | 485 |
| Artificial | 315 |
| Buckwheat | 308 |
| Honey comb | 330 |
Despite its healing properties, this product is very high in calories. Its caloric content exceeds the energy value of boiled meat and fish.
Calorie honeycomb
Honeycombs are absolutely natural product, ready to eat. They, like honey, have many useful qualities and are widely used in almost all spheres of human activity. Honeycombs are saturated with carbohydrates and proteins.
Calorie honeycomb:
| Volume | Calorie content |
| 100g | 329 kcal |
| 1 teaspoon | 23 kcal |
| 1 tablespoon | 61 kcal |
Note! Honey is a strong allergen. It is not recommended for babies and pregnant women. And also honey in honeycombs is contraindicated for people with obesity and diabetes.
How many calories in a tea and tablespoon of honey
In this paragraph we will discuss the number of calories in a tea and tablespoons of the product.
If you take a fresh and liquid product, while scooping up a teaspoon without a slide, then the energy value will be equal to 30 calories. But if you take the honey is not the first freshness, but still fill a spoon with a slide, then the calorie content will be equal to 45.
What is the energy value of the product in one tablespoon? If you scoop a product with a slide, then it is equal to 150 calories, without a slide - about 100 calories.
What is the daily amount of honey safe to keep feminine forms?
Of course, with all the desire it is impossible to eat a large amount of this product, as it is too sweet and sugary.
Nutritionists have unanimously approved the daily rate for a person, it should not be more than 100 ml.
The maximum use of this product should not exceed 4-5 tablespoons per day.
As mentioned above, this substance has many healing properties. Its useful qualities extend to the preservation of youth and beauty of any woman. It gives a healthy appearance, removes salt from the body and improves blood circulation.
But the weaker sex should not overdo it in the use of this health-improving substance, because it is rather caloric. In order to keep yourself in good shape, without gaining extra pounds, women are recommended to consume no more than 50 ml of the product daily, that is, about 3-4 tablespoons.
What is more nutritious - honey or sugar?
To compare these two products in principle is not very correct, since they have completely different densities. Even a tablespoon of honey will fit much more than sugar, because it is much heavier.
Of course, honey is a little more caloric than sugar. In one teaspoon of sugar is about 20 calories, honey - about 30.
In addition to fructose and lactose in sugar, there are no other nutrients, it does not bring any significant benefits to your body. And with excess consumption, it accumulates in the body and has a harmful effect. Sugar adversely affects the teeth, pancreas and disrupts metabolism. While honey normalizes all this.
If there is a choice between the use of these two products, by all means choose honey. It is much healthier, more natural and even tastier!
How to determine the quality of honey
Important in this food product is the quality. The better it is, the more healing properties it contains and the more pleasant it tastes.
It is possible to determine its quality by several criteria:
- Viscosity. This product is rather malleable, fake - it flows down on any surface very quickly and easily.
- Aroma. The smell should be very fragrant and pleasant. Honey with the addition of sugar does not smell.
- Consistency. In a natural product, it is delicate and thin, it is easily rubbed into the skin or pounded between the fingers of a person. The fake is rather coarse and lumps appear when rubbed.
- Colour. Natural, without additives, it is transparent, despite its variety. The unreal product has a hazy shade, and sometimes you can see precipitation.
- Foam on the surface. Her presence tells us that there is water in the composition.
- Weight. Genuine product is quite heavy. A 1 liter can should weigh approximately 1.6 kg.
In addition to these criteria, quality can be determined in several ways at home:
- dissolve the product in hot water, this honey will not remain sediment;
- it is possible to add a few drops of ordinary iodine to the substance, if it turns blue, then it tells us that it contains impurities: starch or flour;
- you can add a little vinegar to the beekeeping product, if there is foam or bubbles, honey certainly has impurities;
- the easiest way: put a piece of bread in honey. If the product is genuine, then the bread will become hard; if not, it will soften.
Summing up, we can say that honey is a valuable and healing product.
Its presence in the diet, as an adult, and a child is simply required.
Of course, if there are no contraindications. The most important thing - you need to choose a quality product and do not overdo it with its use!
And a few words about the benefits of honey - in the next video.
