Yes. Capilano honey is 100% pure Australian honey. There's absolutely nothing added, it's just as nature intended.
– 100% Pure Australian Organic Raw Honey –
Smooth, sweet and fragrant, Capilano Organic Raw Honey is just as nature intended, made by Aussie bees that have foraged native eucalypt and ground flora in Australia's pristine national parks and forests.
If you have the choice between raw honey vs regular honey, raw honey is a better choice for health, taste, bees and the environment. Organic Honey: Organic honey is produced from the pollen of organically grown plants, and without chemical miticides to treat the bees.
Capilano's premium, bioactive Manuka honey has a rich, smooth, caramel taste. Squeeze the bioactive goodness of Capilano Active Manuka honey into your daily cup of tea, coffee, smoothies, yoghurt or cereal, or simply enjoy by the spoonful.
No. Capilano honey is pure Australian honey and does not have anything added to it, meaning it does not contain added sugars of any type.
Yes, Capilano honey is 100% pure Australian honey. There's absolutely nothing added, it's just as nature intended. Read on to discover a few of our FAQs about our honey.
Generally, there's no advantage to substituting honey for sugar in a diabetes eating plan. Both honey and sugar will affect your blood sugar level. Honey is sweeter than granulated sugar, so you might use a smaller amount of honey for sugar in some recipes.
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Active Manuka Honey is today prized for its health supporting properties, and widely studied for its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects.
Authentic Australian Manuka honey is one of nature's sweetest superfoods and to us here at Capilano, a national treasure.
Add water to it and swirl clockwise. If it forms a hexagonal honeycomb texture, it is pure honey. Sticks to the thumb – Place a drop of honey on your thumb. If it doesn't stick and drips away, it is not pure.
Manuka honey is sort of the crème de la crème of the raw honey world, as it contains a significantly higher concentration of potent nutritional, anti-viral, and healing properties. Produced in New Zealand by bees that pollinate the native manuka bush, this type of honey is potent in both taste and nutritional content.
Pure honey, when exposed to any kind of heat or flame should remain unburned. To perform this test, try dipping a matchstick/cotton bud in honey and then light it. If it burns, that means the quality of your honey is pure.
The investigation followed allegations in the media that a number of honey products including Capilano's 'Allowrie' honey, labelled 'pure' and '100% honey' were adulterated with sugar syrup. The allegations were based on results arising from a testing process known as Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) testing.
Proudly Australian made and owned, Capilano was started in 1953 by brothers Tim and Bert Smith, with strong values to support local beekeepers. Today, this proud tradition continues with Capilano supporting more than 800 Aussie beekeeping families.
Testing pure honey with heat
Dip a cotton swab in your honey and carefully light it with a match. If it catches, or starts bubbling and caramelizing, you probably have pure honey.
Ratings result
Capilano was rated four stars for taste, packaging convenience, texture & consistency, variety & range and overall satisfaction, with three stars for value for money.
The term 100% honey means the honey hasn't been blended with corn syrup or other additives, as opposed to filtered unfiltered.
Raw honey — comes straight from the hive and is available in filtered or unfiltered forms. Regular honey — pasteurized and may contain added sugars. Pure honey — pasteurized but contains no added ingredients.
1. Manuka. Manuka Honey comes from New Zealand. It is harvested from the blooms of Manuka trees that grow abundantly there.
Daily consumption of honey has a beneficial effect on the level of antioxidant compounds in the body that can fight excess cholesterol. Research shows that the antioxidants contained in honey can prevent arteries from narrowing.
Therefore, honey, as it has anti-inflammatory activity, may contribute positively to the prevention of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases particularly in case honey mixed with other healthy foods.
"Honey's advantages over sugar include a slightly lower glycemic index (i.e. it doesn't affect your blood-sugar levels as much)," Dr. Dixon says. "It also contains more vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants, such as calcium, potassium, vitamin C, zinc, phenolic acids, and flavonoids."