Authentic Australian Manuka honey is one of nature's sweetest superfoods and to us here at Capilano, a national treasure.
Capilano honey is 100% pure Australian honey. There's absolutely nothing added, it's just as nature intended.
100% Australian, 100% Capilano
All Capilano honey is naturally dried by the bees and ripened in the hives.
Manuka honey, favoured for its medicinal qualities, is produced from the nectar of different species of leptospermum plants, which are native to both Australia and New Zealand.
New Zealand Manuka comes only from the leptosperum scoparium plant, commonly known as the Manuka plant, while Australian manuka can come from any plant in the leptosperum species. Since research studies tend to focus on New Zealand manuka, it isn't appropriate to extend that research to Australian manuka.
– 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.
Active Manuka Honey is today prized for its health supporting properties, and widely studied for its antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing effects.
Based in Wheatvale in Queensland's Southern Downs, the Stevens family are fourth-generation beekeepers who have supplied Capilano for over 60 years. With beekeeping in their blood, David and Rosie involved their sons, Jacob and Connor in the family business from a very young age.
Capilano remains 100% pure Australian honey and is Australian made and owned. Some of our longest supplying beekeepers have passed their craft down to their children and grandchildren, who continue to supply their honey to us today!
In New Zealand, it is called Mānuka, in Australia, it is more commonly known as Tea Tree, but the word Manuka (without a macron, which is used to indicate a long vowel) has been in common use in Tasmania for at least 100 years.
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1. New Zealand Honey Co. Dash of Butter raves about this brand above all others: “Having conducted a deep dive into 15 other leading brands of Manuka and purchasing over 6 of them, New Zealand Manuka Honey is the realist of the real and proved to be orders of magnitude better than the rest in both taste and nutrients.”
Manuka honey is expensive because it only comes from New Zealand. The high price of Manuka is largely due to its limited supply. Authentic Manuka honey only comes from New Zealand. The word Mānuka is the indigenous Maori word for the Leptospermum Scoparium tree.
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.
What is the difference in terms of activity between manuka and other active honey? None really, except that manuka is more well known, a few celebrities use it and thus, much more expensive. A honey with a Total Activity of 20+ has exactly the same antibacterial activity as a Manuka honey with a Total Activity of 20+.
Drop a teaspoon of honey into a glass of water. Fake honey will immediately start to dissolve, whilst raw honey will drop to the bottom of the glass intact. Place a drop of room temperature or cooler honey on your finger, If the 'honey' spreads then it is fake honey.
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.
Nature's original sweetener! Australia produces some of the most potent Manuka on the world. Capilano raw & unpasteurized Manuka Honey is independently tested and certifies to contain a minimum 30 mg/kg of Methylglyoxal (MGO).
High in minerals and antioxidants, Buckwheat Honey is an excellent native alternative to Manuka Honey.
Some scientists claim that some Kanuka honey has even higher levels of MGO than Manuka honey. That means its antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties could be even stronger. Kanuka honey's antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory properties could make it especially helpful in healing burns, bruises, and other wounds.
Manuka honey comes in a range of MGO ratings. The higher the number on the label, the better the health benefits and anti-bacterial properties are.