The Significance of Honey
Honey bees produce a sweet golden liquid highly regarded as pure and nutritious food known as honey. Throughout history, civilizations including the Greeks, Romans, Chinese, and Egyptians have utilized honey for wound healing, digestion, and combating infections. This is due to its energizing properties derived from its 80% sugar content. Bees collect nectar, then consume, digest, and regurgitate it inside the hive to produce honey.
Health Benefits and Risks
For children above one year old, natural honey serves as a recommended cough remedy. However, it should not be given to children below one year due to the risk of bacterial spores, potentially causing toxicity.
A study that looked at 139 children reported that natural honey was more effective in reducing night time coughs and improving sleep quality compared to diphenhydramine or dextromethorphan (a cough suppressant with sedative properties).
Another study also reported that it was more effective than placebo in cutting down night time coughing and promoting sleep for children with infections of the respiratory system.
Antibacterial Properties
Honey is known for its antibacterial properties, attributed to factors such as hydrogen peroxide production, low water activity, and acidity. Amid rising antibiotic resistance, research from New Zealand and the United Kingdom confirms its potent antimicrobial effect, with bacteria unable to develop resistance. Its multi-pathway antibacterial action makes resistance unlikely.
Additionally, it enhances healing by modulating the body’s repair mechanisms, inflammation, and immune response.
Kordel’s Signature Cold Churned Creamed Honey
Kordel’s Signature Cold Churned Creamed Honey is a 100% natural genuine New Zealand honey. We process it to control crystallization by employing a whipping process that breaks down the glucose into small particles. Due to its sensitivity to heat, we process Kordel’s Creamed Honey at cold temperatures to preserve 100% of its nutrients. Heat will also form a toxic chemical from fructose.
Creamed honey has the same nutritional value and biological activities as its liquid counterpart. It contains a large number of small particles (less than 25 microns) and this prevents the crystallization. This will retain a sumptuous and smooth taste and texture from the top of the jar to the bottom.
Refrigeration is not necessary. It is able to preserves the quality and flavour over time. Individuals with sensitive digestive systems easily absorb creamed honey. It generally has a sweeter taste and a lighter colour and remains soft and spreadable.
