Saw in-store in Costco Lidcombe
Should be a nice price, product expiry: 2028.04
Manuka Honey 1kg (UMF10+ MGO263+) $35 @ Costco (Membership Required)
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You know you can claim the difference when you are next in store in true Ozbargain fashion.
How far apart does the purchase need to be? I bought 3 at $49.99
Costco will refund you the difference between the price you paid and the promotional price if it's within 30 days of purchase. Maybe can call their Member Care team if live far to see if they can credit back to card.
Yummy, time to stock up, thanks.
Oh im running to buy as much of this stuff. Had it in Queenstown and I (beep) love it.
is this from NZ or Aus?
Ha, I suppose that is literally correct.
Does honey from Australia tea trees have the same 'effect' ? Manuka being a tea tree.
Why he deleted what really
@capslock janitor: I said that “all Manuka honey is from NZ” and that is wrong. But an overwhelming majority is from NZ
This product is a product of NZ
Manuka is a mostly a marketing sham. If you want real honey for true health then buy raw honey poured straight from the hive, not heated, not filtered. Find a trustworthy local honey bee farmer near you.
Doesn't the flowers of the plants influence the properties and taste of the honey ?
or
are you saying that all honey have therapeutic properties,
that it's not that important to delve into the "branding".(Disclaimer:
I have never tried Manuka honey, but I'm curious about it.
I always try to buy honey from local-beekeeper-next-door type of seller )
When I have a sore throat or such I take comvita UmF 15+ and it works wonders…
How do you take it? Just eat a spoon? Put it in tea?
@gakko: If it's very bad sore throat, straight spoon or two full.
If I wanna just sip it, i put 2 or 3 spoon fulls into a mug, add room temp water (little bit), then stir till mixed, then add some warm not hot water, but not too much as to dilute the honey
I use a ceramic or plastic spoon to get the honey out, NEVER use a silver or stainless steel spoon.
@gakko: I had a massive sore throat on 1st day in Melbourne on a holiday long weekend easter+anzac day, went into chemistwarehouse and bought it, had like half the tub straight out of the store.
That evening I was much better.
@Turd: I'm always using stainless steel spoons or a knife.
What's the reasoning behind metal contact with honey ?
@whyisave: Ahh ok I looked it up…
- It’s dangerous to use metal spoons with honey
Myth
This is an old wives’ tale that won’t go away. While honey is acidic, scooping your honey with a metal spoon is such a quick movement that corrosion of the metal is unlikely. However, we do not recommend storing a metal spoon within your honey for long periods of time.
- It’s dangerous to use metal spoons with honey
@Turd: The whole thing about not using metal spoons is a complete load of crap
Most honey is collected/processed in stainless steel equipment
For reference, I have a degree in microbiology (focusing on fermentation/food science) and can say with confidence this an old wives tale, no basis in truth
I believe all raw honey have therapeutic properties. I have heard some people say that honey from the place you grew up in is best, but I don't hold much belief in that.
Its just the taste which varies with variation in vegetation in different regions. Basic honey properties do not change unless it is "pasteurized", like all commerical honey is. I think if we can get raw Manuka honey then that may be ideal. Maybe people from NZ can guide us in that.
Yes it absolutely influences the honey.
The therapeutics claim is a bit grey but pollen has a ton of nutritional value which has been heavily filtered by your supermarket / commercial operated honey.
All honey have antibacterial properties (that's how it never goes bad). Manuka honey, in addition to other types of honey, has methylglyoxal (hence the MGO scale) which is said to improve its effectiveness.
This !
I was looking for a methylglyoxal mention !
Sydney beekeeper with 5 hives chiming in. Spot on.
Raw honey is where it's at from your local beekeeper.
All these super market honey has been processed to preserve the shelf life and to make it more appealing [make the honey not crystalised] therefore removing a lot of the flavours, enzymes and god knows what nourishing elements in the honey.
A lot of honey in Australia has been imported and most likely not even honey or heavily filtered with no pollen in the honey. If you've tried pollen before you know it's the bees knees for nutritional component & taste.
Go find your local beekeeping club and support them. Aussie unprocessed honey is IMO the best in the world because of our flora.
I thought the honey did not have a shelf life. It does crystalize, but the quality, flavour and health benefits remain unchanged, no?
It doesn't have shelf life but massed produced honey or imported honey when extracted is messy af (think of your kitchens) and not all frames will be fully capped by the bees meaning the water content in the honey could be above usual 18% mixed in with random stuff that falls into the honey.
So therefore to reduce the likelihood of the honey fermenting they need to heavily filter it and 'pasteurize' it to make it marketable.
Buy local raw honey. It's poly floral which is hard for mass produced commercial operations to offer because their operations are usually in certain sites filled will one type or moved to certain cites as well as all honey thrown in together.
I would buy a whole frame of capped honey from a local beekeeper and eat it like cake. You can taste and smell the variations in each cell comb.
After trying honey in a few countries I believe we're really spoilt for raw local honey in Australia but it's a shame that the messaging hasn't gone out. You're not going to go back to supermarket mass produced honey when you've tried the real deal.
spot on
How would you compare raw honey from your bee hive, with Manuka honey with hight MGO ( methylglyoxal ) even if the latter is processed?
Raw leatherwood honey is hands down the best. Forget Manuka and all that.
I agree
Where do I get some?
This store is good and I believe it's $9.50 flat rate. 1kg raw Leatherwood is $28.
Alternatively you can get Leatherwood from here and the more expensive "active" ALF 1+ from here.
Dang, even cheaper than buy in NZ
Honey never expires. Apparently, honey was found in an Egyptian tomb, still edible.
Which aisle is that in?
Nefertiti section, aisle 1330.
You mean aisle 1330 BC?
was it Manuka honey, though?
It was wallah habibi cuz honey
Lmgtfy :)
my honey has an expiry date, should I throw it out and buy more?
honey never expires. just change a jar/filter etc and its good as new.
nope.. the honey that was extracted in the 1330 bc seems to be edible. so all good for another 1000 years.
Best before is different to Expiry date.
product expiry: 2028.04 🤣🤣 202,804 is probably closer to the expiry date 🙂
To have any anti bacterial effect, you need an MGO of at least 500. Otherwise don’t waste your money. Especially do not buy Manuka honey from the supermarket where the MGO is around 25.
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any amazon price matching this?
Tried in store last month. Very smooth and bought one for $49.99