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[NSW, ACT, QLD] Australian Honey 1kg $9.99 (Save $3) Pickup @ Harris Farm
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WatchNerd on 30/05/2024 - 11:28 harrisfarm.com.au (972 clicks)
Last edited 31/05/2024 - 21:38 by 1 other user
Last edited 31/05/2024 - 21:38 by 1 other user
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Maybe buy some & take it to a lab for testing.
I'd like it tested first…
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Get it tested then refunded nice.@Magicmannn: Fine print…
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Maybe buy some & take it to a lab for testing.
$10 for honey, $100 to get it tested. Yeah nah…
Or just order Honey from WA. They seem to have stricter quality controls over there. I get mine here https://www.postcodehoney.com.au/ and it noticeably tastier than anything I've bought in a shop here. It's not cheap, but good things rarely are.
Buying direct from the apiaries is much better. The going rate here is $15 for 1kg Leatherwood and $10 for 1kg normal varieties like bush, clover and lavender.
Any recommendations for apiaries? Nothing better than getting it direct. Tastes so much better.
Sometimes you can find local beekeepers selling their honey on Marketplace.
https://www.beekeepers.asn.au/
Buy from small scale beekeepers who tend to their bees properly.
Happier bees = more bioactive & quality honey.
Also buy from beekeepers who's apiaries are located in areas of diverse fauna - not just one type of forage source.
Yeah, please name drop some of these places. Like buying local!
Local apiarists where I am are charging $30 to $35 for 3 kilo buckets.
It's an upside to living out in the sticks ;-)
"It found more than half the samples sourced from Asia, mainly China, were adulterated, meaning the honey had been mixed with other non-honey substances."
Standby for the negs for presenting facts…
Why do you care if the plant nectar sugar product has come out of the mouths of a flying insect or has been mixed with other sugar sources? Or does it taste better with insect saliva?
Not negging just genuinely curious about the gripes of these honey purists. Yes I understand that it may be misleading but unless you can tell the differences in taste I doubt it matters. Plus this is supermarket bulk honey not boutique single origin free range organic sugary bee spit.
or has been mixed with other sugar sources?
Since they are lying about ingredients, how do you know the other stuff is 'other sugar sources'?
There is history here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2008_Chinese_milk_scandalOr does it taste better with insect saliva?
Why do you like eating anything instead of eating sawdust? Same reason.
But unless you can tell the differences in taste
You can. Glad I could clear that up.
@1st-Amendment: Well looky here everyone it's another agenda driven post by an American political fetishist. I bet he consumes a lot of honey and is not just concern trolling to further his agenda. Because this Australian made product has anything to do with China but let's just slip that in because everyone should look at me and how informed I am about all things that I found from Wikipedia.
Well looky here everyone it's another agenda driven post by an American political fetishist.
So when you said you were "genuinely curious" you weren't really. You got an answer you didn't like then reacted by throwing your toys out of the pram.
For the record it is YOU that brought politics into a discussion about honey. Maybe look in the mirror if you're looking for the person with an agenda.Because this Australian made product has anything to do with China
Well if you read before reacting you would know that many Australian honey brands are contaminated and the main culprit is China, it's right there in the post I replied to. Why are you so triggered by simple facts?
So you'd be just as happy paying the same prices for honey as for high fructose corn syrup? Or surgar mixed with water? They're all sweet.
Personally, I prefer maple syrup from a taste perspective, only that stuff is crazy expensive. I can understand why- my cousin used to make it at home and the time, labour and energy costs are sky high.
@rumblytangara: …So you'd be just as happy paying the same prices for honey as for high fructose corn syrup? Or surgar mixed with water? They're all sweet.
No, I wouldn't. But if they disclosed it and the prices were lower and it's undetectable in terms of taste I wouldn't mind. What I don't get is the fake alarmism surrounding adulterated honey as if the risk of consuming honey mixed with sugar is like the world ending because the new world order is trying to destroy us. It's insect collected plant sugar which is collected, homogenised and processed. Unless it's harmful I wouldn't lose sleep over it possibly being combined with sugar. Not endorsing the fraud just the fake outrage is stupid.
@boomslung: Adulterated honey is cheaper to make than pure honey. I think that's what most people would be annoyed at- they are being told Product X, and are getting some Product X + some unmentioned Product Y.
It's not about hand waving holistic health stuff, it's about the seller being honest. I suspect that the majority of people on OzB are not into weird fufu health fads- that's for Facebook or other forms of social media.
Personally, I've stopped buying any foods labelled as from NZ for similar reasons- the food itself is probably fine, but it's the fraud.
@rumblytangara: Agreed, I just didn't like there false equivalence of baby formula melamine poisoning with mixing sugar into honey.
One is causing death and harm, the other is dilution and fraud.
@boomslung: In that specific case, you are talking to someone with an overtly political username that clearly has nothing to do with Australia. Most people who use that reference don't even understand what it's really about, so it's most often a sign of pig-ignorance if not outright bigotry.
Don't take that as an example of normality.
just the fake outrage is stupid.
Who is 'outraged'?
I merely presented facts and you got triggered by that. They only one outraged here seems to be you.
So you'd be just as happy paying the same prices for honey as for high fructose corn syrup?
No because they are different. Just like how a burger from McDonalds is different from a rib eye steak. Or $10 ethanol is different from a $100 bottle of scotch, or a $5 bottle of sparkling wine differs from a $50 bottle of champagne. If you can't tell the difference then more power to you, buy the cheap stuff and be happy. But other people can and they are happy to pay for the things they like. Crazy world we live in right?
Australia’s Capilano cleared in fake honey row
https://www.just-food.com/news/australias-capilano-cleared-i…
Just read the article - seems like it was cleared on the basis that the method used to detect adulterated honey (NMR) isn't proven.
However also goes on to state that current detection method is also flawed and they are investigating better methods including NMR.Lol! Not exactly convincing!
I'll post this up: https://www.instagram.com/beechworthhoney/p/CpcMC2mvlyw
This is from one of Australia's biggest commercial beekeeping family.
Around 80% of registered hives are located in NSW.
Not sure when this expires.
Honey is something of an oddity, in that, unlike most foods, it doesn’t spoil over time.
it doesn’t spoil over time.
It can spoil if it is not packaged and stored properly…
I know of a place where you can spoil some honey and not just Australian honey.
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Is it Thai Honey?
It can also spoil if not extracted properly or extracted too soon.
Honey isn't 'capped'.
If you double dip, or introduce moisture, water, or contaminants it will spoil sooner rather than never. So yes it does have an expiry once opened.
My favourite animal vomit
I think whale vomit is better if you manage to find some on the beach. It's worth a lot.
Is this Vegan ?
You probably already know, why ask?
Hmmm 🤔… insect saliva. Is anything truly Vegan!? There are usually insect larvae on fruit/vegetables.
If your cat or dog licks your face does it revoke your vegan card?
Wouldn't know.. but I wouldn't let em if I had a pet lol
I'm not vegan either! I like my steak and chicken!
Check your local bee keepers on gumtree or marketplace. They sell fresh raw honey for a similar price. I just bough delicious red gum honey from a guy in the next suburb for $12/kg.
I just bough delicious red gum honey from a guy in the next suburb for $12/kg.
How do you know they aren't just importing it from China?
I don't JV, you got me there. I guess the multitude of local producers must all be in on it. One big mafia.
multitude of local producers must all be in on it
Could be if there's enough money in it…
Big Honey
JV is not far from the truth.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-03/almost-20-per-cent-au…
In the last 12 months, over 9 million kgs of honey were imported into Australia, this is the equivalent of 22.5 million 400g bottles of honey 43% of the honey Australia imports comes from China.
https://www.instagram.com/beechworthhoney/p/CpcMC2mvlyw/
Source: I am in commercial beekeeping and honey industry here is a mess compared to meat and wine. Our commercial beekeepers are working for peanuts for the quality that we produce.
Buy honey here: https://www.hornsby-beekeeping.com/ if you can't find a nearest local beekeeper. But seriously support your local beekeeper during this time with varroa infestation that's going to wipe out the bee population and you won't be seeing much fruiting in affected areas.
I don't JV
Do you mean I don't Jive V.ck?
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/when-is-it-safe-to-give-h…
As with all things, raw doesn't mean better. Pasteurisation is important and old mate hippies shed operation probably isn't the cleanest.
Actually wrong.
Honey if extracted when fully capped has hydrogen peroxide to stop it from fermenting aside from moisture content and sucrose and glucose content.
When it's heat treated it denaturalises the honey and kills of the enzymes and probiotics in the honey that make it - beneficial.Not sure how the enzymes survive denaturation in your stomach acid anyway but marketing is marketing.
@boomslung: Same thing with instant coffee and artesianal coffee as an example or any product that for that matter like milk, meat, wine, tea - it's in the detail and whether the market that is willing for that cumulation of 'details'.
You can lump in all products are the same or you can segment it to it's traits and qualities and leave it for the market to determine themselves. The market appreciates something by paying more for what they conclude as valuable.
I've tried to 'pasteurise' my bee's honey vs leaving it crystalised. Both are almost different products in taste and smell imo.@compound: No issues with if you prefer it due to taste/smell reasons. Just not into the whole 'it's better for you enzymes and probiotics shtick' when most of the time if you cook with it or stick it into hot tea it's not going to matter unless you like ingesting straight honey.
@boomslung: Well it's how you consume it.
If you put it in hot liquid or cook with honey then you're better off just getting the cheapest possible honey.
If you're eating it with quality cheese or bread then the quality of honey will matter. Everything is preference.
I'll forward the study of the bioactivity of raw honey when I get a chance. Worth a share.
Good thing there are not many sub-12 month old babies on this forum (or are there?)
Not trying to be funny,
But before I spend my money,
Is this runny honey?Runny honey is usually a sign that it's been heated and added with a bit of sugar to breakdown the molecular structure of it so it doesn't crystalize. Not always but usually.
Buy local or from you nearest beekeeper's club.I eat my peas with honey
I've done it all my life
It makes them taste quite funny
But it keeps them on my knife.
- Ogden Nash
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Would have jumped on this few years ago. But eating honey and the fructose in it now probably isn’t gonna help my pre diabetes
good price
Thanks @WookieMonster for the edits & uploading the photo.
Wow
Back on sale.
Is it 100% pure Australian honey?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10-03/almost-20-per-cent-au…
https://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/fake-honey-…