Based on data from FAOSTAT, China produced over 24% of the world’s honey supply in 2018.
There are several different types of honey you can purchase in the grocery store. They are baker’s honey, chuck honey, comb honey, creamed honey, crystallized honey, dried honey, filtered honey, pasteurized honey, raw honey, strained honey and ultrasonicated honey.
Honey is a popular food staple and is used in baking, beverages, cooking, deserts and as a natural sweetener.
Honey is made out of 80% sugar and 20% water.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains 64 calories.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains no fats.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains no cholesterol.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains 1 milligram of sodium.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains 17 grams of carbohydrates.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains no dietary fiber.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains 17 grams of sugar.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains negligible amounts of protein.
One tablespoon of honey (21 grams) contains 11 milligrams of potassium.
Mad honey intoxication, also known as grayanotoxin poisoning, is caused by the consumption of honey produced from nectar containing grayanotoxins.
In the United States, the month of September is known as Honey Month. Honey Month was creatged to help promote and celebrate beekeepers and beekeeping.
Honey that was discovered in Egyptian Tombs and over 5,000 years old was still edible.