Organic forest raw honey Muria

Organic forest raw honey by Muria. Buy organic forest raw honey manufactured from beehives located on mountains in Catalonia and Iberian peninsula. Unfiltered honey. Floral flavor with malted aromas. medium persistence. It combines well with chutneys, strong cheeses, sauces of meat, roasts of meat or blue fish and their pickles. Amber to dark amber color.

General characteristics:

• Artisan apiculture
• Organic product
• Unfiltered honey
• Forest honey
• Collected in late summer, autum
• Spanish honey

Organic forest raw honey

The organic forest raw honey Muria has been manufactured following strict processes. Organic means that the forest honey Muria comes from hives far away from human areas so there is no contamination. Hives located in mountain areas or at the wilderness. Bees only feed from honey and pollen havested by the bee colony. No artificial nutrition, flavour enhancers or colouring substances are used in the honey harvesting. Also no chemical products are used to prevent from pests and deseases, only natural treatments are allowed in organic honey production. Also the beehives need to be 100% natural without painting or varnishing from oil products that can contaminate the honey.

Raw forest honey Muria

Raw forest honey is the most natural and sweet liquid that honeybees produce from flowers. Raw forest honey Muria is collected straight from the honey extractor. Raw forest honey Muria is totally unheated, unpasteurized, unprocessed honey. Raw honey contains ingredients similar to those found in fruits. Most comericla honey has been pasteurized (heated at 70 degrees Celsius or more, followed by rapid cooling). Pasteurization kills any yeast cell in the honey, prevents fermentation and affects the honey taste by breaking aromas enzymes. Organic forest honey Muria has not been heated or pasteurized.

Organic forest raw honey Muria storage

One of the greatest things about honey is that it doesn't spoil. Organic honey does not need preservatives and additives to have a long life. For legal and commercial reasons the honey we buy comes with a certain shelf life. Store the organic forest raw honey Muria a steady temperature. Keep the honey on a dry place and away from heat sources and from the sun light. Proper storage will guarantee that the quality and taste of the forest raw honey Muria is at its peak.

Organic forest raw honey Muria crystallization

Any honey is susceptible to physical and chemical changes over time if there is no proper storage. Forest honey tends to crystallize over time. Crystallization is easily reversible. Crystallization does not change the taste or quality of the honey but changes its appearance. The honey appears thickened and grainy. To reverse crystallization, just heat the forest honey Muria jar with hot water up to 40ºC and the grannules will dissolve. Then cool the honey as quickly as possible and the artisan high forest raw honey Muria will be as good as when it was collected.