Organic heather raw honey Muria

Organic heather raw honey by Muria. Buy organic heather raw honey manufactured from beehives located on siliceous heaths plateaus and mountains of the north Iberian Peninsula and in the East and North of Catalonia. Unfiltered honey. Floral autum aroma. Very intense and persistant. Goes well with bread with olive oil, white meats and chutneys. Dark amber color.

General characteristics:

• Artisan apiculture
• Organic product
• Unfiltered honey
• Eucalyptus honey
• Collected in late spring early summer
• Spanish honey

Organic eucalyptus raw honey

The organic eucalyptus raw honey Muria has been manufactured following strict processes. Organic means that the eucalyptus 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 heather honey Muria

Raw heather honey is the most natural and sweet liquid that honeybees produce from flowers. Raw heather honey Muria is collected straight from the honey extractor. Raw heather 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 heather honey Muria has not been heated or pasteurized.

Organic heather 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 heather 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 heather raw honey Muria is at its peak.

Organic heather raw honey Muria crystallization

Any honey is susceptible to physical and chemical changes over time if there is no proper storage. Heather 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 heather 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 heather raw honey Muria will be as good as when it was collected.