How long will a bottle of pure organic honey last from the day it's bottled and should it be refrigerated?!
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Honey does not spoil, so you can keep it for as long as you like!.
The reason it won't spoil is because honey is anaerobic, meaning it's without air/oxygen!. Germs, bacteria and microbes cannot exist in anaerobic environments!. And honey has this type of property!. Honey also has naturally occurring antimicrobials, such as hydrogen peroxide!.
It's for this reason that honey has been used in medical applications, and is referenced in folk medicine!.
You should store your honey in a cool, dry cupboard!. Avoid putting it in the fridge because honey is a humectant, it has the ability to attract and retain moisture, which will lead to crystallization!. Freezing will likewise hasten crystallization!. There's no harm in crystallization, it does not affect the quality of the honey in the least, but it does make it more difficult to handle!. Because honey is a humectant, it's used a lot in skin care, and makes a very soothing moisture masque!.
You may notice even at room temp that crystallization will happen!. This is due to the sugars in the honey (mainly the dextrose) and is related to the nectar source -- some crystallize faster than others!. Nectar source also determines both color and taste, which is why not all honey looks the same or tastes the same!. Generally, the lighter the color the milder the taste, but this is not always so!.
If you should see that your honey has crystallized, simply reliquefy it by placing the container in a bowl of hot (not boiling; no hotter than the hand can bear) water until all the crystals have melted!. Repeat if necessary!. Be sure to loosen the lid and keep it above water level when you immerse!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The reason it won't spoil is because honey is anaerobic, meaning it's without air/oxygen!. Germs, bacteria and microbes cannot exist in anaerobic environments!. And honey has this type of property!. Honey also has naturally occurring antimicrobials, such as hydrogen peroxide!.
It's for this reason that honey has been used in medical applications, and is referenced in folk medicine!.
You should store your honey in a cool, dry cupboard!. Avoid putting it in the fridge because honey is a humectant, it has the ability to attract and retain moisture, which will lead to crystallization!. Freezing will likewise hasten crystallization!. There's no harm in crystallization, it does not affect the quality of the honey in the least, but it does make it more difficult to handle!. Because honey is a humectant, it's used a lot in skin care, and makes a very soothing moisture masque!.
You may notice even at room temp that crystallization will happen!. This is due to the sugars in the honey (mainly the dextrose) and is related to the nectar source -- some crystallize faster than others!. Nectar source also determines both color and taste, which is why not all honey looks the same or tastes the same!. Generally, the lighter the color the milder the taste, but this is not always so!.
If you should see that your honey has crystallized, simply reliquefy it by placing the container in a bowl of hot (not boiling; no hotter than the hand can bear) water until all the crystals have melted!. Repeat if necessary!. Be sure to loosen the lid and keep it above water level when you immerse!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey is probably the one food that won't go bad!. Don't put it in the fridge, it won't really ruin it, but it will crystallize it!. If it does begin to crystallize, it's still good!. All you have to do to return it to normal is place the jar or bottle in some warm water until the crystals melt back into the honey!. If honey has been crystallized for too long, and is mostly crystallized with some funny liquid in it, you'll want to toss it!. The sugar in the honey is what keeps yucky stuff from growing, and if all the sugar has crystallized, the liquid could begin growing some funky stuff!.
But, for the most part, a jar stored in the pantry that hasn't crystallized too bad could keep indefinitely!.
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But, for the most part, a jar stored in the pantry that hasn't crystallized too bad could keep indefinitely!.
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Actually ladadee is wrong,,and dangerously so at that !.
Bad microbes can and do survive and thrive in anaerobic environments ;the most well known as far as food goes is botulism!.The bacterium that results in gas gangrene is also an anaerobe
The reasons that honey doesn't spoil is because all sugars "organic " or otherwise are hygroscopic: they readily retain water
In the the process of retaining water they deny it to the microbes that require it for their survival aka the "M"[moisture ] part of the standard food service sanitation F!.A!.T!.-T!.O!.M !. model
Honey is also acidic with an average pH of about 4 >The "A" in FAT-TOM
The reason that honey shouldn't be given to infants is that it occasionally does contain the spores that result in infant botulism
Since botulism is a food intoxication and not a food infection ; it cannot be cooked out !.!.!.!.everWww@FoodAQ@Com
Bad microbes can and do survive and thrive in anaerobic environments ;the most well known as far as food goes is botulism!.The bacterium that results in gas gangrene is also an anaerobe
The reasons that honey doesn't spoil is because all sugars "organic " or otherwise are hygroscopic: they readily retain water
In the the process of retaining water they deny it to the microbes that require it for their survival aka the "M"[moisture ] part of the standard food service sanitation F!.A!.T!.-T!.O!.M !. model
Honey is also acidic with an average pH of about 4 >The "A" in FAT-TOM
The reason that honey shouldn't be given to infants is that it occasionally does contain the spores that result in infant botulism
Since botulism is a food intoxication and not a food infection ; it cannot be cooked out !.!.!.!.everWww@FoodAQ@Com
The info about the anaerobes was correct, plenty of things live that kind of oxygen-free lifestyle, that's why puncture wounds are so dangerous!. They inject organisms deep in to the body where they have no oxygen!. Most of them don't make it, but some love it!.
This is why putting the garden fork through your foot is such a bad idea - apart from the obvious reasons!. Soil contains Clostridium tetani spores, just waiting for a friend to come find them!.
Anyway, eat the honey, I don't need to say why, 40 other people have already got that covered!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
This is why putting the garden fork through your foot is such a bad idea - apart from the obvious reasons!. Soil contains Clostridium tetani spores, just waiting for a friend to come find them!.
Anyway, eat the honey, I don't need to say why, 40 other people have already got that covered!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey is a natural preservative!. The only thing that will affect it is if it is left unopened for too long and then it will crystalize!. Even then, you can heat it up and it will come back!.
NEVER put honey into the fridge!.
"In 1800 some archaelogists working in Egypt found a large jar of honey!. They opened it and found that it tasted perfect even though it was thousands of years old!."
---Pickled, Potted and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Processing Changed the World, Sue Shepard [Simon & Schuster:New York] 2000 (p!. 11)Www@FoodAQ@Com
NEVER put honey into the fridge!.
"In 1800 some archaelogists working in Egypt found a large jar of honey!. They opened it and found that it tasted perfect even though it was thousands of years old!."
---Pickled, Potted and Canned: How the Art and Science of Food Processing Changed the World, Sue Shepard [Simon & Schuster:New York] 2000 (p!. 11)Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey never goes bad!. Sometimes honey will crystallize but all one has to do is submerge it into hot water (gently simmering) to melt the crystals!.!.!.good as new! ! The main danger with honey is to children under 1 year of age!. Never feed to them for danger of botulism!. Rare but dangerous!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey is the only food that will not spoil!. No refridgeration is needed!. If you do put it in, it will look really yucky and crystalized!. Just pop the container in the microwave for about 30 seconds or in a bowl of hot water for a minute or two, it will reliquify!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If honey is pure, it doesn't spoil!. If it goes sugary, then heat it slightly (put jar in hot water) and it goes back to normal!.
If it doesn't, it means it's not pure!. It often isn't!. They mix it with glucose and other ingredients, because honey is expensive!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
If it doesn't, it means it's not pure!. It often isn't!. They mix it with glucose and other ingredients, because honey is expensive!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey doesnt spoil!. You can use half a bottle on this years Easter Ham, and the other half of the bottle on next years ham and you'll be fine!. As long as it doesn't come in contact with any kind of bacteria and you keep stored properly you will be fine!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Do not put honey in the fridge it speeds up the crystallisation!.
The set honey will start to crystallise in the bottom of an open jar after many months of leaving after it has been opened, but it is still OK to eat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
The set honey will start to crystallise in the bottom of an open jar after many months of leaving after it has been opened, but it is still OK to eat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
honey doesn't spoil!. at all!. so it should always be good!.
and you don't need to reridgerate it!. =] !
and your awesome for getting organic honey!.
the artifical kind is absolutely GROSS!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
and you don't need to reridgerate it!. =] !
and your awesome for getting organic honey!.
the artifical kind is absolutely GROSS!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Are you trying to be ironic, honey is the one thing that will never spoil as long as you live, they found honey in king tuts tomb perfectly fine!. Bacteria cannot thrive in honey, so it will never spoil!. Only dry out if you let it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
yes, they're all right!.!.!.honey has been found in ancient tombs!.!.and it's still good!. it has been actually used as a preservative!. the high sugar content pulls the moisture out of any living thing!.!.just like something that has a high salt content!.!.osmosisWww@FoodAQ@Com
Honey has a lifelong shelf life!. It is not to be refrigerated!. What is organic honey!? Never heard of such a thing, because honey is 100% pure!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
if you refrigerate honey it crystalizes, dip it in hot water to liquify it!. I have honey that has been bottled and still fresh at 10 years!. honey does not go badWww@FoodAQ@Com
Honey is the only food that never spoils!. It may crystallize however, all you have to do is heat in a pan of water until the sugar dissolves!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey stored properly lasts near enough for ever, I have a jar in my cupboard (not even fridge) that my father bottled years ago (at least 8) and there is nothing wrong with it!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
It will last Til it is gone, And No it does not have to be refigerated!. Bee's Don't have Refigerators !? Just another Note, You don't have to put Pancake Sypur in the refigerator Eithere!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
ALL honey is pure!.!.!.!!!
Organic is nonsense!.
It will last until you use it all up!.
if it crystallizes add a spoon of water and gently heat!.
It will never spoil!.
they find honey in the tombs of kings!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Organic is nonsense!.
It will last until you use it all up!.
if it crystallizes add a spoon of water and gently heat!.
It will never spoil!.
they find honey in the tombs of kings!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
honey cannot spoil, its the only food that cant, and no you dont have to refrigerate it, that will only make it harder to spreadWww@FoodAQ@Com
http://www!.honey!.com/downloads/shelf!.pdf
according the honey industry!.!.unopened !.!.!.years possibly centuries!.!.!.but opened!.!.!.they suggest two years!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
according the honey industry!.!.unopened !.!.!.years possibly centuries!.!.!.but opened!.!.!.they suggest two years!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
You don't need to refrigerate honey!. It will last for a long time!. It may crystallize!. If it does, just do what some of the other posters said!. They are correct!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
honey doesnt expire, it just turns into sugar if you leave the lid off!. and the refrigerator just ruins the flavor!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Did you hear about the honey they found in some Egyptian tomb!? 2,000+ years old and still good, mostly due to the low humidity there!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
honey lasts forever it lasts forever and do you own a fried chicken and watermelon truck!?Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey can last indefinitely,whether it is organic or not!.It should be put in the fridge after opening!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Unspoiled honey has been found in pyramid excavations!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
For 15-20 months - after it's opened
There's no need for refrigeration!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
There's no need for refrigeration!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
What ever ladadee wrote is to be the most accurate of all the answers posted it's just a pain to extract it after 2 or more years
so most ignorant people throw it out!. no no no!!!!!!!!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
so most ignorant people throw it out!. no no no!!!!!!!!!!!Www@FoodAQ@Com
Honey "never" goes bad!. But I usually keep it refrigerated so when I put it in my tea it cools it down a bit!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
HONEY CANNOT BE SPOILED
GOOD HONEY CONTAINS NO WATER
IT CANNOT BE EATEN BY ANTS EITHER
EVEN DOGS WOULD NOT TAKE UNADULTRATED HONEY
HONEY AS OLD AS HUNDRED YEARS OLD IS USED IN SOME AURVEDIC PREPARATIONS!.
IF YOU BUY HONEY FROM SOME COMPANIES WITH EXPIRY DATES, IT CONTAINS LIQUID SUCROSE, SOME VITAMINS, FLAVOURS ETC!.
PURIFICATION SOME TIMES SPOILS THE ORIGINAL PROPERTIES OF HONEY
MAKE SURE YOU COLLECT FROM A HONEY BEE FARM OR FROM A VILLAGER FROM TRIBAL AREAS OF INDIAWww@FoodAQ@Com
GOOD HONEY CONTAINS NO WATER
IT CANNOT BE EATEN BY ANTS EITHER
EVEN DOGS WOULD NOT TAKE UNADULTRATED HONEY
HONEY AS OLD AS HUNDRED YEARS OLD IS USED IN SOME AURVEDIC PREPARATIONS!.
IF YOU BUY HONEY FROM SOME COMPANIES WITH EXPIRY DATES, IT CONTAINS LIQUID SUCROSE, SOME VITAMINS, FLAVOURS ETC!.
PURIFICATION SOME TIMES SPOILS THE ORIGINAL PROPERTIES OF HONEY
MAKE SURE YOU COLLECT FROM A HONEY BEE FARM OR FROM A VILLAGER FROM TRIBAL AREAS OF INDIAWww@FoodAQ@Com