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Abu Hurayrah (may
Allah be pleased with him) narrates:
Allah’s
Messenger, salutations and peace be upon him, passed by a pile of
[dry] food [in the market]. He inserted his hand in it and his
fingers reached moisture. He asked, “What is this, O food seller?”
He replied, “Rain fell upon it, O Allah’s Messenger.”
He
responded, “Why did you not place it above the other food so that
people could see it? He who deceives is not of me.” [Muslim]
The
world is currently experiencing a plethora of food fraud, whether it
be pork and kangaroo relabelled or olive oil diluted with cheaper
oils such as sunflower oil. Honey, which is recommended in the Quraan
and Hadith, and has numerous health benefits (e.g read)
has not been spared from this fraud. Some suppliers dilute their
honey with starch, others are so unscrupulous they pass off what is
basically golden syrup as “honey.” In the interests of assisting
the consumer in avoiding being deceived, we produce below some
guidelines in identifying fake honey.
- Honey
crystallises. If after a period, especially if placed in a
refrigerator, the product does not crystallise, it is not pure
honey.
- If the
label states high-fructose corn syrup or glucose, it is not 100%
honey.
- Mix honey
and water and add a few drops of vinegar. If foam erupts, it might
have had gypsum added to the honey.
- Pure honey
will not easily dissolve in cool water, unlike fake honeys. It
should settle when poured into water, not dissolve.
- Light the
honey with a match. It should burn due to the sugar content. If
water was added it will not burn.
- Honey has
a high viscosity. It will remain intact or drip slowly from a spoon.
Fake honey is thinner and will drip or flow faster. If you turn the
container upside down, real honey will take longer to start dripping
and will flow longer. The fake drips quicker and for a shorter
while.
A piece of
stale bread will remain hard even 10 minutes after immersed in
honey. If water was added, it will become soggy instead. Add iodine
to honey water. It will turn blue if starch was added to the honey. Shake a
closed container of honey water vigorously until it foams. The foam
from real honey water has fine bubbles and remains for a while. The
foam from fakes will be less solid and disappears quickly. Taste
your honey. If you can taste things like flowers or herbs it’s
real honey. Fake honey is just sweet, with a smidgen of “honey-like”
flavour.
The following
honey suppliers are SANHA certified:
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Brother Bees
Honey – Killarney Gardens, WC
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021-556-3733
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Flavour
Union – Wynberg, WC
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082-449-3395
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Oude
Raapkraal Honey – Lakeside, WC
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072-436-3048
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Pantry’s
Choice – Pretoria
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012-804-7887
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Young’s
Food– Karachi, PK
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9221345213-8788
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Zayla
Traders – Bromhof
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011-792-5227
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