Why Honey Should Be A Diet Staple!

Find out why this sweet treat should be a diet staple, pronto.

- Poon Li-Wei

THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF HONEY

Boasting high antioxidant and antimicrobial properties, honey has long been heralded as a ‘superfood’. In fact, according to the Smithsonian Magazine, honey has an eternal shelf life. It’s reported that pots of this amber treasure were found in ancient Egyptian tombs and were still remarkably preserved – as very few bacteria and microorganisms can take hold and grow in it, preventing it from spoiling. Here, we break down for you some of the more popular variations found on the market:

01 MANUKA HONEY

Produced by bees that feed off the nectar of the manuka bush in New Zealand, also better known as the tea tree, this particular treat is darker, thicker, and higher in sugar content than the rest.

02 WILDFLOWER HONEY

This one’s an amalgamation of various wildflowers – so the taste and colour depend on which wildflowers are dominantly in full bloom during that particular period in time.

03 TUALANG HONEY

It doesn’t get more local than this dark brown multifloral honey that hails from the Malaysian rainforest (mostly in Kedah) and comes from Asian bees that have built their nests high up on tualang trees.

04 SIDR HONEY