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Despite the fact that the characteristics of rapeseed honey can be called really amazing, the sweetness is not popular in the Russian market. However, among Europeans, this litter of liquid amber became widespread, for which there are several reasons.
Description of the variety
Rapeseed with yellow flowers collected in shields is a melliferous plant. It is famous for its high content of essential oils and is considered environmentally friendly. The strong smell from its flowers attracts many bees. From rapeseed inflorescences, consisting of 20-35 buds, hardworking insects gain about 8 kg of nectar per day. And honey is obtained from it, which has amazing qualities.
But few people are familiar with this sweet delicacy. After pumped out honey remains liquid only for a month. This is considered a disadvantage, because not everyone likes a sugared product. Therefore, rapeseed honey is considered unpopular, it is very rare to find it on sale. In Russian beekeeping, there is an opinion that it is better to leave the product to hardworking insects for the winter as a feed. Or use to accelerate the crystallization of other varieties of delicacies.
Rapeseed honey
Beekeepers of Europe have found a way out. They whip the honey obtained from the nectar of rapeseed flowers until it is creamy and only then sell it. Therefore, European consumers buy it much more often than Russians.
The delicacy looks almost like melilot honey in appearance, but differs in taste. The rapeseed flower product did not acquire a vanilla aroma. General description of rapeseed honey:
- Opaque, with a special aroma and tart, sugary-sweet taste.
- After being idle, it acquires a slight bitterness.
- A sweet product has a small amount of water, so it is quite thick in consistency.
- The color of rapeseed honey is white-yellowish, with small splashes of white.
- During crystallization, it becomes white and fine-grained, looks like ice cream or whipped cream.
Composition of rapeseed honey
Honey obtained from the nectar of rapeseed flowers is unique not only in its external characteristics, but also in its chemical composition:
- more than 19% water;
- about 80% of various sugars - cane, fructose, glucose and polysaccharides;
- The remaining percentages fall on organic acids and their salts, ash and a variety of essential oils.
What properties does rapeseed honey have?
It is believed that the unique composition of the delicacy has no analogues in nature. Therefore, honey made by bees from rapeseed flowers has many beneficial properties. For example, when consumed with warm milk, it causes increased sweating and an improvement in the condition of a person who is very cold. It is also used when the first signs of a cold appear. In Russia, famous for chilly air and cold, it is easier to spend the winter when there is a jar of sweet amber at home.In addition, you need it:
- With muscle pain and physical fatigue, it suppresses muscle spasms, that is, it acts as an antispasmodic.
- In case of burns, cuts, frostbite, insect and animal bites, and other injuries of the skin, it cleans wounds from pus and causes rapid regeneration of the epidermis. In such cases, honey together with cabbage leaves is used externally. The natural product can also be used in the complex treatment of skin diseases.
- Rapeseed delicacy is used to prevent diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Continuous use of the product reduces the tendency to diarrhea and constipation.
- Improves the activity of the cardiac and circulatory systems, lowers blood cholesterol levels and prevents the development of pathological changes in blood vessels.
- The sweet gift of a bee has a beneficial effect on the well-being of women with hormonal disorders and menopause.
Rapeseed honey
- Helps cleanse the human body from various toxins and slags.
- The honey made by bees from rapeseed flowers promotes rapid recovery of the nervous system after stressful situations. A person, having drunk hot tea or milk with honey before going to bed, will quickly calm down and be able to fall asleep without problems.
- Resorption of sweet amber in the oral cavity several times a day will give a therapeutic effect in case of periodontal disease and stomatitis.
- When treating respiratory ailments, a natural product is simply irreplaceable. It will help relieve sore throat, colds and sore throats.
When rapeseed honey is harvested
Rape blooms early enough, around the end of May or the beginning of June. At this time, when there are not many flowering plants, bees rush to the fields sown with honey plants. For about a month, hardworking insects collect pollen and transform it into a familiar delicacy.
Benefits and harm to the human body
Do not forget that honey is high in calories. The rate of its consumption per day should be no more than 2 teaspoons. It is better if this portion is divided several times.
This sweet treat contains glucose - a source of energy for the human body. Therefore, a natural product will have many advantages if it is consumed by someone who is engaged in hard physical labor or has been experiencing intellectual overload for a long time.
In some cases, a treat can negatively affect human health. For example, if bees collect nectar from rapeseed fields that have been treated with herbicides or plant growth stabilizers too much. Poisonous substances get into honey. In addition, after a long winter, industrious insects are often weakened or sick. Beekeepers treat them with antibiotics, which can also accumulate in sweet amber. Nobody can predict how a product poisoned with poisons and drugs will affect a person (especially a child).
Sometimes honey obtained from the nectar of rapeseed flowers contains practically no useful substances. This happens when unscrupulous beekeepers melt a sugared product. Heating honey above 60 ° C leads to the destruction of amino acids that are especially valuable for health. And the sweet gift of bees is drowned precisely at this temperature. Therefore, you need to purchase a treat at the very beginning of the honey season. Only then can you buy a liquid natural product. At other times, it can only be restored from sugar, although it will not be possible to verify this guess.
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Indications and contraindications for use
In some cases, rapeseed product can be harmful to health. Like any beekeeping derivative, honey can cause severe allergic reactions.This fact should be taken into account for people who have an increased sensitivity to food. And also for pregnant and breastfeeding women. Hormonal changes in the body can lead to allergies to foods that a woman has eaten without problems before pregnancy.
Doctors are of the opinion that honey can be introduced into the children's diet at about the age of two, if the child does not suffer from allergies. After all, breast milk can cause a specific reaction of the baby's body if the mother has eaten a large portion of rapeseed honey.
A contraindication to the use of a fragrant delicacy is the presence of diabetes mellitus in a person. Indeed, honey made by bees from rapeseed flowers contains equal amounts of glucose and fructose. Therefore, patients should introduce other varieties of sweet amber into their diet, which contain more fructose in their composition.
Storage rules and conditions
To keep rapeseed honey as long as possible, you need to know the rules for its storage. The product can quickly turn sour, it must be stored in a cool dark place at a temperature of 3-6 °. Room humidity should not exceed 60%.
Regardless of the purpose for which a person acquires rapeseed honey, the delicacy will have a positive effect on the entire body as a whole. Quickly spreading throughout the body, liquid amber will improve mental and physical well-being.
