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  • July 19, 2017 Bill Gluyas

    10 Things you need to know BEFORE you buy Manuka honey

    1. Over 80% of honey sold around the world as Manuka honey is fraudulently labelled!According to NZ Ministry of Primary Industries statistics, New Zealand produced 1700 tonnes of Manuka honey in 2014, however statistics also show that over 10,000 tonnes of honey were sold around the world labelled as Manuka honey. This means that at least 8300 tonnes (and probably [...]
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  • How to identify genuine Manuka honey
    July 19, 2017 Bill Gluyas

    How to identify genuine Manuka honey

    With a marketplace filled with a wide array of honey described on the label as Manuka honey, how can the consumer tell if it is genuine or if it has been adulterated with other honey or even sugar syrup?The simple answer is that unless it can be subjected to a High-performance liquid chromatography(HPLC) test it is almost [...]
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