Everything You Need to Know About Honey Benefits

Honey benefits have made Some cultures call honey a “Healing Miracle”, and scientists confirmed that it is not just tasty and mouth-watering food, but is also a composition of important proteins and minerals which give the honey its benefits.

Honey is a sweet, sticky natural food substance produced by bees from flowers’ nectar through an organized process, and honey gets the final shape after the evaporation of its water.

Bees store honey in waxy structures called honeycombs. Honey varies in color, taste, and smell (depending on bees’ food source). Because of human demands and consumption of honey around the world, people started to collect honey in commercial quantities from wild bee colonies, or domesticated beehives as a practice called (beekeeping).

Many archaeological discoveries and research have indicated that man has known and benefited from honey's nutritional and medicinal properties since about eight thousand years ago.

In this article, we are going to shed some light on Honey benefits, honey kinds, and honey risks. 

 

Honey Nutrition Value:

Honey provides 46 calories in a serving of one tablespoon (15 ml). It contains minerals and vitamins that help metabolize cholesterol and fatty acids, thus preventing obesity and promoting better health. It also contains a high percentage of vitamins B6 and some amino acids.

Minerals in honey include calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium, sodium, and zinc.

 

Honey classification:

In general, honey is classified regarding the source of the flower nectar that bees feed on. The honey comes from certain types of flower nectar, or beekeepers mix many kinds of honey together. The pollen grains in honey can indicate the source of the flowers and thus the region of origin.

 

1- Mixed honey

The beekeeper mixes more than one type of honey, which differs in the source of the flowers, color, flavor, density, or geographical origin.

 

2- multi-floral honey

Poly floral honey, also known as (wild plant honey), is derived from the nectar of many types of flowers. The taste may vary from year to year, and the smell and flavor can be more or less intense.

 

3- Mono-flowered honey:

Monochromatic honey is made primarily from the nectar of one type of flower. The different types of monochrome honey have distinctive flavors and colors; Because of the differences between the primary nectar sources.

 

Honey Benefits and Medicinal Uses

Pure honey speeds up the healing process of wounds and burns as it renews skin cells, and quickly relieves pain. It also reduces the duration of diarrhea and prevents stomach acidity.

Moreover, honey can control the infection and reduce cold and cough symptoms. Some people replace artificial sugar with honey for a diet. And one of the important things about honey benefits is that honey helps lower blood pressure.

Natural honey can play an important role in treating chest pain, fatigue, and dizziness. This is probably due to honey's high nutritional energy content, which provides calories after consumption. 

Scientists and make-up artists recommend using honey as a cosmetic solution for cracked and dry skin. Some People use honey to treat a wide range of diseases and injuries. And some people use honey to overcome some digestive and liver problems.

Additionally, honey benefits are obvious all over the world to treat various eye diseases such as blepharitis, keratitis, conjunctivitis, corneal injuries, and chemical and thermal burns to the eyes.

 

Honey kinds

There are over 300 varieties of honey kinds around the world. And many factors affect the honey color and flavor, but the major factor that affects the honey kinds is the flower nectar that bees feed on.

In Daima, we have many natural honey types that you can buy online or in-store all across UAE.

 

• Royal Honey Benefits

young bees produce Royal honey which contains a high percentage of proteins that is necessary for the body. The young bees produce this particular honey as a main source of food for the queen in the hive.

You can buy pure Royal honey online from Daima and use it as a sugar replacement. The Royal honey benefits vary from healing wounds to solve digestive issues.

 

• White Honey

White honey is natural bee honey, and it is milk-like color according to the type of flowers that bees collect from the nectar of Sage, Alfalfa, Fireweed, or White clover flowers.

It is creamy and it tastes slighter compared to darker honey. You can buy white honey online from our inventory or visit Daima stores to taste the natural white honey.

 

• Black Seed Honey Benefits

The black seed honey is honey with the black seed. And the black seed is a plant that has been used in making medicines for 2000 years. It has been used to treat headaches, toothache, and asthma.

It is the perfect food when it comes to enzymes, vitamins, and minerals. The black seed honey benefits lie in improving the mood and reducing feelings of nervous tension, anxiety, sadness, lack of desire, and appetite.

 

• Sidr Honey

Bees make Sidr honey from the nectar of Sidr trees in Yemen, and it is one of the most expensive types of honey in the world. The Sidr honey has great health and medical importance that helps treat infections and viruses, besides healing various stomach problems.

You can find Sidr honey stored within the honeycomb with its purest and rawest form of honey to experience the natural taste of honey. In Daima, honey is always pure, raw, and natural. You can buy honey online or pass by Daima stores across UAE to taste the honey.

Sidr honey has many kinds; Yemeni Sidr honey, Yemeni Doani Honey, Al-Osaimi honey, Samar honey, White honey, and Yemeni Almarai Honey.

 

• Honey with nuts

Without adding unhealthy sugary products, honey with nuts protects your diet. And though roasted nuts have more sugar than raw nuts, they still make a healthful snack. The best two nuts that go with honey are cashew and almond. some people also like to add some walnuts and pecans to honey.

Honey with nuts is a healthy way to get the benefits of honey when you combine it with nuts. It is one of the best beneficial raw foods all around the world as it contains proteins, fibers, and many minerals.

You can prepare honey with nuts at your home; just roast the nuts in the oven, let them cool, put them in the jar and then add the honey. Or you can order pre-packed honey with nuts online or in-store as you can taste it before purchasing.

 

Honey in UAE

There are many kinds of honey in UAE. but if you want to buy the best honey in UAE, we recommend visiting one of the Daima stores to taste a variety of kinds of honey and buy honey you like. You can find Daima store locations on the website, or you can simply order honey online.