But yesterday I found a honey for sale in Sweden that was indeed adulterated. And what's worse is that it claims to be Swedish honey! And I didn't think we needed to add anything to Swedish honey because we have a healthy abundance of it. I'm sure this company will give a reason for the additions. But as far as I'm concerned, there is no reason to specially treat honey for use in cooking.
OK, admittedly they are very clever with the labelling... A rough translation is "liquid with Swedish honey for cooking".
But honey is...should be... honey right? Well, apparently no. Without breaking any EU rules, and with clever marketing, shoppers who don't look for ingredients will have no idea that with this product they are only buying 85% honey. The rest of the product is added Fructose. And yea, they are very clear on how much they have added - less than 15%.
I must stress that this company is not breaking any laws, so buyer beware. If you want to know more about their products, then this is their website http://svenskhonungsforadling.se/produkter/flytande-honung/matlagningshonung/
On the same shelf at many Coop stores in Sweden you'll find this honey by Lune de Miel.
As far as I know, their honey is not adulterated - I know for sure at least that their Organic honey contains nothing but honey. Sure it's a blend from EU countries, but there's no ingredients list... because it's nothing but honey.
My advice is Read the label... to coin a line from Shakespeare's 'The merchant of Venice"...
"All that glistens is not gold"... or honey ;-)
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