One word "honey" immediately causes a lot of associations, for example: a sunny summer, an apiary, fresh milk and a crust of fresh bread, topped with sweet nectar. And also - a honeymoon, sweet time, fabulous traditions.
Bee honey contains as many varieties as there are honey plants in nature. Each plant affects the chemical composition of honey, its properties and gives the name - linden, buckwheat, acacia, floral, meadow. Bees collect pollen from heather, chestnut, mustard, sunflower, rapeseed, dandelion, etc.
A delicious medicine has been known since time immemorial, our ancestors used it not only as a treat. Collectors of wild honey in Ancient Rus called bortnikami. In the national economy this craft was very valued, and Russia was famous for its excellent harvests of quality honey far beyond its borders. Honey was a part of many foods and drinks, refreshing and intoxicating.
Beneficial features
The composition of natural honey is not without reason called "liquid gold", the medicinal properties of which physicians used during the war. It was used when applying bandages to wounds, as a medicine with antibacterial, bactericidal, anti-inflammatory properties.
Bee honey composition under a microscope
Scientists thoroughly studied not only the physical composition of honey, but also chemical. According to their data, honey contains about 450 compounds of components that are necessary for human health, but in many ways honey remains a mystery. The sweet bee product contains a multitude of trace elements, its composition by concentration and ratio is similar to that of human blood.
Athletes note the benefits of honey and favor it as a special product:
- with the help of honey, you can quickly restore the energy spent on hours of training;
- increase endurance;
- reduce the time for adaptation to physical stress;
- improve blood circulation;
- accelerate the processes of metabolism ;
- increase the speed of cleansing the muscles of lactic acid;
- improve concentration;
- normalize appetite and sleep;
- to adjust the activity of the digestive tract;
- to use as a restorative means, with problems associated with reduced immunity;
- prevent the occurrence of multiple sclerosis.
The composition of honey has an important feature - it can be absorbed by the body almost 100%, giving a powerful energy charge.
Honey is a highly nutritious product, the application of 100 grams of which will provide an adult with ten per cent of the daily energy requirement. One tablespoon of honey is approximately 55 kcal and about 17 g.
What is in the composition of honey and what is its use?
The composition of honey includes carbohydrates, which are effectively absorbed by the body, especially after physical exertion. Honey splits well and easily, entering the digestive system gradually, and in such a way that the level of glucose in the blood remains uniform. Depending on the type of honey, the content of sugars varies, simple ones are represented by glucose - up to 35%, fructose up to 40% and more complex by structure - disaccharides, tri-saccharides, etc.
Contained in honey of acid:
- apple;
- lemon;
- dairy;
- amber;
- wine;
- oxalic;
- ant.
The composition of vitamins in 100 g of honey:
- vitamin B1 (thiamine) - 0.01 mg;
- B2 (riboflavin) - 0.03 mg;
- B3 (niacin, nicotinic acid) - 0.20 mg;
- B5 (pantothenic acid) - 0.13 mg;
- B6 (pyridoxine) - 0.10 mg;
- B8 (biotin) - 0.04 mg;
- B9 (folic acid) - 15.00 mcg;
- C - ascorbic acid - 2.0 mg.
All these vitamins affect the protein and carbohydrate metabolism in the human body. Their composition depends on the types of plants from which the bees collect their nectar, from the time of its collection, the conditions and the terms of storage of honey.
Mineral content:
- potassium - 25 mg;
- calcium - 4 mg;
- magnesium -2 mg;
- sodium - 25 mg;
- iron - 1.1 mg.