BeeNZ Premium Kanuka Honey
What is Kanuka Honey?
Kanuka Honey is produced from the Kanuka tree (Kunzea ericoides) which is endemic to New Zealand and can be found growing in wetland, coastal and lowland forest areas. It is a delicious tasting native honey that boasts a delicate aromatic, floral flavour. Smooth in texture, light in colour and although Kanuka is similar in name and tree appearance, Kanuka Honey is very different to its close relative, Manuka Honey.
What are the Key Features of Kanuka Honey?
Kanuka Honey is a natural alternative to sugar and sweeteners and contains approximately 80% sugars, mainly the simple sugars (monosaccharides) fructose and glucose.
BeeNZ Kanuka Honey is guaranteed to:
- Be 100% New Zealand made
- Sourced from their own beehives and other trusted beekeepers
- Be quality controlled from the beginning of its lifecycle and certified by New Zealand regulatory authorities
- Contain no added colours, additives, flavours or preservatives
What are the Key Benefits of Kanuka Honey?
Honey has traditionally been used for thousands of years by ancient civilizations for its nutritional and medicinal properties and is particularly known as a natural antiseptic. General medicinal properties attributed to all types of honey include antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing. These properties can be attributed to the many nutritional and bioactive compounds naturally found in honey, including sugars, proteins, amino acids, enzymes, organic acids, vitamins, minerals, phenolic compounds and volatile compounds, many of which are specific for honey derived from certain flowers. The presence of specific enzymes in honey helps determine the freshness and origin of the honey1 such as Kanuka Honey.
Although Kanuka Honey is not as well known as its relative Manuka Honey, an interesting fact is that it actually contains more of the "manuka factor" that enhances the antibacterial properties of the honey.
Kanuka Honey provides an excellent source of nutritional goodness that contains numerous minerals and vitamins. It has quite a distinctive flavour from Manuka Honey, with it being crisp and aromatic, almost butterscotch like leaving a delightful taste on your tongue.
Serving suggestions of Kanuka Honey:
Kanuka Honey can be enjoyed simply as an eating experience by itself, spread generously onto bread or toast. Kanuka Honey can be used as a cooking agent and is delicious when added to a marinade or used as an ingredient in cooking.
Kanuka Honey can also be used as a soothing drink by mixing with warm water or adding to herbal or Asian teas.
Caution:
Do not give Kanuka Honey to a baby under one year of age. This is because there is a small risk with any honey that it may contain spores of the bacterium Clostridium botulinum, which can germinate in the immature intestine of a young child and cause infant botulism, a bacterial infection of the intestines. Risk of botulism from honey is only a problem for the immature intestine. Once mature, the intestines can prevent Clostridium spreading and causing botulism.
Product Sizes:
250g & 500g
References
- da Silva PM, Gauche C, Gonzaga LV, Costa AC, Fett R. Honey: Chemical composition, stability and authenticity. Food Chem 2016 Apr 1;196:309-23.