Yes. You should take a look at where your honey is produced, if you like that too. Because a seriously huge amount of honey actually comes out of China, where it is bended (massively diluted) with corn syrup and/or glucose-fructose... which is far less healthy. And food labels often disguise the country of origin, at least they do in UK and Europe. Scary stuff...
Yeah, they do that mystery labeling in the USA, too. There's one way to make sure you're getting real honey and not the cr@p they try to pass off as honey, and that's to buy it directly from the beekeeper. Look for local honey producers in your area. We have several. You can sometimes buy directly from them, and often local farm markets will carry locally produced honey. When my husband was alive, he drank only honey in his tea. I'd buy it 12 pounds at a time directly from a bee farm in Texas.
The same problem occurs with olive oil. There's wide spread "Olive Oil Fraud", and it ain't new. Read all about it.
Which Olive Oil to Buy? Olive Oil Fraud Is Confusing Learn Which are Real >
https://www.realfoodforlife.com/which-olive-oil-to-buy-the-olive-oil-fraud/
Excerpt from the article:
"A high percentage of the oils are not at all what they say on the label. Just because they say it is โExtra Virgin Olive Oilโ (EVOO) or even โCertifiedโ does not mean that it actually is.
They are not all created equal.
In America, more than $700 million a year is spent on olive oil, but unfortunately, it is much of it is not authentic because of the olive oil fraud.
Most of these oils on the market are cut with cheap vegetable oils making them part of the olive oil fraud meaning they are fake olive oil.
The results from the
Consumer Reports found that only 9 of the 23 olive oils from Italy, Spain, and California tested, and passed as being EVOO even though all of them claimed so on the label. AND: โMore than half tasted fermented or stale.โ
EVOO (cold-pressed) is what we want.
6 Tips for Recognizing Real EVOO
How do we know if our oil is the real thing and not part of the olive oil fraud?
- Do not buy light olive oil or a blend; it isnโt virgin quality.
- When EVOO costs less than $10 a liter it may not be authentic oil.
- Real oils are sold in dark bottles, as this protects the oil from oxidation. Look for that.
- Look for a seal from the International Olive Oil Council (IOC)
- Look for a harvesting date on the label.
- It can get old and rancid. A simple test for a good oil is to taste a little on a spoon. Not rancid, the real oil will have a fruity taste in the front of your mouth and a peppery taste in the back of your mouth. Then you know it is not a fake olive oil.
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