Our Organic Raw Greek Vanilla Fir Honey (Protected Designation of Origin) comes from Peloponnese, Mount Erymanthos, and is made when bees harvest honeydew from Black Fir needles and the bark of trees. Honeydew honey is superior to flower honey due to its high mineral and amino acid content and antimicrobial activity.
Key Features
Intensity: mild flavour.
Texture: soft, thick, runny and spreadable
Colour: light in color, a shade between pearl and vanilla
Weight options: Organic Raw Vanilla Fir Greek Honey is available in 280g, 450g, 1kg recyclable glass jars, and 3kg BPA-free high-quality shatterproof plastic containers.
What Does it Taste Like?
Organic Greek Vanilla Fir Honey is smooth and soft. It is a renowned product for its taste and low sugar concentration. A true, deep, rich treasure of vanilla caramel flavor. It stimulates the tongue with a sweet, buttery taste, and leaves you with a warm, woodsy aftertaste. It gets its name also because of its vanilla-like color, but it does not contain vanilla in any way. Vanilla Fir Honey is light in color, a shade between pearl and vanilla.
Honey Facts & Benefits
It is extremely rare, difficult to be harvested, and can only be collected during the first 2 weeks of June every year. It is thus the most unique and excellent honey in the world. You will never taste a higher masterpiece of bee craftsmanship.
Being a honeydew honey it will not crystallize for a long time and will remain runny.
Sustainably extracted by centrifugal force method and with absolutely zero heating process – which is why it sustains all its beneficial nutritional elements.
It has beneficial stomach properties, due to its gentle yet rich texture and nutrients. It has a higher quantity of precious minerals and metals (phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, and iron) than all other types of honey, which is why it is good for restoring the body’s adaptive and immune system response.
It has anti-viral, anti-bacterial, and antiseptic action in the whole body and especially the respiratory system, as well as protecting against bad breath. Recommended for a balanced low-calorie diet, due to its lower sugars than floral kinds of honey. It may also be recommended for diabetics in small doses.
Helps with weight loss and treatment for obesity, by speeding up metabolism and satisfying your cravings for sweets—without giving you a lot of sugar or any fat. This is essential for the daily dose of serotonin you need to be happy. It is recommended for people with mild sweet preferences or those with a sweet tooth who need to lower their sugar intake, kids included. Also for those who need soothing for stomach ulcers or other gastrointestinal stressors.
Common Uses
Organic Raw Greek Vanilla Fir honey is one of those honey that makes a perfect and much healthier alternative to table sugar and is great for everyday use. It's particularly nice when taken with tea. Vanilla Fir honey is great when it's spread across toast, pancakes, hot scones, cereal, porridge, or added to pep-up fruity dessert dishes or yogurt.
Notes & Tips:
- Storage: honey should be stored away from direct sunlight in a dry place at room temperature or below. Always ensure the lid is secured tightly.
- Crystallization: raw honey crystallizes over time, and it is a natural process. Honey thickens and changes its state - it hardens and becomes grainy. Different types of honey crystallize differently. Some types of honey become very grainy and form larger crystals. Changes in color and structure (crystallization) are signs of raw, unpasteurized, and unprocessed honey.
- Consistency: if you prefer softer, more liquid honey, you can gently warm it by putting the jar in hot water. Warming will liquefy the crystallized honey. Avoid exposing honey to temperatures over 45°C, because higher temperatures may destroy part of the natural nutrients. Please make sure the jar is closed correctly to ensure no water contaminates the honey.
- Colour changes: please know that raw honey can vary in colour and taste from batch to batch - honey changes with the season and climate and depending on what the bees feed on.
- Packaging: our honey is available in recyclable glass jars and plastic containers of various sizes. The plastic containers are made of BPA-free high-quality shatterproof plastic.
- Safety Information: honey is inappropriate for children under the age of one year.
- Product photos and videos are representative. Honey colour and texture may vary depending on the season and level of crystallisation.
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