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Anyone here consuming honey?
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Max on June 11, 2021, 5:22 am
What is your opinion of honey? Some say its just sugar, others say its different. It has zero VA, so it should be fine in moderation? I rarely hear about negative reactions to honey, but maybe someone here had some?
What is your opinion of honey? Some say its just sugar, others say its different. It has zero VA, so it should be fine in moderation? I rarely hear about negative reactions to honey, but maybe someone here had some?
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salt on June 11, 2021, 6:03 am
It gets its color from carotenoids. The darker the color the more carotenoids are in it. There is a peculiar looking white honey that is supposedly from Kazakstan or something like that, where the bees have only been around white flowers. I haven't tried it.
It gets its color from carotenoids. The darker the color the more carotenoids are in it. There is a peculiar looking white honey that is supposedly from Kazakstan or something like that, where the bees have only been around white flowers. I haven't tried it.
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lil chick on June 11, 2021, 6:16 am
In our area, spring honey is very light colored. It's kind of rare and wins prizes at fairs. Autumn honey is darker.
In our area, spring honey is very light colored. It's kind of rare and wins prizes at fairs. Autumn honey is darker.
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Max on June 12, 2021, 11:19 am
Oh sorry and the site I looked it up it said honey has no vitamin A or carotenoids. I assume it is still a low A food, since you wouldnt consume much of it because it is really calorie dense compared to stuff like fruit or sweet potatoes.
Oh sorry and the site I looked it up it said honey has no vitamin A or carotenoids. I assume it is still a low A food, since you wouldnt consume much of it because it is really calorie dense compared to stuff like fruit or sweet potatoes.
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lil chick on June 14, 2021, 7:11 am
To me, nothing is as good as honey for throats. I don't think I'll ever stop using it medicinally. But that is all.
To me, nothing is as good as honey for throats. I don't think I'll ever stop using it medicinally. But that is all.
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tim on June 14, 2021, 7:55 am
@lil-chick
Why wouldn't you use it as a food, because of carotenoids? Even the darkest honey is low vit A. Based on some very rough calculations I did the darkest honey might have about 50 IU per tablespoon. I'm happy to go into it in more detail if anyone is interested. I just don't see much point in trying to avoid vit A to this extent.
@lil-chick
Why wouldn't you use it as a food, because of carotenoids? Even the darkest honey is low vit A. Based on some very rough calculations I did the darkest honey might have about 50 IU per tablespoon. I'm happy to go into it in more detail if anyone is interested. I just don't see much point in trying to avoid vit A to this extent.
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lil chick on June 14, 2021, 8:11 am
I just don't like it much, I prefer sugar or maple syrup.
I just don't like it much, I prefer sugar or maple syrup.
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I consume honey and I prefer it over any other kind of sweetener or calorie filler mainly because it doesn't make my teeth hurt, unlike maple syrup or table sugar.
The amount of carotenoids present in honey is more so correlated with its density, and I'm pretty sure you're splitting hairs if you worry about your carotenoid intake from a light transparent honey.
I consume honey and I prefer it over any other kind of sweetener or calorie filler mainly because it doesn't make my teeth hurt, unlike maple syrup or table sugar.
The amount of carotenoids present in honey is more so correlated with its density, and I'm pretty sure you're splitting hairs if you worry about your carotenoid intake from a light transparent honey.
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I do not consume honey since fructose slows down my metabolism considerably and it's already pretty damn low to begin with.
I do not consume honey since fructose slows down my metabolism considerably and it's already pretty damn low to begin with.
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tim on June 14, 2021, 6:41 pm
@rockarolla
Do you have any symptoms of fructose malabsorption, are you sure it's to do with the liver having to process the fructose?
@rockarolla
Do you have any symptoms of fructose malabsorption, are you sure it's to do with the liver having to process the fructose?
