Honey from the Siberian plant Kandyka is found on the shelves of shops and markets less and less. The thing is that the honey plant gradually disappears.
This honey, unfortunately, belongs to the rarest varieties. And he helped restore his health for sure to many.
This variety is interesting in taste and composition, and Candyk itself is a medicinal plant. Product refers to White honey, because after crystallization acquires such a color.
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Taste and color of kandyk honey
Fresh pumped out honey from the kandyk is dark. After crystallization it changes color - becomes white, looks like baked milk.
The aroma is delicate, the taste is sweet, pleasant, without bitterness. Like any flower honey, this variety in taste and aroma is beyond praisel Children like to eat it as a treat. At the same time useful properties perform a positive function for the body.
A long period leaves a pleasant aftertaste. After saccharification easily raked up with a spoon.
Ingredients: vitamins and minerals
Kandyk honey is rich in easily digestible carbohydrates. It has a lot of fructose, glucose (75% of the total composition).
Fatty acids are absent. Iron, calcium, manganese, zinc, copper, iodine - mainly these trace elements and minerals are in it.
It contains vitamin C, E, K, and other B vitamins.
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Beneficial features
Kandyk honey is especially useful in the offseason, when there is a lack of nutrients in foods.
This grade helps to recuperate after overworkand also calms the nervous system. Therefore, it is good to eat a teaspoon of this delicacy before bedtime.
Honey has a rejuvenating effect.. It helps the liver, kidneys, heart, pancreas. It also nourishes the skin with beneficial substances, preventing its premature wilting.
Besides, honey is used in cosmetology. Masks, which include this variety, make the skin fresh and hair strong. The product is well pronounced anti-inflammatory and antiseptic properties that help heal wounds.
Its fortifying effect is manifested in the rapid restoration of energy balance, increased immunity.
Contraindications and harm
Do not recommend honey from kandyk those who suffer from allergies pollen or bee products, as well as children up to three years.
In small quantities, up to 30 g per day, can be eaten by pregnant, insulin-dependent, adolescents.
The rest with pleasure can feast on the product, eating up to 100 g per day. It is better to do this in the morning on an empty stomach or before going to bed in the evening.
About honey plant
The honey plant of this honey is the bulbous plant kandyk. It grows at the foot of the mountains, in coniferous and mixed forests. It is found in the Caucasus, Siberia, Kazakhstan, in the Altai.
Types of Kandyk:
- Siberian (white color with a pink shade, blooms 2 weeks);
- Sayan (purple-pink tones);
- Caucasian (blooms for 3 weeks).
As we see nectar collection period - within a month. During this time, the bees need to work hard. Nectar flower highlights a lot. But due to the short period from the beginning to the end of flowering (from April to May), it is still not possible to produce a lot of honey.
Storage conditions
Useful properties of honey from a kandyk after crystallization are not lost. First his stored at above zero from 14 to 18 degrees. Crystallized like mode from +4 to +7.
Low temperatures adversely affect the structure and availability of vitamins.. The storage place may be a balcony, basement, other room. It is not necessary to warm the honey after its sugaring, because above 40 heat it loses its properties. At low temperatures (below 30 degrees), this product also reacts poorly - useful properties are lost.
Relative humidity - 60%, dark place - conditions for long-term storage.
What are the main diseases treats?
Kandyk honey helps with pancreatitis, epilepsy, tachycardia, hepatitis and cystitis.
is he strengthens the body's immune system by saturation with vitamins and minerals. The product is useful for gastritis, ulcers, and other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. Normalization of metabolism - also a consequence of its regular use.
Kandyk honey with medicines fights with anemia, atherosclerosis.
Growing in ecologically clean places, the honey plant produces nectar, from which natural and tasty honey is obtained. This product is rightly appreciated by lovers of healthy food. Its flaw (a small amount compared to other varieties of honey) is compensated for by beneficial properties for the human body.
Tried such honey once only in my life. I was advised as an assistant in conception. I don’t know what helped me, but everything turned out 🙂 By the way, it’s delicious and its taste is not very similar to honey, but if you could eat it a lot, you would definitely have to eat a jar)) It’s a pity that these flowers disappear ... start them artificially?
Can you drink honey?
Yuri, we do not sell honey. Look for you in the region.