Would you like to test the quality of the honey you bought? Here are some tips.

Honey contains so many nutritions that can help our body in different ways. But if the honey is not real or impure, then it will not only lose the nutritions but also becomes harmful for our health.

Many people sell artificial honey that can be dangerous for your health to make some extra money. It becomes really important to test the honey before you consume it.

There are so many ways to find out if the honey is pure or not.

Below are some of the tests you can do at your home to check the purity of the honey:

Thumb test:  

It is the most basic way to check if the honey you bought from the market is pure or not. You can also check how much adulteration has been done to the honey through this test.

• You can simply carry out this test by putting some honey from the jar you bought on your thumb. 
• Now if the honey spreads on your thumb , the n the honey is not pure. 
• If it stays in your thumb without flowing and spreading , then the honey is pure.

Flame test

This is one interesting test to check if the honey is pure or if it is made artificially. Pure honey is inflammable which means that it will not resist the matchstick from burning.

• Just put some honey on the matchstick and spread it to cover the burning part of the stick.
• Try to light the matchstick by striking it on the matchbox.
• If the candle lights and keeps burning then the honey is pure
• If it does not burn, then the honey is not pure and contains impurities.

The paper test

Another test to find out if the honey is pure is the paper test, You can easily find the purity of the honey by the non-soaking property of honey. 

You can carry out this test through these steps:

• Put some honey on a paper.
• If the honey gets soaked in immediately then the honey is not pure.
• If the honey does not get soaked in immediately, then the honey is pure.
• Pure honey does not soak because of its density.

 Water test

The water test is also useful in determining the purity of honey. It is possible because of the hydrophobic property of honey.

You can carry out this test through these steps:

• Take some water in transparent glass.
• Put the honey in the glass and observe it.
• If the honey dissolves immediately, then the honey is not pure.
• If honey takes some time in dissolving then the honey is pure.

Conclusion

It is really important to check if the honey you are consuming is pure or not. There can be many consequences of consuming impure honey and you should try to avoid eating impurities with your honey. It is also important because the nutritions present in honey are really sensitive and it can easily lose its property through impurities. With the help of these tests, you can easily find out the purity of honey. It is advisable to carry out at least one test before you buy honey from someone.