What Is The Difference Between Raw Honey and Pure Honey?

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When we ask what is the difference between raw honey and pure honey we open a can of worms. There is so much confusion around honey labeling, and a lot of people get confused. 

Honey is a concentrated sugar solution made by bees. 

1.What Is Honey

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If bees collect a sugar solution that is not from a flower and process this it is called honeydew. As an example, bees will sometimes bite grapes and collect grape juice.

2. Honeydew

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Honeycomb

 It consists of honey in beeswax cut from the combs in the hive. If the bees were working on flowers, then this is a pure honeycomb.

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Extracted Honey

The majority of honey in the world is produced by extracting honey from honeycombs built into frames.

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ADVICE

If we assume raw honey to be the honey straight from the hive, either in the comb, or strained, but not filtered, and regular honey to any of the other honey-like products on the shelf, the choice is easy. 

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