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What is raw honey?
Raw honey comes straight from the honeycomb. The beekeeper will usually just filter the honey to remove small bits of debris, including pollen, beeswax, and parts of dead bees. They do not pasteurize the honey.
Raw honey appears cloudy or opaque because it contains these extra elements. It is still safe to eat.
Benefits
Studies show that raw honey contains a variety of beneficial ingredients.
Raw honey contains specific components that can offer health benefits. Pasteurization and other processes may remove or reduce some of these elements, which include:
bee pollen, which has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory propertiesbee propolis, a glue-like substance that helps keep the hive togethercertain vitamins and mineralsenzymesamino acidsantioxidants
There is a lack of controlled studies comparing pasteurized and raw honey. However, some sources report that pasteurized honey contains few — if any — of the health benefits of raw honey. Because pasteurization exposes the honey to high temperatures, it may destroy or remove honey’s natural properties.
This means that raw honey may offer more powerful health benefits, in terms of healing wounds and fighting infections, than regular honey.
Many studies have found that raw honey has health benefits. Usually, these benefits come from natural ingredients that regular honey may not contain.
Raw honey contains bee pollen
Pasteurization of honey removes bee pollen.
A 2015 review study about the benefits of bee pollen reports that it has:
Antioxidant propertiesanti-inflammatory effectsantibacterial and antifungal actionpain-relieving properties
These properties make bee pollen a useful addition to honey and can contribute to honey’s natural ability to heal wounds and kill bacteria.
Bee pollen also contains amino acids, vitamins A and C, and small amounts of nutrients including calcium, magnesium, and sodium.
Raw honey contains bee propolis
Bee propolis is the sticky substance that bees use to build their hives and hold the structures together. This glue-like substance not only helps the bees, but some scientists believe that it is healthful for humans as well.
Bee propolis also contains B vitamins, vitamins C and E, magnesium, potassium, and beneficial enzymes.