Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The chemical secrets that help keep honey fresh for so long
Microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, and moulds exist in many foods and
spoil them. They increase in moist conditions and warm temperatures, at a mellow
pH, and with oxygen. You may dry meat or fruit, store it in the fridge, or
store it in a jar to keep the food edible. But after some time, most food expires.
One sweet food that lasts long in a jar at room temperature is honey. It is
made by honeybees from flower nectar without artificial preservatives. But why does
such a sweet, nutritious substance, which is also loved by microorganisms, survive
for years? The secret lies in the process of how honey is made from nectar.
Read the article and learn why natural honey doesn’t expire like other
foods.
