Not all honey lovers know that there is a white version of this valuable product, which has its own special differences, which we will discuss in the article, find out how valuable white honey is and what it is made of, and also help to distinguish a fake from a real product.
Taste and appearance
If we talk about an absolutely pure bee product without dyes and additives, then it will have a slightly creamy color, since it is simply impossible to force the bees to collect nectar exclusively from those plants that are best suited. Consequently, some of the "raw materials" will give a darker shade, so the product will have a color from dark yellow to light cream. 
As for taste, then everything depends on the honey plant. For example, if most of the nectar was collected from the clover flowers, then the sweetness will have a vanilla flavor. It is precisely because each individual honey plant gives its unique taste and aroma, to describe the general notes that are present in any white honey is almost impossible.
Important! Most often, the product acquires a white color after sugaring. Before this shade can be quite dark.
How do they make and from which white honey is mined
We continue the discussion of what white honey is and what it is made of, or more precisely from which plant nectar is obtained, which is a raw material for a useful product. 
Popular varieties
Popular products include such products, for which nectar from plants common in the CIS is required.
Find out what bee products are and how you can use them.
These include the following variations: raspberry, white clover honey, alfalfa and cotton. 
These are the most common variants of light-colored honey. There are other honey plants, from which you can get white sweetness (mint, canola, sage and others).
Rare varieties
The most rare variety is kandyk honey, as this plant is listed in the Red Book, and its area of growth is annually reduced. Finding a product from the kandyk is incredibly difficult, so it has a high price. 
Other rare varieties include cypraic, tavolgovy and apple-cherry.
Important! Tavolgovy honey - one of a kind, which immediately after harvest has a white color.
Chemical composition
The composition of white honey consists of phenolic acids, flavonoids and other substances, such as apigenin, crisin, pinocembrin and acacetin. It contains more vitamins, enzymes and active substances than other varieties. Also contains water (up to 20%), organic acids (up to 0.1%), cane sugar (up to 0.4%), inverted sugar (up to 82%), glucose (37%), dextrins (8%) , ash (up to 0.65%) and fructose (up to 41%). 
Familiarize yourself with the beneficial and unique healing properties of such honey as coriander, acacia, lime, buckwheat, rapeseed, phacelia, uterine.
Useful properties of white honey
Now it is necessary to tell, why a white honey is really useful.
It is used in traditional medicine, as it has no side effects.
It is used for such diseases:
- severe cough, bronchitis, sore throat;
- inflammation of the oral mucosa;
- conjunctivitis;
- stress and chronic fatigue;
- dermatological problems.
Many girls and women use sweet to create natural homemade cosmetics (creams, soaps, masks, etc.), as well as for massage.
Did you know? The fact that bee nests - valuable prey, people already knew in the Stone Age. In Spain, there is the Spider Cave, on the walls of which there is a person who takes a honeycomb from a bee's nest (a rock drawing dates back to 7 thousand years BC).
Can I make white honey at home
It should immediately be said that it is extremely difficult to get 100% natural white honey at home without using any other impurities. However, there are several options that will give the desired color of sweetness without harm to taste and rich composition.
The first option - a mixture with royal jelly. Perhaps this is the most natural and useful product. By adding royal jelly, you not only get the desired color, but also increase the value of the original product. The point is that it is quite difficult to take royal jelly in its pure form, since it is possible to exceed the dose, which will have a negative effect on the body. But using a mixture of two bee products, you get a huge amount of useful vitamins and trace elements and do not worry about the dosage. 
The second option - beating fresh honey. This option provides for the machining of freshly pumped product, after which it acquires a creamy color and retains it until crystallization (about a year). It looks like margarine, it does not stick to fingers and leaves no greasy marks. Some varieties even improve their performance (rapeseed) after such manipulations.
Important! During whipping the product should not be exposed to high temperatures, otherwise its useful properties will disappear.We will not consider options with the addition of dyes, since such actions will spoil the bee products and reduce its usefulness several times.
How to distinguish a fake
Now we know what white honey is and what a product of an unusual color is made of. Since some qualities of white sweetness are overestimated, its price is several times higher than the price of darker varieties than unscrupulous sellers use, offering various fakes.
You should start with the fact that the product should not be whiter than the container in which it is sold. Most often, to emphasize the unusualness, a fake is made too white, which is why it looks like sour cream. 
The second indicator - the consistency. As mentioned above, the only honey that initially has white color (before sugar consumption) is threshing. If you are sure that this plant does not grow in your region, it means that the product is false. If the color turned out as a result of machining, then check it is not difficult (does not leave stains on clothes).
The third indicator - the smell. Any bee product should smell like flowers. In the case where the sweetness gives caramel, cocoa or anything else that is not comparable with the natural smell of flowering plants, then you have a fake.
This concludes the discussion of white honey. Do not exaggerate the beneficial properties of this sweet, as any bee product is extremely useful for humans. If you want to increase the utility, then you should add bee milk. Use our recommendations to distinguish the original from the fake.
