ITALIAN TRADITIONAL FOODS

It is true that Italian honey is excellent, it is true that it is the most ancient and natural sweetener, it is true that it is an important element for a healthier nutrition.... just remains to invite you to taste the products chosen by emercatino.net and produced by APINATURA of Poli. You will have the pleasure of knowing that he products have been verified regarding their superior quality, without heavy metals found in many of the products on the store shelves today. the bees of Poi are bees of the countryside, uncontaminated hills and woods of Palestrina, Zagarolo and Poli and therefore incomparable as to taste and quality.

Honey remains immutable in its chemical characteristics for at least one year. The time, is to a large extent, is determined from its water content, which favors the processes of fermentation: the smaller the percentage of water, the smaller the risk of fermentation.

For the preservation of honey it is recommended to place in a dry, cool place and to use it "raw", because, when heated cooked it loses a large part of its properties.

Honey is the end product of the work of a myriad of domestic bees, and they produce it using the nectar of flowers: they gather, transform, and combine it with the proper specific substances and is allowed to mature in the combs of the beehive.

The substances from which the bees produce the honey are essentially the nectar and the honeydew; nectar is a sugary liquid derived from the sap of plants and the honeydew, which is what some insects expel from their own nourishment, constituted by sap.

Honey has an elevated digestibility: it is composed in fact from simple sugars (up to 90% glucose and fructose) and does not need elaboration by our organism; providing therefore an almost immediate surge of energy.

Since an infant's digestive juices are non-acidic, ingestion of honey creates an ideal medium for botulinum spores to grow and produce sufficient levels of toxins to cause infant botulism. For this reason, it is advised that neither honey, nor any other sweetener, be given to children under the age of 18 months. Once a child is eating solid food, the digestive juices are acidic enough to prevent the growth of the spores. Information provided by http://en.wikipedia.org

Note: The information contained on this website is not intended to be prescriptive. Any attempt to diagnose or treat an illness should come under the direction of a physician who is familiar with nutritional therapy.