11 Mar Mon 2019
What's Honey Made of, Anyway?
We're so often asked about what honey is composed of, especially by those of you who are trying to lessen your intake of sugar. The good news is, honey has very little sucrose in it, and is instead made up of other sugars that are not processed and much less destructive to consume. Honey is sweeter than sugar, so you need less of it! The other good news is that it metabolizes differently than sucrose, so consuming honey does not create that blood sugar spike and crash we're all familiar with from white table sugar.
Honey is basically 38.5% Fructose, 31% Glucose, 17.1% Water, 7.2% Maltose, 4.2 % Carbohydrates, only 1.5% Sucrose, and .5% Minerals, vitamins and enzymes. Type 2 Diabetics can enjoy a daily spoonful of honey without negative effects on their blood sugar levels. (From Two Million Blossoms by Kirsten S. Trainor.) Of course, it is a carbohydrate, so don't go crazy....but honey's positive benefits outweigh the negative, so enjoy your honey, honey~