I don't know when honey has become a popular "health product" for human beings.
Honey, which humans have found since ancient times, has a sweet and unique flavor that satisfies the taste buds of human beings.
This has conquered the future of countless people in ancient and modern China and abroad, in addition to deliciousness, honey has also been crowned with various "magical effects".
But in fact, honey is really not as magical as everyone thinks.
Don't be obsessed with honey, although it has wonderful legends
As a collection of hundred flowers essence, honey has been described so beautifully by countless literati and inkers since ancient times, and it has also added a lot of charm to honey.
But in fact, the most effective ingredient of honey is nothing more than sugar, which accounts for about 80% of all ingredients.
In clinical view, it is a high-sugar food, and eating a large amount of food actually does not have the effect of health care, but has no health benefits.
As for those so-called health effects, or medical effects, modern science has also done a lot of research on them, and found that the vitamins, minerals and other trace nutrients in honey are lackluster, and other beneficial ingredients are also absent.
Therefore, the so-called miraculous effects, in fact, like placebos, do not have much health benefit.
For honey, these statements are also misconceptions
First, is honey sour a fake?
Many merchants found that honey had potential profits, so they began to make fake honey, that is, to add a lot of white sugar to honey. It is rumored that as long as the taste of honey is sour, it is the performance of fake honey.
But in fact, the main components of honey is actually fructose and glucose, at the same time it also has a certain acidic substance, eat the honey in the mouth, after a long time, the acidic substance will begin to be active, and then produce a sour taste, which is a normal performance, and the authenticity of honey has nothing to do with it.
Second, eating honey leads to premature puberty?
It is rumored that if a child eats a large amount of honey, it will cause the child to have precocious puberty. In fact, there is no data so far that suggests that eating honey can promote the emergence of precocious puberty.
The ingredients in honey are actually various sugars, vitamins, trace elements, organic acids and digestive enzymes, which do not cause precocious puberty, so there is no need for parents to worry too much.
But it is also not recommended that children eat a lot of honey, because it is one of the perpetrators of obesity.
Third, is honey with onions poisonous?
Many health enthusiasts are too partial to the symbiosis of food, believing that some foods can cause food poisoning when eaten together.
In fact, in most cases, the idea of food pairing poisoning is unreliable, as is honey and onions. It is true that organic acids are present in honey, and onions contain sulfur compounds, both of which are at risk of poisoning.
However, the content of organic acids in honey is very low, and the reaction of the two also requires a catalyst to act in the middle. Therefore, eating honey and onions together only affects the taste and does not cause food poisoning.
Fourth, is honey crystallization a quality problem?
Many families have found that the honey they just bought is a crystal clear flowing liquid, and it does not take long for the honey to crystallize inside, so everyone blindly believes that this is a manifestation of poor quality.
But in fact, honey crystallization is a normal manifestation, which is associated with a variety of factors.
Some honey, even at room temperature, will crystallize, especially in the environment of 13-14 ° C, which is the most suitable temperature for honey crystallization, which has nothing to do with the quality of honey.
Fifth, eating honey will cause diabetes?
In fact, diabetes appears because of impaired islet function and cells are not sensitive enough to insulin.
The reasons for these two conditions are quite complex, including genetics, age, unhealthy living and eating habits, obesity, etc. Eating honey alone will not lead to diabetes.
But it cannot be denied that honey does contain a lot of sugar, and regular eating will cause obesity problems, which in turn increases the risk of metabolic disorders.
All in all, honey is essentially a kind of sugar, it has nothing magical and unique, and it has no special "nutritional value".
Therefore, we do not need to bear so much sugar and calories for those so-called "health functions".
Of course, as a cooking product, honey can at least bring a different flavor to food.
After all, who can not love honey chicken wings?