What makes Manuka honey so special?

Manuka honey’s healing properties have been used for many generations, however many people still don’t know what makes it so unique compared to other types of honey. So we’re answering all your questions on Manuka honey and revealing what makes it so special!

Where does manuka honey come from?

Manuka honey is produced in Australia and New Zealand by bees that have gathered nectar from the native leptospermum bush. Australians have called manuka honey by many names including Tea tree and Jellybush honey as well. The plant’s origins began in Tasmania and dispersed to Victoria, along the east coast of Australia, and as well as to New Zealand. There is documented evidence that Australians were the first to produce manuka honey, dating back to 1884 and since then have found over 86 species of leptospermum bush. Some varieties of the leptospermum bush in Australia prove to produce higher activity (i.e. health benefits) or to be on par with the well-known New Zealand manuka honey.

How does Manuka Honey differ from other types of honey?

The nectar of the Leptospermum genus gives Manuka honey its methylglyoxal (MGO) properties that attribute to the potency of health benefits within the honey. This MGO rating number signifies real manuka honey that has been batch tested within a lab to measure the purity, quality and antibacterial characteristics. HONEY OF NOOSA offers manuka honey in MGO graded for everyday health use at MGO 30+, MGO100+, and MGO graded for medicinal healing use at MGO 250+.

When it comes to the MGO rating, what is the difference between MGO30+, 100+, & MGO250+ ?

HONEY OF NOOSA recommends MGO 30+, and MGO 100+ for fortifying the immune system to prevent sickness and other holistic health benefits. Whilst MGO 250+ is best used as healing sickness, or for topical healing on burns, sores, ulcers.

What does Australian manuka honey taste like?

Our honey is multifloral manuka honey, which means it has many different native floral nectar as well as manuka and we have three distinct varieties that are produced due to these combination of floral nectars: our Dark Amber is best described as a honey dessert as it is satisfies the sweet-tooth and has a delicious raw crystallisation throughout; the Light Amber, as the name suggests is lighter in colour and sweetness and has floral and fruity undertones with crystallisation throughout; as for our Cream Amber, it has a smooth consistent texture and has caramel and hint of toffee tones throughout. Like fine wine, overtime manuka honey’s flavours matures and improves overtime to bring out it’s many complex and subtle sweet flavours.

What makes Australian Manuka Honey unique for my health?

With over a million manuka flowers in every jar, this delicious indulgence offers a multitude of healing benefits. Our manuka honey strengthens your immune system against common sickness and others like coronavirus; fortifies digestive health by eliminating bad bacteria in your gut, liver and kidney for better skin, energy, mood and mental clarity; is a potent antioxidant against free-radicals that accelerate the aging process; an anti-inflammatory that eases pain from inflammation caused by infection and injury and support for better sleep at night.

We recommend 1-2 spoonfuls a day in your yoghurt, toast, smoothie, tea or coffee to support your holistic health.

What is raw honey?

All our honey has preserved the natural integrity within the honey. Therefore the full health benefits of pollen, enzymes, propolis and amino acids can also be found. Throughout the honey extraction, the only processing is simply uncapping each honeycomb cell and filtering out any debris that may be leftover from the bees.

What makes manuka honey healthier than other honeys on the market?

The manuka nectar can only be gathered by the bees in the short flowering time spans in the year, therefore it can only be harvested as in a limited batch production in those few months that it blossoms. Also, other honeys’ lack the special health benefits in manuka honey that help to support overall health, healing and digestion.

What makes HONEY OF NOOSA the best Australian Manuka Honey?

HONEY OF NOOSA proudly supports local beekeepers in the Noosa Shire within our community trade between reputable and experienced beekeepers. Our team of beekeepers have been fostering bees and harvesting manuka honey for as long as 70 years. We are sustainably driven, and offer our expertise to deliver the best tasting manuka honey and the most nourishing health benefits for our customers.

Each batch of honey is batch tested and graded to be at or slightly above the MGO level indicated on the label. We are proudly supported by scientists at the laboratories in the University of the Sunshine Coast and always demonstrate our customer transparency to each customer by providing verified lab results that show their batch and correlating MGO potency. Every drop of honey is a delicious adventure and is a true testament to the incredible healing properties provided by the bees.

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