CAMMELLS UMF5+ Manuka Honey 500g

CAMMELLS UMF5+ Manuka Honey

The UMF® Mark
UMF® stands for ‘Unique Manuka Factor’, and is a quality trademark owned and managed by the UMF® Honey association. The UMF® grading system evaluates natural markers found in Manuka honey.

What makes Honey special?
For millennia Honey has been regarded as a special food; its use espoused in numerous ancient texts from around the globe. This ancient knowledge has now been proven by scientific research.

The first scientific studies into the special properties of honey took place at the end of the 19th century. Some of this early research pointed to honey’s acidity or its osmotic effect as being the source of honeys special properties.

During the mid-20th century scientists identified enzymes present in nectar and introduced by bees in the ripening process of honey. Scientist then discovered that when honey was diluted these enzymes gave the honey distinctive properties. However, it was also discovered that these enzymes quickly broke down with exposure to light.