HOW TO DIFFERETIATE BETWEEN DILUTED or IMPURE AND PURE HONEY

The following are the reliable tests to differentiate between diluted and honey. Follow the test and apply it each time you buy new honey from supplier

Dissolving Test

You will need a glass of water and tablespoon of honey for this test. This is the simplest test to determine pure honey.
Empty the honey into the water. If the honey is impure, it will dissolve in the water- the most common additive to honey is syrup of jaggery, which dissolves. If it is pure, the honey will stick together and sink as a solid lump to the bottom of the glass.
This test can also be completed by mixing equal parts honey and methylated spirits (denatured alcohol). Pure honey will settle to the bottom. Impure honey is more likely to remain dissolved and make the solution milky.

Absorption Test

Pour a few drops of honey on blotting paper and observe whether or not it is absorbed. If it's absorbed, the honey's not pure.
If you don't have blotting paper, pour a little bit of honey on a white cloth, then wash the cloth. If there is any stain left by the honey, it is probably not pure.


Flame Test

Get a lighter and a candle with a cotton wick and dip the cotton wick of the candle into a bit of the honey, and shake off the excess.
Attempt to light the wick. If it burns, then it is completely pure honey. If it refuses to burn, then the presence of water is not allowing the wick to burn. (If there is only a very small amount of honey on the wick, though, it might still burn. It will produce a crackling sound, and it would be best to blow out the wick and try it again this time using more honey.)
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Specifications:
HMF 20mg/Kg max
Moisture 18% max
Diastase 8%
Fructose 60%min
Sucrose 5% max
Colour Extra light amber, brown

Ok at the beginning of the write up i was thinking of the flame test but you did justice to it and that is good. If you don't have candle just pick a piece of paper and dip its edge in the honey. Light the edge dipped into the honey either with lighter or matches. Pure honey burns giving a crackling sound while impure honey will not burn.

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