Mint honey is honey harvested from honey bees' nests by bees sucking honey from mint flowers in the high mountainous rocky highlands of Meo Vac district of Ha Giang province. This is considered one of the best types of honey that anyone wants to taste once. High antioxidant content and GO-MGO is a rare active ingredient in any honey in the world.

Mint honey Cat Cauldron, Co-writing is one of the best types of honey

Pure mint honey usually has a bright color in the color range from orange-yellow to turquoise green, a very characteristic aroma, mixed honey with high nutritional value, safe and good for everyone's health. In addition, IVY HONEY has been granted a certificate to ensure food safety so you can be completely assured when using.

IVY HONEY is pure honey that is taken by honey of nine honey bees from natural peppermint flowers according to the model of raising without antibiotics, no residual pesticides, and non-GMO to ensure the best quality of honey so that customers can feel the natural flavor, the most essence of natural honey.

Features of mint honey

Mint is a wild plant, with a height of about 40-60 cm, purple flowers and usually blooms in late autumn and early winter from October to December every year. Honeybees will collect sweet nectar from mint flowers to make mint honey. Also because mint plants grow wild, the yield of mint nectar is usually not much but due to growing in harsh conditions, mint honey is extremely delicious and has a very specific scent, solid and sweet.

Mint honey collected from beehives raised in mountainous areas

Mint honey is slightly yellowish to bluish in color, with a cool aroma, and does not cause heat. In particular, this type of mint honey has a characteristic mild aroma, not quite as fragrant as the smell of mint but is still often used to treat cough, treatment of welding syndrome. The quality of Ha Giang mint flowers depends mainly on the quality of mint flowers of that year, whether they bloom evenly, bloom or not, whether the climate is good, honey spinning skills honey processing skills, etc.

The color of mint nectar is dependent on the pollen concentration factor. If the pollen that bees collect is high, the honey formed will be lemon yellow and slightly blue. If there are not many bees collecting pollen at the beginning of the season, the mint honey will be more yellow-orange.

Especially due to the specificity of the crop, the production of mint honey is usually limited each year (about 120-150 tons/year) and the years of frost effects are almost impossible to harvest, so mint honey is usually quite modest. In addition, mint honey in Vietnam also has antioxidant ingredients, the content of antibacterial substances GO and MGO are extremely valuable ingredients in honey and not all types have nutritional value and restore health for extremely good users.

Uses of peppermint honey

Mint honey contains many nutrients, is rich in oxidants, and also contains many vitamins and essential minerals such as C, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, calcium, magnesium, zinc, etc. so it will bring a lot of great uses for humans such as:

Overcoming respiratory problems

Ha Giang mint nectar has a lot of natural anti-inflammatory substances (antibacterial active ingredient GO, MGO), contains vitamins, organic acids, and many nutrients to support and overcome respiratory problems such as dry cough, cough with phlegm, sore throat, pneumonia, bronchitis, and so on thanks to the antiseptic effect to reduce inflammation and inhibit the production and development of bacteria and viruses. disease.

Support for a healthy digestive system

There have been medical studies showing that the regular use of mint honey has the ability to kill harmful bacteria and increase the growth of beneficial bacteria bifidobacterium in the intestinal tract so that the digestive system works better.

In addition, this type of honey also helps to clean the toxins in the body, namely the digestive system thanks to the solid texture because of the stickiness that helps to reduce the amino acid content to avoid stomach pain, colon pain, duodenum, etc.

Mint honey brings many health benefits

Good for the cardiovascular system and stabilizes blood sugar

Mint honey has the ability to transform Triglyceride triglycerides (this is the type of fat that causes heart disease and diabetes) into good fats that benefit the body and help cleanse the blood.

Moreover, mint honey also has a very high content of antioxidants and minerals that are very useful for people with diabetes because it will produce good cholesterol, and reduce the amount of bad cholesterol that causes blood to circulate. Thereby avoiding diseases of the cardiovascular system.

Beauty skin and anti-aging effect

The antioxidants in mint honey help repel the signs of aging to young, smooth skin, and prevent the formation of wrinkles so that you get beautiful skin as you want. In particular, this type of honey also has anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial abilities which are very good for treating acne and promoting skin regeneration.

Good for both fetuses and pregnant women

Both pregnant women and babies need nutrients and clean food sources. Therefore, honey is the optimal choice because honey is not only delicious, and easy to use but also helps to nourish the body and increase resistance for both mother and baby.

Regular use of mint honey can reduce the symptoms of morning sickness and loss of appetite. In addition, mint honey also prevents the possibility of birth defects in the fetus and stimulates the development of the brain and bones of the baby.

In addition to the great uses mentioned above, mint honey also has many other functions such as preventing bone and joint diseases, supporting weight loss, and inflammation, being good for the liver, reducing the risk of depression, etc.

Compare mint honey with other types of honey

Mint honey is raised to a high standard to ensure the safety of users

Mint honey contains up to 82% carbohydrates of which Fructose makes up 38.2% and Glucose makes up 31% more than the usual type of honey. This is a very abundant source of energy for all activities of the body.

Mint honey is the most popular honey on the market today. This is a kind of honey with a moderate price, not too high, suitable for the pocket of the majority of people. Most importantly, mint honey is also very delicious, easy to drink, has beautiful colors, and has very high nutritional value.

Coffee bile and rubber bile have a much darker color than mint nectar. They also do not have a pleasant characteristic aroma such as mint nectar but often have a slightly dark smell. Even unfamiliar people can easily feel a slightly foul smell like sticky wings. Moreover, the longer this type of honey is stored, the darker it becomes.

How to recognize real mint honey

Because mint honey has a rare yield and is very popular, many people because of chasing profits have faked honey to sell to the market. Using fake honey is very harmful to health, especially cancer. Therefore, to avoid buying fake mint honey, you need to pay attention to how to identify the real thing as follows:

Distinguish real mint honey and fake honey made from sugar

• True mint honey: There is orange-yellow to turquoise, has a characteristic aroma and sweetness, and has a cool feeling, not sweet. If you encounter cold weather, low temperatures such as in winter in the North, or when stored in the refrigerator, honey can freeze white like lard.
• Fake mint honey: This type of honey is made from chemicals and sugar, which can have a gelatinous substance, color, and taste like mint leaves. This fake honey mixture often has the sweetness, green color, high consistency, and aroma of mint leaves like mints. When you taste this fake honey, you will see the tongue and mouth numbness. Artificial fake honey has a high sugar content, so it will be very dense and almost no foaming gas.

Address to buy the most prestigious peppermint honey

IVY HONEY has actively developed cooperation with bee farms throughout Ha Giang province. These bee camps are located in the areas with the most variety of mint flowers, in order to ensure the highest percentage of mint flowers.