honey, sweet, viscous liquid food, dark golden in colour, produced in the honey sacs of various bees from the nectar of flowers. … The nectar is ripened into honey by inversion of the major portion of its sucrose sugar into the sugars levulose (fructose) and dextrose (glucose) and by the removal of excess moisture.
Characteristics of Honey
- Honey is yummy. Honey has a delicious, varied, delicate flavor. …
- Honey is viscous. Honey is runny and flows quickly when it is warm, and moves very slowly when it is cold. …
- Honey has low moisture content. Honey has less than 18.6% moisture. …
- Honey is hygroscopic. …
- Honey is acidic. …
- Honey lasts.
