Honey Adulteration Flashcards
1
Q
What is the widely accepted definition of honey?
A
Natural sweet substance produced by honeybees from nectar of plants or from secretions of living parts of plants or excretions of plant sucking insects on the living parts of plants that bees collect,transform by combining with specific substances of their own,deposit,dehydrate,store and leave in the honeycomb to ripen and mature.
2
Q
What is Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) test in this regard?
A
-it is the test that can ascertain the composition of a product at the molecular level,to know if honey is adulterated or not.
- NMR test is not required by Indian law for
honey that is being marketed locally but is
needed for export.
