UMF 20+ Manuka Honey - Pure New Zealand Honey 500g

API Health UMF 20+ NZ Manuka Honey range is 100% pure, independently tested New Zealand manuka honey that contains high levels of special chemical markers not found in other honeys. The UMF range consists of honey that tests with a UMF (Unique Manuka Factor) of 20+ or higher. API HEALTH UMF 20+ manuka honey exhibits a characteristic golden brown color, distinctive and unmistakable manuka flavor, notes of caramel and malt, a rich, crisp finish, thick and rich texture with a pleasant aftertaste. The blossoms of the New Zealand Manuka tree (Leptospermum Scoparium) produce honey that is naturally high in powerful natural compounds including methylglyoxal (MG or MGO).

Directions for consumption include dissolving in mouth by the spoonful, mixing with warm water as a tasty drink, drizzling over food, using in recipes, or taking one teaspoon once or twice a day. Storage is recommended below 25 degrees Celsius. New Zealand Manuka honey has been recognized as nature's wonder food due to its health-maintaining effects and unique properties. Research conducted in 1981 by the Waikato Honey Research Unit showed that some strains of New Zealand Manuka honey contain naturally present and powerful unique activity not found in other honey - this unique activity is known as "Unique Manuka Factor (UMF)".

UMF is a measure of the unique type of activity that is naturally present in honey made from the nectar of the Manuka tree, native to New Zealand. Manuka honey that bears the UMF quality trademark guarantees both purity and quality. The UMF mark is followed by a number that indicates the strength of the UMF activity in a batch of UMF Manuka honey, with a higher UMF rating indicating a more potent product. UMF 20+ (MGO 826) manuka honey is sourced from the pristine native forests of New Zealand, and is lab-certified to the UMF 20+ standard, equivalent to methylglyoxal (MGO).

The UMF is an association of New Zealand honey producers that governs the manuka honey UMF rating system specifically to protect consumers from being misled by honey labels making claims to be 'active' or 'bio-active' without achieving UMF manuka honey standards. Each batch of manuka honey is individually tested by an independent laboratory to certify its UMF rating. API Health is the only brand that publishes its lab test results, ensuring that consumers receive honey of the quality and rating stated on the label.

Consumers are urged to make an informed choice and beware of manuka honey that claims health benefits without carrying a UMF rating. UMF is the association of New Zealand honey producers that governs the manuka honey UMF rating system specifically to protect consumers against honey labels making unsubstantiated claims to be 'active' or 'bio-active'.

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