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Sweet honey can act as poison for the body. Yes, due to today's increasing demand, many companies are adulterating it on a large scale. Fake and real honey look the same, but still it is not very difficult to differentiate between the two (Honey Purity Tips). Today we are going to tell you some such tricks (Home Tests for Honey Purity) with the help of which the purity of honey can be easily checked. Let's know.

 

Home remedies to check the purity of honey

Test by dissolving in water

  • Take a glass of water and add some honey to it.
  • If the honey is genuine, it will dissolve slowly in water and form a thick solution.
  • If the honey is fake, it will dissolve immediately in water and no thickness will be visible.

 

find out by fire

  • Take some honey in a spoon and put it on fire.
  • If the honey is real, it will slowly caramelize and form a foam instead of burning.
  • If the honey is fake, it will burn and turn black.

 

Do a test with a newspaper

  • Put some honey on a newspaper.
  • If the honey is real, it will not wet the newspaper and will slowly dry out.
  • If the honey is fake, it will wet the newspaper and stain it.

 

Identify with iodine

  • Add a few drops of iodine to a teaspoon of honey.
  • If the honey is genuine, there will be no change in colour.
  • If the honey is fake, the color will turn blue or purple.

 

This method is also effective

  • Add one teaspoon of honey to a glass of water.
  • If the honey is real, it will sink in water and form a layer at the bottom.
  • If the honey is fake, it will float in water.

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