Whether you stir huajilla honey into your tea or coffee, spread it on bagels or enjoy it by the spoonful, you can be confident that you are boosting your daily supply of antioxidants with each delicious mouthful, while at the same time reducing your intake of refined sugars. Honey contains several compounds that function as antioxidants, one of which is unique to honey called pinocembrin.

Honey is one of mankind’s oldest natural foods and is an excellent energy food because it contains simple sugars, levulose and dextrose, that can be used quickly by the body. Honey also contains mineral salts and other materials needed by the body and is the only form of sugar food that does not need to be refined.

In ancient times, honey was the most important sweet food. A jar of honey on the table was considered a mark of great wealth. In the Bible, the Nation of Israel was promised a “land flowing with milk and honey”. It is also believed that honey was used by the ancient Egyptians to embalm royalty before their emtombment.