Avocado honey is a natural product made by bees from avocado flowers. A delicious dark honey with a smooth taste, you’ll love it!
The finest selection of avocado honey of spanish local beekeepers.
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Summary: Avocado honey is a peculiar honey that, being dark, has a medium aroma. It also stands out for its properties and benefits. Likewise, this is another of the honeys that is available for sale in our shop in Las Rozas de Madrid.
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1. Our raw avocado honey
Firstly, we show you the most important characterisitcs of avocado honey:
a) Color
Avocado honey is a very dark amber honey. Also, below we show you the colour ranges that we can find in an avocado honey.
Photo 1: Colours of avocado honey
b) Aroma
This honey has a somooth taste with saly notes. Also, its aroma reminds a ripe avocado with a ligh buttery taste.
c) Avocado tree
Likewise, avocado tree is a domesticated fruit tree that come from Mesoamerica, a part of America with a tropical climate. Afterwards, it has been brought to Spain and has adapted very well to some coastal areas, such as Granada, Malaga and the Canary Islands.
d) Flowering and harvesting
The avocado tree blossoms in Spain around April, so the honey is usually harvested at the end of spring and beginning of summer.
In addition, the avocado flower is very curious, as it is both male and female at the same time. The first flower born is female. Then, half a day later, it becomes a male.
Another curious thing is that bees do not like the pollen of the avocado flower very much.
Video 1: Avocados flowers
Also, above we have shown a video where you can see the avocado flowers and the tree that produces them.
e) Pollen
In order to be avocado honey, it must contain at least 25 % persea americana 25%. However, if the characteristics are suitable, honeys with less
However, honeys with a lower percentage can be accepted if at least 0.2% perseitol is present at the same time.
We also show you a microscope picture of the pollen spectrum of avocado honey.
Photo 2: Pollen spectrum of avocado pollen
f) Supporting the rural environment
Likewise, these honeys come from Spanish beekeepers who care bees and environment. We offer only honey from local beekeepers who use sustanaible beekeeping practices.
2. Benefits and properties
Avocado honey, like any quality honey, has bactericidal, antiseptic and healing properties.
In avocado nectar, it provides the honey with a rich source of iron, B vitamins and phenolic compounds, such as flavomoids. This honey has traditionally been used for its diuretic properties, helping us to eliminate water from the body and electrolytes that remain in our body stored.
Furthremore, its richness in iron is ideal for people with continuous anemia and tiredness. Phenolytic compounds have also great antioxidant capacity, helping to protect against aging and common degenerative diseases.
3. Kitchen uses
This honey is ideal for those who are looking for a sweet and powerful taste in their breakfast. This honey is used in salad dressings and sauces. Also, great cooks usually use it to sweeten juices made with fresh fruit, dried fruit and smoked cheese.
4. Indications
This honey, like all dark honey, has little tendency to crystallize. So it is normal to find it always liquid even if it has not undergone any pasteurization process.
5. Origin
Raw honey of avocado is obtained from a packer located in the province of Valencia. We also sometimes bring it from our beekeeper located in Cadiz.
Beekeeper |
Location |
Characterístics |
Rancho Cortesano | Cádiz | Organic |
Sala Higón | Valencia | No organic |
Table 1: Our beekeepers
In short, honey of avocado is little known, but surprisingly we find it in many businesses. Companies such as Mercadona, Carrefour and Amazon have it. However, we can assure you that our avocado honey comes from a serious and honest beekeeper. Our honey has no adulteration and no additives have been added.
6. FAQ
In addition, these are often asked questions:
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Does this honey have a strong taste?
For a dark honey, its flavour is quite mild.
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What do you think of the Al-Andalus, carrefour or amazon avocado honeys?
In the case of Mercadona and Al-Andalus, they are packers. In the case of Carrefour and Amazon, they work with different brands, some of which will be of poorer and some of which will be of higher quality. In our case, we bring avocado honey directly from the beekeeper. A fantastic quality honey.
7. More information:
Here are the chemical parameters that characterise an avocado honey:
Chemical parameters |
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Color (mm Pfund) Maximum 80 | Humidity (%). Maximum 18,5 | Fructose + glucose: Min. 60 |
Sucrose: Maximum 5 | Electrical conductivity (mS/cm): minimum 0.80 | Free acidity (meq/kg): Maximum 50 |
HMF (mg/Kg = ppm): Máximo 40 | Diastasases (Schade Units): Minimum 8 | Perseitol: Minimum 0.2 |
Table 2: Directive 110/2001 EC, RD 1049/2003 in Spain
In short, a delicious European honey with enormous properties.