Honey is a kind of natural health food with health care effect that people like very much. Many people will be able to see the health care effect of honey on their health after eating honey for many years. Do you know how to preserve honey as a natural health food standing at home? Can honey be stored in the refrigerator? This article brings you the correct way to preserve honey. Let's see if your usual preservation method is right.
Can honey be kept in the refrigerator?
You can keep it in the refrigerator.
First of all, honey can be stored in the refrigerator, and it is also the simplest way to preserve honey in life. In fact, fully mature honey can be stored for a long time without deterioration at room temperature on the premise of good sealing. The only problem with putting honey in the refrigerator is that crystallization may occur after a long time, However, honey crystallization has no change in the nutritional value and taste of honey, and will not affect eating at all. Therefore, when you can't finish eating honey at one time in life, don't worry and put it in the refrigerator!
Correct preservation of honey
1. After honey is bought home, it should be stored in non-metallic containers such as ceramics and non-toxic plastics, not iron containers! Honey should be placed in a cool, dry, clean, ventilated environment with a temperature of 5 ~ 10 ℃ and an air humidity of no more than 75%.
2. Honey should be sealed for preservation. Honey is most afraid of water when it is preserved, because the saturation of sugar in honey will be destroyed after water enters the honey, which provides favorable living space for bacteria and eventually leads to deterioration of honey! The symptom is that it can ferment and cannot be eaten after fermentation. Fermentation is different from crystallization. Crystallization can be eaten and fermentation cannot be eaten.
3. Honey should be stored at low temperature and away from light. As honey is a weakly acidic liquid, it can react with metals. Chemical reactions will occur when it comes into contact with metals such as lead, zinc and iron during storage. Therefore, non-metallic containers such as ceramics, glass bottles and non-toxic plastic barrels should be used to store honey.
4. In the process of storage, honey should also prevent cross taste, humidity, fermentation, pollution, etc. In order to avoid odor and pollution, it shall not be stored in the same way as smelly items (such as gasoline, alcohol, garlic, etc.), corrosive items (such as chemical fertilizer, pesticide, lime, alkali, nitrate, etc.) or unsanitary items (such as waste products and livestock products).
5. Use a clean spoon. The biggest reason for the deterioration of honey is not preservation, but mostly in the link of taking and using honey, especially the honey that is often opened for consumption. Some people don't pay attention to using the spoon with water when taking and using honey. The result is that the honey tends to deteriorate soon, while some people leave the spoon in the honey container after taking and using honey with a metal spoon, In this way, it is no different from storing honey in metal containers. Therefore, when taking honey, you must wipe the spoon dry, and you can't take honey with an unsanitary spoon.