Is Manuka honey worth paying extra for?

[Wretched Vengeance]

There's a house down the road from us and it's called Manuka.

That's my boring contribution.

 

[Jung the foreman]

It isn't "just honey". I buy organic honey from a beekeeper in Daisy Nook. Wonderful stuff, far better than the bog standard Rowse and the like. The cheap stuff tastes like it has sugar added to me.

You cannot market UK honey as organic because a bee can travel 100 miles for pollen, therefore one cannot be sure it's organic. That's why organic honey comes from places like New Zealand as they can have areas that large that are chemical free.

 

[LWashington]

Ask Sinéad O'Connor .....

"I don't know no shame,
I feel no pain,
I can't see the flame,
But I do know Man-u-ka"

Gets coat.

 

[Richard]

You've changed Bluemoon, you've changed...

 

[MillionMilesAway]

No evidence means no evidence. Its very hard to prove. Generally for something to be accepted to a scientific standard you have to understand it on a bio chemical level and also demonstrate in a clinical environment. When you develop drugs they start with the chemistry and end up in clinical trial.

With this sort of thing no one can explain how it is supposed to work so there is no point trying to determine if it does actually work. Its a nice idea and people want it to be true. Up to you how you spend your money.

Honey's generally recognised to be an antiseptic, isn't it? That might therefore offer protection against anything a cold/flu brings along with it, but probably not the cold/flu itself.

 

[sir baconface]

I think you're thinking of Corluka, honey; )

Of course, darling. How thilly of me.

 

[Tuearts right boot]

It is a con job created by the chattering classes.
Honey is honey.
It contains around 40% fructose and 30% glucose, along with some water, pollen and trace minerals, how that is good for you is beyond me.

It never goes off, some has been found in Egyptian tombs and it's still edible but shops put a sell by date on it....

 

[Mike N]

I know a woman who plays £25 a jar for this honey. She told me that her husband has terrible stomach ulcers and it is like a miracle cure. She has tried swapping it for cheaper honey, without telling him, but the discomfort starts almost immediately. She swears by it.

I’ve never had it my life, by the way.

 

[blueish swede]

There are many species of bees that are are threatened. Shipping honey half way around the world is beyond stupid. Support your local apiarist instead.

 

[Saddleworth2]

Maunuka Honey sounds nice. Who does he play for?

Is she a porn star?