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【No. 0358】Honey Trivia

Dec 11, 2015 15:28
I wrote about bees' dance yesterday, but I will write about honey today.

Honey, which is produced by mixing nectar and bees' enzyme, is known as a food that will never rot.

The reason is because the sugar concentration is high and the water content is low.

When the sugar concentration is high, bacteria can't survive.

When the water content is low, fungus can't reproduce.

In fact, Dr. Davis found a 3300-year-old honey jar from an Egyptian tomb, but the quality hasn't deteriorated.

By the way, the honey amount that a bee can collect using its whole lifetime is around 5 grams(a spoonful of honey).
蜂蜜の雑学

昨日はミツバチのダンスについて書きましたが、今日は蜂蜜の雑学について書こうと思います。

ミツバチが花の蜜と自身の酵素を混ぜることで生成される蜂蜜は、唯一の腐らない食料として知られています。

その理由は、糖濃度が高いことと、水分が少ないことに起因します。

糖濃度が高いとバクテリアは生存できず、水分が少ないとカビは繁殖できません。

実際、T.M.デービス博士がエジプトの墳墓から約3300年前の蜂蜜瓶を発見しましたが、品質は劣化していなかったそうです。

ちなみに、一匹のミツバチがが一生かけて集める蜂蜜の量は、5グラム(スプーン一杯)程度だそうです。

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No. 1 デクラン
  • Honey Trivia
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  • I wrote about bees' dance yesterday, but I will write about honey today.
  • I wrote about the bees' dance yesterday, but I will write about honey today.
  • Honey, which is produced by mixing nectar and bees' enzyme, is known as a food that will never rot.
  • Honey, which is produced by mixing nectar and bee enzyme, is known as a food that will never rot.
  • The reason is because the sugar concentration is high and the water content is low.
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  • When the sugar concentration is high, bacteria can't survive.
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  • When the water content is low, fungus can't reproduce.
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  • In fact, Dr.
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  • Davis found a 3300-year-old honey jar from an Egyptian tomb, but the quality hasn't deteriorated.
  • Davis found a 3300-year-old honey jar in an Egyptian tomb, but the quality hadn't deteriorated.
  • By the way, the honey amount that a bee can collect using its whole lifetime is around 5 grams(a spoonful of honey).
  • By the way, the honey amount that a bee can collect using its whole lifetime is around 5 grams (a spoonful of honey).

It's interesting that, even though it never goes bad, honey still has an expiration date when it's sold in supermarkets.

Toru
Thank you so much for correcting my post! :)
Haha, yes indeed. In Japan, to display the expiration date is obliged by law, and the period is usually 2-3 years. It is said that the honey flavor will be degraded gradually during the period.
No. 2 Jesmond
  • I wrote about bees' dance yesterday, but I will write about honey today.
  • I wrote about bees' dance yesterday, but I will write about honey today.

    I wrote about the dances bees do ... Is more natural

  • Honey, which is produced by mixing nectar and bees' enzyme, is known as a food that will never rot.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • The reason is because the sugar concentration is high and the water content is low.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • When the sugar concentration is high, bacteria can't survive.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • When the water content is low, fungus can't reproduce.
  • This sentence is perfect! No correction needed!
  • Davis found a 3300-year-old honey jar from an Egyptian tomb, but the quality hasn't deteriorated.
  • In fact Dr Davis found a 3300-year-old honey jar from an Egyptian tomb, but the quality had't deteriorated.
  • By the way, the honey amount that a bee can collect using its whole lifetime is around 5 grams(a spoonful of honey).
  • By the way, the amount of honey that a bee can collect during its whole lifetime is around 5 grams(a spoonful of honey).
Toru
Thank you very much for correcting my post! :)

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