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honey in recipies

cath99

cath99

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hello was wondering if any of you lovley folk would know the best honey to use in recipies as alot seem to cal for it , ive seen agave ?? somthing wondered if it was the best of anything i could sub for that thanku xx
 
I now use Agave Nectar instead of honey to sweeten fruit but have never cooked with it
 
We (vet world) use honey a lot for wounds it is brilliant have seen pretty amazing wounds that it has helped heal (manuka medical grade) the heat treatment of general honey destroys almost all of it's useful properties, cheap scale vets use store bought and charge medical grade rates really annoys hell out of me.
Medical grade honey is treated differently to preserve it's benefits but tastes no different to store bought manuka... yuck!. Manuka l think is sold on reputation not taste.

l am told there is a hospital (human) in New Zealand that only uses manuka for it's wound dressings.
 
Different honeys have different GIs and some are low GIs in the 30s. I use it when making a reduction sauce for duck, 6 tablespoons of soy sauce, two tablespoons of honey, salt an pepper, simmered to reduce to a syrup.

Although it is low GI, eventually all does enter the bloodstream. Low GI effectively means that a sluggish insulin response has more time to deal with it but, portion control is still important. Two table spoons of honey is about 34g of sugar so the sauce above, which is for 2 - 3 people is going to be about 12g - 17g for me but with less of a spike than the equivalent amount of sugar. I can tolerate it quite well but I wouldn't want to make a habit of it or do it regularly.

But, just to compare, a sweet and sour chicken from a chinese take away may contain 80 gms of sugar and it is not unsual for one person to eat one whole portion.
 
thanku i did see manuka honey in asda at 9.99 per jar ... :) turns out my crunchie honeycomb looks like vomit lolol thanks yorksire man 4 that i did wonder and will be careful in future xx
 
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