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Honey varieties

Canola honey

Bees make this honey from the nectar of canola, which Europeans call oilseed rape.

  • Photo of Brassica napus rapifera from an iNaturalist observation.Canolanectar

White

Canola honey

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The honey

Color

White · 33.8 mm Pfund

A Polish rapeseed honey measured 33.8 mm Pfund. [1]

Illustrative screen color. A screen cannot show a laboratory color.

Aroma
Not documented
Flavor
Not documented
Crystallization

Fast. Crystallizes quickly. [2][3]

Where it comes from

Blossom (nectar)Botanical variety

  • Canola

    Brassica napus

    primary source · nectar

    Published honey references and standards name this source. In other regions, the honey can come from more or different species.

Also known as
Rapeseed honey
Documented in
Germany, France, Poland, United Kingdom, Canada

The catalog names these countries. Honey of this type can come from other regions too.

Peter de Lange published the photo of Brassica napus rapifera on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 36005151.

Evidence

Emerging Profile

Published evidence exists but is limited, for example a government or trade-board description or one small study.

One measured Polish sample gives the color. A Romanian study and a German expert report give the crystallization. No study that we read gives the aroma or the flavor yet.

Studies

  1. Comparison of Antioxidant Properties and Color of Selected Polish Honeys and Manuka Honey

    Majewska, E., Drużyńska, B., Derewiaka, D., Ciecierska, M., Pakosz, P.

    Foods, 2024

    Polish honeys and one commercial manuka honey, with Pfund color for each sample.

    DOI: 10.3390/foods13172666 · Open the source

  2. Physicochemical and Sensory Evaluation of Romanian Monofloral Honeys from Different Supply Chains

    Bratosin, E.D., Tit, D.M., Pasca, M.B., Purza, A.L., Bungau, G., Marin, R.C., Radu, A.F., Gitea, D.

    Foods, 2025

    Eight Romanian monofloral honeys with pollen checks, sugar profiles, and tasting panels.

    DOI: 10.3390/foods14132372 · Open the source

  3. Sensory Analysis of Honey

    Derndorfer, E.

    DLG e.V. (German Agricultural Society), 2015

    A German expert report on the sensory testing of honey.

    Open the source

  4. Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets

    Persano Oddo, L., Piro, R.

    Apidologie, 2004

    The International Honey Commission descriptive sheets of the main European unifloral honeys.

    DOI: 10.1051/apido:2004049

References

  • Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets — International Honey Commission
  • Standard for Honey CXS 12-1981 — FAO / WHO Codex Alimentarius
  • Council Directive 2001/110/EC relating to honey — European Union
  • Criteria for identifying monofloral and multifloral manuka honey — New Zealand Ministry for Primary Industries
  • United States Standards for Grades of Extracted Honey — United States Department of Agriculture
  • Honey for nutrition and health: a review — Journal of the American College of Nutrition

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