Chestnut honey

Color

Dark amber · 123 to 150 mm Pfund

Chestnut honeys from Galicia, Spain, measured 123 to 150 mm Pfund in one study and averaged 128 mm Pfund in a larger one. [1][2]

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

Aroma

Not documented

Flavor

Bitter and sweet, with burnt caramel and woody notes. [3]

Crystallization

Not documented

• Sweet chestnut

  Castanea sativa

  primary source · nectar

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

Documented in

Italy, France, Spain, Portugal, Greece

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

Patrick Le Mao published the photo of Castanea sativa on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 227328271 (opens in a new tab).

At least one peer-reviewed study of this honey from a relevant region supports the color and a taste or smell value.

Two peer-reviewed studies of pollen-checked chestnut honeys from Galicia, Spain, give the color. A peer-reviewed study of Italian-market honeys gives the flavor.

1. [1]

   Contribution to the Chromatic Characterization of Unifloral Honeys from Galicia (NW Spain)

   Escuredo, O., Rodríguez-Flores, M., Rojo-Martínez, S., Seijo, M.

   Foods, 2019

   93 honeys from Galicia, Spain, with pollen analysis and Pfund color, including blackberry and eucalyptus honeys.

   DOI: 10.3390/foods8070233 (opens in a new tab) · Open the source (opens in a new tab)

2. [2]

   Multivariate Statistical Approach for the Discrimination of Honey Samples from Galicia (NW Spain) Using Physicochemical and Pollen Parameters

   Escuredo, O., Rodríguez-Flores, M., Míguez, M., Seijo, M.

   Foods, 2023

   362 honeys from Galicia, Spain, including 57 chestnut and 39 eucalyptus honeys with pollen analysis.

   DOI: 10.3390/foods12071493 (opens in a new tab) · Open the source (opens in a new tab)

3. [3]

   Analysis of the Phenolic Compounds, Volatile Profile, and Evaluation of the Antioxidant Activity of 18 Different Varieties of Honey from the Italian Market

   Abouelenein, D., Acquaticci, L., Spinozzi, E., Santanatoglia, A., Khamitova, G., Mustafa, A.M., Cespi, M., Preziuso, S., Bianchi, L., Maggi, F., Caprioli, G.

   Plants, 2025

   18 honeys from the Italian market, including chestnut honey, with Pfund color and flavor summaries.

   DOI: 10.3390/plants14193109 (opens in a new tab)

4. [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 (opens in a new tab)

• 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

We reviewed this record on Oct 14, 2026.