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Honey varieties

Dandelion honey

Bees make this honey from the nectar of dandelions.

  • Photo of Taraxacum officinale from an iNaturalist observation.Dandelionnectar

Dandelion honey

Color class not documented

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The honey

Color

Cream to yellow, sometimes with a grayish hue. [1]

Aroma

An intense, pungent smell like ammonia that lingers. [1]

Flavor

Intense and pungent, with a lingering note like ammonia. [1]

Crystallization

Fast. Crystallizes quickly and completely, with fine, even crystals. [1]

Where it comes from

Blossom (nectar)Botanical variety

  • Dandelion

    Taraxacum officinale

    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
Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Italy

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

Liz F published the photo of Taraxacum officinale on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 197011459.

Evidence

Emerging Profile

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

A peer-reviewed study of a Turkish dandelion honey quotes the typical features of Italian dandelion honey. No other study of dandelion honey is in the catalog yet.

Studies

  1. Dandelion Honey: A New Monofloral Honey Record for Turkey

    Özenirler, Ç., Mayda, N., Çelemli, Ö.G., Özkök, A., Sorkun, K.

    Uludag Bee Journal, 2018

    The first monofloral dandelion honey from Turkey (96 percent Taraxacum pollen), compared with the typical traits of the honey.

    DOI: 10.31467/uluaricilik.485024 · Open the source

  2. 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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