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Eucalyptus honey

Bees make this honey from the nectar of eucalyptus trees. The name covers many species, so the honey changes from region to region.

  • Photo of Eucalyptus piperita urceolaris from an iNaturalist observation.Eucalyptusnectar

Light amber to amber

Eucalyptus honey

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The honey

Color

Light amber to amber · 52 to 92 mm Pfund

Eucalyptus honeys from Galicia, Spain, measured 52 to 92 mm Pfund in one study and averaged 77 mm Pfund in a larger one. [1][2]

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

Aroma

A slight medicinal scent. [3]

Flavor

Tends toward a strong flavor that varies greatly. [3]

Crystallization
Not documented

Where it comes from

Blossom (nectar)Botanical variety

  • Eucalyptus

    Eucalyptus Genus

    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
Australia, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Brazil

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

Tricia Kaye published the photo of Eucalyptus piperita urceolaris on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 260776637.

Evidence

Emerging Profile

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

Two peer-reviewed studies of pollen-checked eucalyptus honeys from Galicia, Spain, give the color. The U.S. National Honey Board gives the aroma and the flavor.

Studies

  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 · Open the source

  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 · Open the source

  3. Honey Color and Flavor

    National Honey Board

    The U.S. National Honey Board describes the color and flavor of common U.S. honey varieties.

    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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