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Honey varieties

Rosemary honey

Bees make this honey from the nectar of rosemary.

  • Photo of Salvia rosmarinus from an iNaturalist observation.Rosemarynectar

Rosemary honey

Color class not documented

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The honey

Color

Very light, at most 35 mm Pfund, and nearly white when it crystallizes. [1]

Aroma

A mild floral aroma with a delicate note of camphor. [1]

Flavor

Simply sweet, sometimes with light acidic notes. [1]

Crystallization

Fast. Usually crystallizes fast. The size of the crystals depends on the other flowers in the honey. [1]

Where it comes from

Blossom (nectar)Botanical variety

  • Rosemary

    Salvia rosmarinus

    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
Spain, Italy, France

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

Anna C published the photo of Salvia rosmarinus on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 106603616.

Evidence

Emerging Profile

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

The council of the protected Málaga honey gives the values for its rosemary honey. No peer-reviewed study of rosemary honey is in the catalog yet.

Studies

  1. Miel de Romero

    Consejo Regulador DOP Miel de Málaga

    The protected designation of origin council for Málaga honey describes its rosemary honey. The page is in Spanish.

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  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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