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Honey varieties

Sage honey

Bees make this honey from the nectar of sage plants in the dry landscapes of western North America.

  • Photo of Salvia coccinea from an iNaturalist observation.Sagenectar

Sage honey

Color class not documented

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The honey

Color

Light. [1]

Aroma
Not documented
Flavor

Mild. [1]

Crystallization

Slow. Crystallizes extremely slowly. Honey from black and purple sage can stay liquid for a long time or never crystallize. [1][2]

Where it comes from

Blossom (nectar)Botanical variety

  • Sage

    Salvia 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
United States

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

Brady Reed published the photo of Salvia coccinea on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 10348674.

Evidence

Emerging Profile

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

The U.S. National Honey Board and the USDA grading manual give the values. No peer-reviewed study of the sage honey of California is in the catalog yet.

Studies

  1. Honey Color and Flavor

    National Honey Board

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

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  2. Extracted Honey Grading Manual

    U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, 1985

    The USDA manual for honey graders describes the main U.S. floral sources and groups them by flavor.

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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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