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Honey varieties

Sidr honey

Bees make this honey from the nectar of sidr trees, for example in Saudi Arabia and Yemen.

  • Photo of Ziziphus spina-christi from an iNaturalist observation.Sidrnectar

Extra light amber to dark amber

Sidr honey

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The honey

Color

Extra light amber to dark amber · 44 to 116 mm Pfund

Sidr honeys from Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Pakistan measured 44 to 116 mm Pfund. [1][2]

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

Aroma
Not documented
Flavor
Not documented
Crystallization
Not documented

Where it comes from

Blossom (nectar)Botanical variety

  • Sidr

    Ziziphus spina-christi

    primary source · nectar

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

Also known as
Jujube honey
Documented in
Yemen, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Pakistan

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

Alex G published the photo of Ziziphus spina-christi on iNaturalist under CC0 1.0: iNaturalist observation 280467386.

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 measured the color of pollen-checked sidr honeys. No study that we read gives the aroma, the flavor, or the crystallization yet.

Studies

  1. Physicochemical, antioxidant capacity and color analysis of six honeys from different origin

    Smetanska, I., Alharthi, S.S., Selim, K.A.

    Journal of King Saud University – Science, 2021

    Six honeys with pollen-checked origin, including sidr honey from Yemen and Saudi Arabia, with Pfund color.

    DOI: 10.1016/j.jksus.2021.101447 · Open the source

  2. Physicochemical Composition of Local and Imported Honeys Associated with Quality Standards

    Raweh, H.S.A., Badjah-Hadj-Ahmed, A.Y., Iqbal, J., Alqarni, A.S.

    Foods, 2023

    40 local and imported honeys in Saudi Arabia with pollen checks and Pfund color, including sidr and manuka honeys.

    DOI: 10.3390/foods12112181 · Open the source

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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