Historical Uniqueness of Manuka Honey
Manuka honey is honey produced by bees from flower manuka ( Leptospermum scoparium ) which is only found in the wild forests of subtropical New Zealand. There are two types of manuka honey , honey manuka honey manuka is regular and active . Manuka Honey has a higher than usual antibacterial activity of Manuka honey . Manuka honey is produced only from strains of manuka flowers in the region, and in some seasons in New Zealand . Every once a year, manuka flower meadow filled with flowers of white manuka for 4 consecutive weeks . During mid-summer , the slopes and valleys between mountains covered with flower field manuka thickness so that the area of land nenyerupai snowy . Over the past 4 weeks, the bees are busy gathering honey manuka flowers . Although the Maori had used the Manuka plant for centuries, the unique properties of manuka honey was first noticed by a new New Zealand dairy farmers in 1930 who found that their dairy cows were fed manuka honey stay healthy and have an excellent performance throughout the year.
What is MGOTM ?
Metilglioksal MGOTM is a term for food ( C3H4O2 ), which is a natural compound that is present in the active manuka honey . This compound was found to have the power of a great natural antibiotic. Before MGOTM have been identified as the compound responsible for the high resistance of antibacterial manuka honey, manuka honey antibacterial activity expressed by UMF (Unique Manuka Factor ), which is the balance of power with the power of Manuka honey antibacterial antibiotics antiseptic solution phenol kill E. Coli and Staphylococcus aureus which are the two types of bacteria that cause many deseas humans. After 15 years of using the CMU unit , now the power of manuka honey antibacterial successfully measured by a quantitative content analysis of metilglioksal food that is naturally present in manuka honey . The identification of compounds in food metilglioksal antibacterial manuka flower successfully conducted a series of studies conducted by Professor Thomas Henle at the Institute of Food Chemistry at the University of Dresden, Germany (Molecular Nutrition and Food Research Journal , January 2008).
Research conducted by Professor Thomas Henle using the test plate to prove that the solution concentration of 1.8 mm or 100 mg / kg MGO in manuka honey is the lowest effective concentration to kill pathogenic bacteria that cause disease . The additional active Manuka honey has metilglioksal concentration of 100 mg / kg was reported by 100 MGOTM and manuka honey with a concentration of 400 mg / kg expressed with 400 MGOTM .
Why this claim MGOTM important to replace the UMF ?
Use of force UMF (Unique Manuka Factor ) to demonstrate the power of antibacterial manuka honey has been made since the discovery of compounds that are not specifically responsible for antibacterial properties of manuka honey, then proved that the antibacterial strength of honey manuka may vary. UMF unit itself is actually a result of the unit test methods antibacterial , and does not indicate the amount or substance containing compounds in manuka honey , which acts as an anti -bacterial . But the substance was found that metilglioksal claims, and more about manuka honey antibacterial strength displayed by the unit metilglioksal MGOTM . MGOTM claims were more credible , more acceptable to the world of health and society in general.
How MGOTM compounds in manuka honey ?
MGOTM great content in manuka honey may vary depending on the contents of the pollen MGOTM ( nectar ) taken manuka bees to be used. Composed MGOTM in manuka flowers are naturally formed by non-enzymatic chemical reactions that can not be clearly incomprehensible by scientists. The amount of content MGOTM manuka flower itself has been affected by salinity ( salt content ) , drought and the manuka plant stress response to temperature. This indicates that the nature of botany (characteristic of the plant) to determine the amount of content MGOTM in manuka honey . In terms of antibacterial , anti -bacterial MGOTM proven bersinergis with polyphenolic compounds in manuka honey for example kafeat acid , ferulic acid, and methylsiringat syringat , and flavonoids such as quercetin , isorhamnetin , and luteolin . This resulted in the antibacterial activity of Manuka honey is higher than the same concentration of solution MGOTM plain water ( plain water) .
Furthermore manuka honey , which can be found MGOTM ?
MGOTM or metilglioksal is widely known as one of the compounds dikarbonil heat the reaction product of carbohydrate (such as glucose and fructose ) , together with the amino acids. Reaction in food science is known as the Maillard reaction. Metilglioksal ( MGO ) can also be found in dairy products like cheese , yogurt and fermented products such as beer and wine , with content ranging from 3 to 11 mg / kg. Metilglioksal compound is also formed in the process with pesangraian coffee content of between 23-47 mg / kg . Other honey metilglioksal only found with a maximum concentration of 10 mg / kg. Individually, only aktive manuka honey , which has the highest among the other foods in the wild MgO is between 100 and 900 mg / kg , and the only ingredient of functional food has proven its effectiveness as power natural antibiotic.
How do you compare the levels of UMF and MGOTM ?
Normative MGOTM is then used to replace the existing standard UMF . Comparison between the content and metilglioksal by comparing UMF Manuka Honey strength that has been claimed to use the UMF standard metilglioksal made at a particular concentration in terms of killing bacteria . The experiments were performed using the agar diffusion test (the delivery method ) . Comparison of test results can be seen in the table below :
Magnitude comparison of manuka honey antibacterial strength represented by different MGOTM vigor displayed by the UMF antibacterial. MGOTM antibacterial power is not a multiple of the force UMF antibacterial. UMF 10 + Manuka Honey contains metilgioksal 100 mg / kg , UMF 20 + Manuka Honey contains metilglioksal 400 mg / kg , UMF 16 + Manuka Honey contains metilglioksal 250 mg / g, and 25 + UMF Manuka Honey contains metilglioksal of 550 mg / kg . Honey Manuka antibacterial resistance measurements using MGOTM unit proves to be more accurate than using a standard unit of measurement for UMF therefore more credible. With the discovery of specific compounds on the MGO Manuka honey and claims of health and other benefits of manuka honey for the body in terms of the antibiotic can now be identified and studied scientifically .
Benefits of Manuka Honey for Health MGOTM wide .
Currently, many health benefits of manuka honey MGOTM continue to emerge. Besides the functions to increase endurance , MGOTM Manuka honey also has the function to maintain healthy skin and promote healthy digestion. Culture and Food Research Institute, a research institute of the Government of New Zealand in December 2007 show that manuka honey to support the growth of probiotic bacteria to maintain digestive health. With various health benefits , manuka honey MGOTM should be considered a natural food that has an enormous capability to support total body health .