About Quality of Manuka Honey

These days more and more people are looking forward to using manuka honey for the immense antibacterial properties it contains. Plenty of brands under this name are now being marketed. Unfortunately, most do not conform to the standards set by the industry and fall short of providing people with high-grade manuka honey. In such cases how can people determine whether the product they chose is of the quality desired? Let us look at some factors, which people will have to understand before they take about purchasing this product.

There are many Manuka Honey products currently selling on the market, so it can be difficult to distinguish between what may just be effective advertising, and the authentic manuka honey product. Top quality products will have been laboratory tested. Its effectiveness or potency is measured by a UMF rating. Products with a UMF rating of less than 10 may be ineffective in its application. Products with a 20+ rating can be expensive and induce sensitivity in some users.

People must ensure that they look at where the brand chosen by them is manufactured failing which they would have purchased an inferior product.

Information about some of the best products sold is freely available over the Internet. The healing properties of this product are undisputed.

The best quality product is not made everywhere. If the product is not made in New Zealand, ensure that the label at least mentions that the raw product is from New Zealand or Australia. Top quality products are endorsed by the Active Manuka Honey Association in New Zealand. Top quality Manuka Honey is an active ingredient in many products so it is best to decide what one needs in order to find the most suitable product to purchase. For the purposes of fighting internal infections such as ear, eye and sinus infections, only consider products with a UMF rating of 10, 15 or 20. Comvita offers products in the categories of Woundcare, Healthcare, Skincare and Functional Foods.

What many of these press articles have failed to mention is that not all manuka honey is the same. In reality, it is only some manuka honey that contains this antibacterial property, and even then it naturally varies in potency. However as the press articles haven't always noted that only some manuka honey contains the extra antibacterial properties, it has made it easier to for some people to sell low quality, low level activity honey to willing consumers.

Fortunately due to the work of the significant New Zealand manuka honey suppliers, through the Active Manuka Honey Association of New Zealand - AMHA, there is an established industry quality mark to aid you.