"Unprocessed" honey?

[Uno-Mom]

What does that mean, exactly? I'm mostly just curious.

Sprog and I picked some up at the farmers' market yesterday. I tried it and it's super-yummy. The differences from supermarket honey are obvious - nuanced flavor...irregular consistency...some parts are crystalized. Anyway, it's delicious.

Does unprocessed mean they just scoop it from the hive into the jars? Or do they still have to do something to it? I only thought about this because I hesitated to give any to my toddler, then thought I was silly to hesitate. But now I'm curious about the process and wondered if anybody knew.

Guess I could always just ask the farmers next Sunday!

[daisymommy]

Yes, that my dear is true raw honey! Straight from the hive without any heating (which destroys some of the good stuff--antivirals, antibacterials, antiallergens that are in there), and no filtering. It's a superfood!

You can't buy it in the store (well, you can at Whole Foods, but that's about it).

[Uno-Mom]

Yes, that my dear is true raw honey! Straight from the hive without any heating (which destroys some of the good stuff--antivirals, antibacterials, antiallergens that are in there), and no filtering. It's a superfood!

You can't buy it in the store (well, you can at Whole Foods, but that's about it).

It is SOOOOOO yummy. Supermarket honey has never appealed to me - seems like slightly honey-flavored white sugar.

Question: if a cooked recipe calls for honey (like a BBQ sauce) is there any benefit in using raw stuff vs the much cheaper grocery store variety?

[hellokitty]

For cooking, I just use regular honey. For sandwiches or using it as a spread, I like the unprocessed honey. I agree, it's such good stuff! :)