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Acacia honey

Robinia pseudoacacia

Nearly colourless to pale yellow honey from the white flower clusters of black locust, which blooms in May. Its high fructose content keeps it liquid for more than a year.

Origin
Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Central Europe
Colour
10 mm · extra white
Taste
delicately sweet, floral, no bitterness
Plant
Robinia pseudoacacia · robinia (false acacia) →

Colour varies by year and place; the value given is typical.

Hungarian acacia honey (Magyar akácméz) holds an EU Protected Designation of Origin.

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Sources

  1. Persano Oddo L., Piro R. (2004): Main European unifloral honeys: descriptive sheets. Apidologie 35, S38–S81.
  2. eAmbrosia – rejstřík zeměpisných označení EU.
  3. vetuni.cz/files/2340_59_ATLAS.pdf